Commercial Real Estate & Business News – February 4, 2022

New Arizona legislation to address the housing shortage and not-in-my-backyard-ism would override most city zoning requirements with less stringent ones and fund the state’s housing trust with $89 million. The bipartisan bill…»

Inflation is the risk factor investors are watching the most closely this year—but each property type has unique nuances in terms of how it interacts with inflation. That’s according to John Chang, senior vice president and director of research services at…»

Scottsdale is officially a hot startup market (for the second time in a row). It’s ranked No. 1 in the latest Fastest-Growing Startup Cities report from York IE, up from the No. 10 spot in the third quarter…»

Starbucks executives, while anticipating some store closings and relocations, expect the opening of more sites will lead to as many as 500 additional retail outlets across the U.S. for the coffee chain by the end of this year. The Seattle-based company’s most recent…»

ViaWest Group has started construction of a logistics park along Interstate 10 in Chandler, Arizona, as industrial developers keep breaking ground on projects across greater Phoenix. The local real estate firm expects to finish the three-building, 513,000-square-foot business park called…»