Every week, I scour news outlets to curate a collection of articles that are relevant to commercial real estate in the South Florida market. There are times when I find articles, blogs or op-eds that peak my interest for one reason or another. And this is what I found this week…

• • 11 Commercial Real Estate Lessons To Learn From Amazon’s HQ2 Announcement
    My two favorite thoughts here: Local Real Estate Visionaries Can Transform A Community and Incentives Aren’t Always What They’re Cracked Up To Be

• • WeWork is rebranding, and SoftBank ups its investment by $2 billion
    They have been a disruptor in the co-working space for some time but I think they will disrupt the entire office sector in commercial real estate in due time. The signs are there.

• • People First, Jobs Follow: Cause And Effect In Real Estate And Its Impact On Affordability
    The last few years we have heard about urbanization but the pendulum is swinging toward the suburbs again as younger generations are moving into the next phase of life and affordability becomes a factor.