Joe Beeton

Senior Editor
Joe has built a career over the past decade reporting business news across several continents, with the latter half of it focused on the built environment. He recently earned a Masters of Science in Business — Real Estate & Urban Land Development — from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, where he's now based.

Joe Beeton's Articles

Investors Should Know These 5 Things About Virtual Real Estate

In part three of this series on the metaverse, we explore some key takeaways related to developing, leasing and speculating on land in cyberspace.

3 Ways Metaverse ‘Land’ Acts as Quasi-Commercial Real Estate

With cyberspace conferences, 3D stores and immersive walkthroughs, "virtual real estate" landlords aim to complement and possibly even compete with real real estate.

Commercial Real Estate Industry, Meet the Metaverse

While it's easy to dismiss the concept of "virtual real estate," shrewd investors are clamoring to understanding why some of the biggest brands and organizations are snatching it up.

Why Building Owners Are Going From ‘Gray to Green’ Roofs

Vegetation on the roof can absorb stormwater, restore habitat and provide tenants exceptional outdoor space. We asked an expert why every roof isn't green.

3 Ways Experiential and Entertainment Retailers Are Regenerating for Spring

Two years after the first of the pandemic shutdowns, LoopNet caught up with an experiential retail specialist to see whether to expect a resurgence of gathering places.

Free Rent as an Investment? Landlord Trades Office Space for Future Equity

Oxford Companies, in Ann Arbor, offers rental abatement to startups in exchange for a cut in their businesses.

Common’s Knowledge: CEO Talks 2022 Approach to Coliving, Workforce Housing

With coliving hot and cold in an ever-changing multifamily market, LoopNet caught up with Common’s founder and CEO to ask what's next.

If Building Walls Are a Canvas, Can Murals Paint a Profit?

Owners and operators may be in the dark about the benefits of brighter bricks.

Skateboarding Under Skylights in a Montréal Office

Linebox Studios teamed up with ramp engineers, exotic plant consultants and their client, software firm GSoft, to envision an experiential office that transcends the tediousness of tech.

How a Car Wash Turned a Young TikTok Sensation Into a CRE Mentor

A 23-year-old investor with more than half-a-million followers on her social media account, Hannah Ingram now teaches other entrepreneurs how to buy a passive-income-producing property without the bank.

Curbside Enthusiasm: Reconsidering the Need for Drive-Thru Real Estate

"So much of the story is about determining where it is profitable to do drive-thru or curbside and where it isn’t," a convenience retail expert explains.

Charge Up Your Commercial Real Estate Site for the Coming EV Revolution

As electric vehicles become more ubiquitous, an engineering expert explains why it’s important for CRE decision-makers to start installing charging stations now.

Marcus & Millichap CEO Bullish on ‘Unbelievable Amount’ of CRE Trading

The rollercoaster economy has not deterred the “entrepreneurial long-term vision” that guides the commercial real estate industry, according to Hessam Nadji.

‘Hyper-Urban’ Rock Climbing Brand Ascends New Heights Despite Real Estate Challenges

For its sixth location, just opened in D.C., Brooklyn Boulders clips us in for its ascent to the top of urban indoor rock climbing, from its real estate approach through the crux of branding and design.

Drive-Thru Real Estate 101: What’s Driving Demand

Demand for convenience, only accelerated by the pandemic, has retailers, food chains and investors lining up for a drive-thru property. In this series experts explore whether it’s always the right solution.

Creative Office Revamp Combines Barn, Café and Roof Deck

Designers revived a century-old quirky building in Michigan for a growing startup needing flexibility.

4 Ways Hospitality Real Estate Is Adapting

Travelers are checking into hotels for longer stays and with the help of tech, which the industry will rely on more to accommodate lack of labor and changing demands.

Selecting a Site for Medtail Niches: Behavioral Health and Animal Health

Find out what goes into the market analysis and site selection process for medical retail and some of its most sought-out subsectors.

Designing a Dynamic Office? Take Cues From This Nonprofit Tech Hub in Detroit

The "not-so-perfect” and intentionally informal Co.act center in cash-strapped Detroit is at the vanguard of a new ethos of adaptable offices.

Renovation of Obsolete Office Sparks Sustainable Solution

For a Washington state energy commission, “there’s nothing more sustainable” than upgrading an old building, according to architecture firm Weber Thompson.

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