Tony Hans

Oct 17, 2023 | propmodo.com | Barbra Murray |Tony Hans |Franco Faraudo

Within the last several months, the return to the office has been all the rage. Amazon did it, Meta did it, and so did Farmers Insurance and Goldman Sachs. They traded their remote work policies for return-to-office mandates. But even with these leading companies and a host of other major employers having snatched the option to work from home from thousands of employees, the U.S. continues to lag behind other leading countries in office usage numbers.

Oct 13, 2023 | propmodo.com | Natalie Lloyd |Tony Hans |Barbra Murray |Franco Faraudo

The office sector had a difficult couple of years. This isn't just bad for office building owners; cities rely on the tax revenue from property taxes collected from office buildings. Municipalities around the country are trying to get a handle on how declining office property values and the resulting reduction in property tax revenue may impact government budgets.

Oct 4, 2023 | propmodo.com | Holly Dutton |Tony Hans |Franco Faraudo

When news broke that Hive AI signed a lease for more than 57,000 square feet in a San Francisco office building next to the city's iconic Salesforce Tower this July, it was big news around the industry. After all, a lease of this size-and a new one, not a renewal-in a city that has become the face of the nation's office market struggles was a rare bright spot that deserved the attention it got. It turns out the lease was not an anomaly or a one-off deal.

Sep 19, 2023 | propmodo.com | Barbra Murray |Franco Faraudo |Tony Hans

The global bid to reach net zero carbon marches on, and building certifications are playing a major role in the process. In the United States real estate industry, the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification is practically ubiquitous, while U.K.-based BRE Global's BREEAM, a global certification for the sustainable built environment, is the standard.