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.
Pittsburgh Takes Top Spot Among Best Midsized Cities for Gen Z
As Gen Z moves into the years when careers are supposed to start and take off, holding onto that talent is a future investment. Consequently, cities that can…
Top 3 CRE Investment Strategies: Core, Value-Added, And Opportunistic Investments
Understanding the top three commercial real estate investment strategies is key to successfully investing in commercial real estate. Check out the must-know essentials about core, value-added, and opportunistic investments.
Everything You Need To Know About Commercial Foreclosures
Get the essentials on what to expect regarding commercial property foreclosures, and the essentials you should know to best navigate the process, whichever side of it you are on.
Everything You Need to Know About Commercial Property Taxes
Once the market value of the commercial property has been determined, the assessor will calculate the assessed value of the property by multiplying the market value by an assessment rate. The assessment rate is a uniform percentage that varies from county to county.
Best Large U.S. Cities for Gen Z in 2026
Seven of the nine top cities in the Midwest made it to the national top 20 best cities for Gen Z, the region to rank the most consistently among the country’s best locations for the pragmatic Z generation to live.
What Is Defeasance in Commercial Real Estate? How the Process Works
While the definition seems simple, the process can be quite complicated. Delve into the particulars of Defeasance and learn why this process is very important in commercial real estate investment.
What Is A Tenant Improvement Allowance?
When you lease commercial space, the landlord will often contribute money toward building it out for your business. That contribution is the tenant improvement allowance, and it is…
The Holdover Clause In Commercial Real Estate Leases – What It Is and How It Works
Commercial real estate leases have a lot of negotiable terms and conditions. Accepting the boilerplate language of the holdover clause in a commercial lease can have a big impact when the lease expires and the tenant stays.
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…
