Joshua Burd
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Joshua Burd, an award-winning reporter and editor, has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years. Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state, a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ. He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State.

Report: Leasing slowdown could yield opportunity, stable rents for N.J. office tenants

Tenant brokers with Savills Studley are touting an opportunity for office users in 2018, amid last year’s slowdown in leasing volume and growing availabilities in the state’s top submarkets.

Investors Bank touts $2.7 billion in CRE loans in 2017

Multifamily projects in Morristown and Monroe are among the latest developments financed by Investors Bank, contributing to more than $2.5 billion in commercial real estate activity completed by the lender in 2017.

Manufacturer acquires, retrofits former BD plant in Totowa

A cosmetics company has retrofitted a former Becton Dickenson plant in Totowa after recently purchasing the building to accommodate its own manufacturing operation.

Weiss: Newark retail property trades for $1.3 million

A corner retail property in Newark is under new ownership and will soon have a new use, following a $1.3 million sale arranged by Weiss Realty and Pierson Commercial.

Two-building complex changes hands in Pennsauken, WCRE says

Wolf Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of a two-building, 6,600-square-foot commercial complex in Pennsauken, the real estate services firm announced Friday.

New $80 million rental tower slated for downtown Newark (SLIDESHOW)

A developer has unveiled plans for an $80 million luxury apartment project in Newark, touting a 256-unit tower that will offer “resort-style living” in the heart of the city’s downtown.

Plumbing products firm inks 61,000 sq. ft. HQ lease in Parsippany

A maker of plumbing products is moving its North American headquarters to Parsippany, under a 60,600-square-foot lease announced Friday by Colliers International.

Middlesex Co. apartments fetch $8.5 million, Kislak says

A longtime owner has sold the last multifamily building in its portfolio, a 68-unit property in Middlesex County that traded for $8.5 million.

Apartment, retail building in Hudson County trades for $2.95 million

A private investor has acquired a 16,000-square-foot residential and retail property in West New York, following a nearly $3 million sale arranged by Marcus & Millichap.

A fast start to a busy year

As we’ve been reminded over the last two years, industry leaders have long feared that federal tax reform could spell the end of many of the loopholes enjoyed by developers and investors. It became clear last fall that benefits such as the 1031 exchange would live to see another day, but as we came to learn, that was just the beginning of how the commercial real estate sector would stand to gain under President Trump’s tax overhaul.