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Data The Standoff: What LightBox Data Says About Who Wins March Basketball Finals

The Standoff: What LightBox Data Says About Who Wins March Basketball Finals

As the college basketball tournament heads into its final weekend, we took one more swing at predicting the outcome using...

Data Bracket Season Meets CRE Data: What LightBox Data Says About Which Teams Advance

Bracket Season Meets CRE Data: What LightBox Data Says About Which Teams Advance

Every March, college basketball fans lean on everything from player performance and season records to coin flips, alma mater loyalty, and even...

Environmental Due Diligence The Environmental Clues Hidden in Forgotten Airfields

The Environmental Clues Hidden in Forgotten Airfields

By Richard W. White, Head of Research & Development, LightBox At last month’s Environmental Bankers Association conference, I sat in...

Real Estate Developers Why Zoning Due Diligence Is Mission-Critical for Industrial and Logistics Properties

Why Zoning Due Diligence Is Mission-Critical for Industrial and Logistics Properties

Defined by tight delivery windows, 24/7 operations, and increasingly sophisticated tenant demands, zoning due diligence has become one of the...

Data Understanding Redevelopment Risk: A Parcel-Level View of Southern California’s Legacy Oil Fields

Understanding Redevelopment Risk: A Parcel-Level View of Southern California’s Legacy Oil Fields

Based on findings from Mapping Legacy Oil Wells: How Parcel-Level Intelligence Reveals Hidden Opportunities, authored by Richard W. White, Research...

Appraisers The CRE Industry Is Entering Its AI Moment

The CRE Industry Is Entering Its AI Moment

The commercial real estate industry’s flirtation with AI is evolving fast into full embrace. What once felt experimental is now...

Government Navigating Zoning Pitfalls in §1031 Exchanges: A Guide for CRE Investors

Navigating Zoning Pitfalls in §1031 Exchanges: A Guide for CRE Investors

Section 1031 exchanges are a powerful tax deferral strategy for real estate investors, but one misstep in zoning can bring...

Data Land Strategy Is Shifting as Builder-Developers Rethink Site Selection

Land Strategy Is Shifting as Builder-Developers Rethink Site Selection

In 2025, builder-developers are confronting tighter margins, higher acquisition stakes, and new constraints in site feasibility. Construction input costs are...

Data Through the LightBox Lens: Top Signals from the 2025 Esri User Conference

Through the LightBox Lens: Top Signals from the 2025 Esri User Conference

By: General Manager Caroline Stoll, Data & Analytics at LightBox More than 20,000 GIS professionals packed into the San Diego...

Brokers Inside Site Selection: Tackling the Barriers Slowing AI Data Center Expansion

Inside Site Selection: Tackling the Barriers Slowing AI Data Center Expansion

The AI arms race has ignited a wave of data center development that is unlike anything the commercial real estate...

Data Parcel to Person: The Missing Link in Commercial Real Estate Intelligence

Parcel to Person: The Missing Link in Commercial Real Estate Intelligence

For decades, real estate data focused primarily on parcels: what they are, and where they’re located. Today, the professionals making...

Brokers Power is Driving Site Selection for Industrial Real Estate Investors

Power is Driving Site Selection for Industrial Real Estate Investors

The U.S. industrial real estate market is entering a more selective phase. No longer riding the wave of pandemic-driven warehouse...