Matthew Preston
Content Writer, CRE News & Market Analysis
Matthew has covered commercial real estate for CommercialCafe since 2022. He focuses on the office and industrial sectors, reporting on leasing, development, and investment across national markets and individual submarkets. His work draws on data and original research. He also writes about demographic shifts and urban innovation in U.S. cities. The New York Times, The Real Deal, Bisnow, The Business Journals, and Yahoo Finance have cited his reporting.
Office Amenities in a Hybrid World: What Earns the Commute
The office competes with working from home now, not only with other buildings. For anyone who can do the job from the kitchen table, coming in has to…
What Early-Career Workers Need from the Workplace
Early-career workers are starting out under conditions that look very different from the ones their managers began in. It is tempting to reach for tired labels about how…
How to Move Your Business to a New Location
Moving a business is a logistics project stacked on top of running the business itself. Your team keeps serving customers while you plan the move around them, and…
Top Tips for Great Commercial Real Estate Photography
Visuals can make or break your commercial real estate listing. Take the time and put up the money to make sure your property is presented in the best way, to best serve your time and your client’s interest.
9 Surprising Reasons Why Commercial Real Estate Agents Fail
If you are starting out in commercial real estate, or thinking about it, you have probably heard how many people leave in the first few years. It is…
Zoning Laws: A Practical Guide for Commercial Real Estate
Check out our basic guide to zoning: types of zoning, zoning compatibility, allowances and limitations, rezoning or favorable zoning application process, and more.
Office Layout Design: How to Build Around Your People
The way an office is laid out has a real effect on how people feel and how much they get done. Cram everyone into one noisy room and…
The Benefits of Automation for Your CRE Business
Most of the work that fills a commercial real estate day isn’t the deal itself. It’s the follow-ups, the data entry, the chasing of signatures, and the reports…
Fifteen Key Roles on a Commercial Real Estate Team
Various real estate projects have different team members. Here are the 15 most common key players in real estate development, and how each member contributes to the success of the investment.
What Is Adaptive Reuse? How Building Conversions Work
A vacant warehouse, a shuttered department store, an emptied-out office tower. Instead of meeting the wrecking ball, many of these buildings get a second life as apartments or…
