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Coldwell Banker Howard Perry & Walston has launched Coldwell Banker Commercial HPW Select, a full-service commercial brokerage anchored by a flagship Raleigh headquarters at 1001 Wade Avenue. Backed by over 50 years of North Carolina market leadership, the new division provides institutional-quality advisory, land analysis, and brokerage services for investors, private equity groups, and developers across North Carolina.
Kathi Costanzo didn’t just raise the bar — she set it. Holding both her SIOR and CCIM designations, Kathi is among an extraordinarily small group of commercial real estate professionals to earn both — and one of even fewer women to do so. As the first woman in the Coldwell Banker Commercial network to earn her SIOR, Kathi joins Jenna Hille for a conversation on what it takes to pursue the highest standards in CRE, the mentors who shaped her along the way, and the mindset that drives her every day. Plus — a special Market Tales bonus conversation with Ashley Wilson, recorded live at CBC Global Conference 2026 right after Kathi’s CBC Pathfinder Award win.
Coldwell Banker Commercial explores how rising insurance costs and growing climate-related risks are reshaping commercial real estate development, underwriting, and site selection across the U.S. By examining the impact of natural disasters, insurability challenges, and resilience investments, it highlights why developers, investors, and lenders are increasingly factoring insurance availability and long-term risk into real estate decisions and asset valuations.
In this episode, host Jenna Hille, Strategy & Operations Director at Coldwell Banker Commercial, sits down with Audrey Navarro, Managing Partner of Clemons Real Estate in Kansas City. A retail and investment specialist, Audrey has spent two decades building a full-service commercial firm alongside her family, with work spanning Crown Center repositioning, multifamily redevelopment, and a nonprofit specialty practice. She shares how she built WIRED — a 150-member women’s investment group where members pool capital and acquire commercial real estate together. From a $2,000 investment minimum on their first deal just West of Kansas City's Country Club Plaza, she breaks down how women are moving from the sidelines to ownership. A practical look at building wealth, community, and confidence in CRE.
This article examines the growing influence of private capital in commercial real estate as family offices, private investors, and privately controlled funds increasingly provide market liquidity amid elevated interest rates and ongoing pricing adjustments. Exploring trends in middle-market acquisitions, sector preferences, and evolving investment strategies, it highlights how private wealth is reshaping CRE transactions and positioning itself as a key driver of the industry's next growth cycle.
On this month's ICYMI we highlight media partnerships that hit the national stage, our 120th anniversary celebration and there's still time to register for CRE WIN, CREi Summit, and our Constant Contact webinar. Listen now for the full rundown!
Commercial real estate performance is increasingly shaped by local market fundamentals rather than broad national trends. Markets benefiting from job growth, population gains, and strong space demand continue to attract investment and drive transaction activity, while softer markets face more cautious capital deployment, highlighting the importance of market-specific insight when evaluating opportunities.
Commercial real estate leasing is evolving as tenants prioritize flexibility alongside traditional factors like rent and location, driving demand for adaptable lease structures across office, retail, and industrial sectors. CBC explores how shorter lease terms, expansion and contraction options, and customized agreements are reshaping negotiations and creating new opportunities for both landlords and occupiers in a dynamic market.
Commercial real estate’s 2026 recovery isn’t playing out the same way everywhere. In this episode, Jenna Hille sits down with Dan Spiegel to unpack Coldwell Banker Commercial’s 2026 Mid-Year Outlook — from the large jump in transaction volume to the widening gap between primary and secondary markets, the two-tier cap rate environment, and why owner-users and 1031 buyers are driving activity while institutional capital stays cautious. They break down sector-by-sector trends across industrial, office, retail, and multifamily, and share what CBC’s brokers are seeing on the ground that the national numbers don’t capture.
Manufactured housing is emerging as one of the most scalable and cost-effective solutions to the U.S. housing affordability crisis, yet regulatory, financing, and perception challenges continue to limit its growth. This article explores how production constraints, zoning barriers, and outdated lending structures are holding back a vital segment of the housing market despite strong demand and increasing policy support.