As 2020 kicked off, many firms across the commercial real estate engineering industry were poised for their best year ever. The Nevada economy was healthy, with growth across most industry sectors as new and expanding businesses created new development projects that required commercial real estate (CRE) engineering services. Metro areas were busy with private development and … [Read more...] about A Year of Changes
Building Nevada
Under ConstructionTransportation Projects are in the Pipeline
So much transportation-related construction will be underway in Nevada this year that one of the most closely watched initiatives is one that puts technology to use to reduce the frustrations faced by motorists stuck in construction delays. Several of the state’s most-traveled intersections — the Centennial Bowl and the Interstate 15 Tropicana Avenue interchange in Las Vegas, … [Read more...] about Under Construction
Multi-Family in NevadaLet’s Get Vertical
When the pandemic locked Nevada into quarantine in 2020, multi-family commercial real estate market professionals braced for bad news. With the state essentially at a standstill, the most likely scenario was the multi-family commercial real estate market would take a direct economic hit. Instead, the opposite happened. The pandemic accelerated the market nationally, and the … [Read more...] about Multi-Family in Nevada
Industrial SubmarketDemand Over Pandemic
The industrial real estate market has been crucial to the economy throughout the coronavirus pandemic as its stability has been driven by demand from e-commerce companies as consumer spending habits have shifted away from brick-and-mortar retail to online. That shift may be permanent as Nevada’s economy begins to recover from the pandemic. But some brokers believe retail … [Read more...] about Industrial Submarket
Post Pandemic DownsizeOffice Projects in Nevada
Tom van Betten, vice president of strategic partnerships for Matter Real Estate Group, worries about the problems he sees just over the horizon for the office-development market — problems that are directly linked to the uncertainties that have troubled the sector for the past year. Matter is the developer of the $400 million UnCommons mixed-use project in southwest Las … [Read more...] about Post Pandemic Downsize
Time & SpaceArchitectural Design Trends
Architecture may be all about space — the creation of spaces, the blending of the built environment with the natural environment — but it’s often about time, too. As Nevada’s architectural professionals look forward to the evolution of design trends in 2021, they see lots of indications that the dramatically changing times in which we find ourselves will shape the … [Read more...] about Time & Space
Luxury DemandOpulent Homes Selling in Nevada
Recently, a home in MacDonald Highlands in Henderson sold for $5.35 million. While significantly higher than the median sale price, it’s representative of a typical transaction these days, according to real estate brokers and developers in Nevada. What was unusual about this particular deal was that the 80-year-old retiree in Florida who purchased the home conducted the … [Read more...] about Luxury Demand
Architects & EngineersRebounds and Changes
Like roadsters cruising across the desert at 80-something mph, Nevada’s architectural and engineering firms slammed hard on the brakes when the COVID-19 pandemic threw up a roadblock last spring. Now that traffic is moving again, some lanes are moving faster than others. Business is recovering at most firms, but executives don’t expect a full recovery until … [Read more...] about Architects & Engineers
Commercial Builders in NevadaWeathering the Storm
Nevada’s commercial builders — the companies that build about everything except single-family houses — weathered the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in passably good shape. But, questions linger about how well the industry will fare if the state’s economy remains weak into the early days of next year. After some bumps during the worst of the pandemic’s early days, most … [Read more...] about Commercial Builders in Nevada
Waiting for the Dust to SettleRetail in COVID-Nevada
The future of retail arrived with an unexpected, massive thunderclap this spring. Now retailers, shopping center developers and real estate brokers who specialize in commercial properties are looking over a landscape dramatically changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying winners and losers and making predictions about the future of retail as it continues to unfold. Nobody … [Read more...] about Waiting for the Dust to Settle
Uncertain TimesMultifamily in Nevada
April was set to be yet another busy month for sales of apartment complexes in Nevada, one of the hottest multifamily markets in the country. And then, all of sudden, it wasn’t. After state and local governments mandated business closures — with resulting job losses — to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, multifamily investors, developers and managers stepped back … [Read more...] about Uncertain Times
Nevada’s Title IndustryOn the Sidelines
Ask Robert Ray how Nevada’s title industry from a commercial real estate perspective is doing amid the coronavirus pandemic, and you’ll get a mixed response. In the title business for 25 years, and senior vice president, manager of Fidelity National Title Group in Las Vegas, Ray is anxious to see how the industry recovers as businesses begin to reopen and employees begin … [Read more...] about Nevada’s Title Industry
Supply & DemandNevada’s Industrial Market
The demand for industrial space has been extraordinarily strong in Nevada throughout this economic expansion and is expected to stay consistent throughout the rest of this year and into 2021, according to real estate professionals throughout the state. Originally, a decline in demand was expected due to the country’s trade war with China, but with trade tensions easing that … [Read more...] about Supply & Demand
Building the FutureWhere Technology and Commercial Real Estate Meet
Design, build, use: that’s the life cycle of commercial real estate (CRE) buildings. Technological advances are changing the way things are done in every industry. For commercial real estate, the changes are apparent in every step, from surveying a site to leasing the building. Even the way tenants utilize the space once they’re in those buildings has changed. Technological … [Read more...] about Building the Future
Promises and PitfallsGovernment Projects in Nevada
As privately-funded construction booms around Nevada, projects from public agencies are adding fuel to the already hot market. But contractors eyeing big public works jobs in the pipeline find themselves dealing with new, sometimes troublesome rules. The stakes are high with a lot of big construction contracts in the pipeline. Follow the Funds A $347 million plan for … [Read more...] about Promises and Pitfalls
Office ProjectsFor a New Generation
The signals to office developers to develop are typically simple. Economic growth creates demand for office space, existing buildings begin to fill, rents rise and developers can make new projects pencil out. That’s happening, sort of, across Nevada these days. Vacancy rates in office buildings have fallen to about 12 percent in Las Vegas and about 11 percent in Reno, and … [Read more...] about Office Projects
Stable and SustainableNevada’s Residential Market
Nevada’s residential housing should be stabilized and sustainable throughout 2020. Despite a relative lack of inventory and as potential homebuyers continue to flock to northern and southern Nevada alike, multiple Nevada real estate executives said they believe the housing market will settle into a groove. “For the first time in 13, 14 years, I can use the words stable … [Read more...] about Stable and Sustainable
Strategic PlaysGolf Course Communities Widen Amenities
A successful luxury golf course community these days really isn’t about the golf, explained Rich MacDonald. Instead, the owner of DragonRidge Country Club in Henderson said the golf communities that thrive are those that deliver opportunities for strong social connections — times for members to mingle over a glass of wine, share a laugh over a good dinner, stretch during a … [Read more...] about Strategic Plays
RetailFocus on the Experience
Once upon a time — say, 10 years ago — retail was all about selling stuff. But as the business of selling stuff continues to move online, the word of the moment among retailers and shopping center owners is “experience.” “Experience is a big part of what retailers are looking to incorporate now, whether this is in the form of innovative interiors, games or mobile pickup,” … [Read more...] about Retail
Safety on the JobPractices and Procedures
Every Nevada employer is responsible for making certain their employees are trained in safety procedures and covered by workers’ compensation insurance. Every business with even one employee is required to carry workers’ comp insurance and has a legal and moral responsibility to keep employees safe – even those employees they don’t realize they have. Every industry has … [Read more...] about Safety on the Job