Capital

Canada’s Competition Act Changes Put Exclusivity Clauses in Commercial Leases Under Legal Scrutiny

Amendments to Canada’s Competition Act have introduced new uncertainty around restrictive use and exclusivity clauses, provisions found in nearly every commercial lease in the...

Listing Photos Are Underused in U.S. Home Lending and Valuation

Every home listed for sale today comes with a visual record: room-by-room photos, condition details, sometimes a floor plan. That record is built for...

6,000 Home Watch Companies. Most Have No Real Tech Stack. That Gap Is Getting Harder to Ignore.

There are roughly 6,000 home watch companies operating across the United States, and the majority of them are running without a unified software system....

Asset Managers Are Running CRE Portfolios Without the Data That Actually Drives Performance

Most asset managers in commercial real estate are working with incomplete information. Not because they are not doing their jobs well, but because the...

De Jong Self-Storage Team at Colliers Closes Acquisition of SafeKeep Self Storage in Ankeny, Iowa

National self-storage advisory team represents buyer on 291-unit, 54,775 SF facility in one of the fastest-growing submarkets in the Des Moines MSA ANKENY, IA –...

Real Estate Agents Are Quietly Adding Mortgage Licenses, and the Talent Pipeline Is Following

A growing number of dual-licensed professionals is changing where the mortgage industry finds its next generation of loan originators. As mortgage rates remain elevated and...

Why Home Appraisals Are Getting Faster – And What That Means for Your Deal

For most home buyers and sellers, the appraisal feels like a black box. You wait. You hope the number comes back right. And if...

How AI Photo Analysis Is Starting to Affect Home Valuations

You scroll through a listing, swipe through the photos, and decide in about 30 seconds whether a home is worth a second look. But...