Office condos have always occupied an odd place in the commercial real estate world. With few exceptions, corporate tenants generally don’t want to own their...
About Brad Hargreaves
The Analyst
Six US real estate themes for 2025
Trump, AVs, data centres, alternative sectors, distress, and more. As we look ahead to 2025, I’ll give the same caveat I gave last year: nobody can predict the...
The Analyst
Can machines do a developer’s job?
The past few years has seen the proliferation of tools that seek to automate aspects of real estate development. From deal sourcing to underwriting to cost estimation and...
The Analyst
Is trying to solve the housing crisis just masochism?
The rent is too damn high. So it’s natural that many entrepreneurs, socially-conscious investors, and real estate operators want to solve the housing crisis by building and...
Head Of Research
Riches in the Niches: Real estate investors need a niche
It's not good enough to do "multifamily" or "office" any longer. Real estate sponsors must have a niche. As the real estate industry enters its third year of elevated interest...
The Analyst
Why your favourite real estate metric is bad (and good)
There's no perfect way to measure real estate returns. Here are the pros and cons of each metric. We at Thesis Driven write a lot about innovative real estate models and...