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Difficult, but worth it – infill development
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Difficult, but worth it – infill development

February 25, 2021. Developers of all sizes, from independent small-scale firms to large, publicly traded companies, are building infill projects throughout the country, and are doing so profitably.

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Rough year for property managers
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Rough year for property managers

February 18, 2021. Property managers have been on the front lines of every challenge that the rental market has faced in 2020 and 2021.

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Housing options strengthen communities
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Housing options strengthen communities

February 11, 2021. Although it might be difficult to see it now, as single-family homes are at a premium and have limited availability, there is risk of relying on a singular housing product comprising detached houses offered for sale rather than rent with the only variables being dwelling size and price points.

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Externalities and the train horn
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Externalities and the train horn

February 4, 2021. Externalities can be positive or negative, such as pollution, traffic, real estate developments, and public areas and parks.

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Omni Hotel is a game-changer
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Omni Hotel is a game-changer

January 28, 2021. This combo of full-service hotel and state-of-the-art convention center is going to work together to be a game-changer for the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

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The built environment’s response to COVID-19
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

The built environment’s response to COVID-19

January 14, 2021. Lot Lines: The built environment’s response to COVID-19

A community’s built environment can play an important role in enhancing recovery and its response to disasters.

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 Indoor 5G connectivity emerging
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Indoor 5G connectivity emerging

January 7, 2021. 5G is being integrated into the built environment with in-building cell site installations for enterprise customers.

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An Airbnb IPO opportunity
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

An Airbnb IPO opportunity

December 17, 2020. Airbnb is dependent upon its hosts to be successful. It was rewarding to see that it recognized that and gave hosts the opportunity at ownership in the company.

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The art of site assemblage
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

The art of site assemblage

December 10, 2020. The assemblage of land for development is a time-consuming, complicated process and is one of the biggest challenges in urban “infill” development.

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It’s hard to predict
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

It’s hard to predict

December 19, 2020. I have seen very few real estate academics or industry experts stepping up to predict what 2021 is going to look like.

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New normal
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

New normal

November 5, 2020. United Minds and KRC Research recently surveyed office occupiers. The results support my suspicion that it might be time to acknowledge some permanent changes are likely taking place in the office market.

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It’s a great time to be secondary
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

It’s a great time to be secondary

October 29, 2020. We could be entering a time when Oklahoma's two largest metropolitan markets are actually in the “sweet spot” when it comes to size and available amenities.

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New flood factor analysis
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

New flood factor analysis

October 15, 2020. All the talk about climate change, floods, droughts, and recent hurricanes has led to a plethora of research projects and indexes, and now every property will get a publicly available flood risk analysis.

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Effects of going dark
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

Effects of going dark

October 8, 2020. The pandemic has been particularly damaging to retail establishments in the United States.

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The value of infill development
Julie Chapman Julie Chapman

The value of infill development

October 1, 2020. Developers of all sizes, from independent small-scale firms to large, publicly traded companies, are building infill projects throughout the country, and are doing so profitably.

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