The National Association of Realtors recently agreed to settle a big lawsuit that questioned how real estate agents are paid — and who foots the bill. Itzhak Ben-David, the academic director of The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate, expects brokerage earnings to decline as commissions eventually become more closely linked to an agent's effort.

Not a single office property cracked this year’s list ranking the region’s top commercial real estate deals, according to data compiled by Columbus Business First. The trend isn't surprising or alarming, says Donald Sheets, executive director of The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate.

Rising construction costs, work-from-home policies, high vacancy rates and banks’ reluctance to lend have left the market in a state of flux. The issues facing the Columbus-area market aren't too different than the challenges faced nationally, says Donald Sheets, executive director of the Ohio State University Center for Real Estate.

Forthcoming research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and two coauthors found that during the housing boom of 1996 to 2006, prices were higher in some places partly because people expected them to be.

Different factors, including inflation, could play a role in whether insurance rates continue to rise in 2024, says Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher.

Donald Sheets, the executive director of The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate, talks about the organization's multidisciplinary reboot.

Top cities such as New York and San Francisco will continue to see growth, says Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher, but there are other markets around the country that are emerging with affordability and robust job growth. 

Meet the newest leader of the Ohio State Center for Real Estate and learn about his experience as an industry practitioner and as someone who has created educational real estate programming.

In this episode of Appreciating Real Estate, the Ohio State Center for Real Estate talks with Kyle Waldrep, founder and CEO of Dottid, a commercial real estate SAAS technology platform provides a single location for brokers, landlords and tenants to share information, work seamlessly throughout the leasing process and ultimately, close deals faster and with greater efficiency.

In this episode of Appreciating Real Estate, the Ohio State Center for Real Estate talks with Peter Cummings, CEO and executive chairman of The Platform, a company focused on the rebuilding of Detroit.

In this episode of Appreciating Real Estate, Executive Director Mary Beth McCormick talks with Mark Wagenbrenner, founder of Wagenbrenner Development, and managing principal and president of Thrive Companies. 

In this episode of the Center for Real Estate's Appreciating Real Estate podcast, Executive Director Mary Beth McCormick talks with Jeff Witherell, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Plymouth Industrial REIT. They discuss the company, what it does, how it has grown and the secret to Jeff's success and advice to real estate students.

Despite all the real estate action, Columbus isn't on the radar of most Americans "because we're in a flyover state and we're modest about what we do," says Mary Beth McCormick, executive director of the Center for Real Estate at The Ohio State University.