--- title: SIOR Pulse Blog | Michael Hoban description: has worked as a Boston-based freelance writer for over two decades, specializing in commercial real estate and construction. He is also the owner and principal of Hoban Communications, which produces content for CRE and A/E/C firms. He is a regular contributor to the various publications of the Urban Land Institute, including Urban Land, as well as a primary contributor to The Real Reporter, which was honored as the Best Commercial Trade Magazine by the National Association of Real Estate Editors in 2015. --- - [Who We Are](https://www.sior.com/whoweare) - [Chapters](https://www.sior.com/chapter) - [Partners & Supporters](https://www.sior.com/partners) - [SIOR Foundation](https://foundation.sior.com/) - [Contact](https://www.sior.com/contact-us) - [MySIOR](https://my.sior.com/home) - [Search](Javascript:void(0);) - [Find an SIOR](https://sior.com//find-an-sior) - [Become an SIOR](https://sior.com//become-an-sior/become) - [Education & Insights](https://sior.com//education-and-insights) - [Events](https://sior.com//conferences) - [Transactions & Data](https://sior.com//transactions) - [Current Members](https://sior.com//current-members) - [Who We Are](https://www.sior.com/whoweare) - [Chapters](https://www.sior.com/chapter) - [Partners & Supporters](https://www.sior.com/partners) - [SIOR Foundation](https://foundation.sior.com/) - [Contact](https://www.sior.com/contact-us) - [MySIOR](https://my.sior.com/home) - [Search](Javascript:void(0);) - [Find an SIOR](https://sior.com//find-an-sior) - [Become an SIOR](https://sior.com//become-an-sior/become) - [Education & Insights](https://sior.com//education-and-insights) - [Events](https://sior.com//conferences) - [Transactions & Data](https://sior.com//transactions) - [Current Members](https://sior.com//current-members) # SIOR Pulse Blog In This Section ### Education & Insights - [Overview](https://sior.com/education-and-insights/overview) - [Education](https://sior.com/education-and-insights/education) - [Insights](https://sior.com/education-and-insights/insights) - [Latest News](https://sior.com/education-and-insights/insights/latest-news) - [SIOR Report](https://www.sior.com/education-and-insights/insights/magazine/sior-report) - [SIOR Pulse Blog](https://blog.sior.com/) - [Thought Leadership Series](https://sior.com/education-and-insights/insights/thought-leadership-series) - [SIOR Weekly Newsletter](https://sior.com/education-and-insights/insights/sior-weekly) - [Writing Opportunities](https://www.sior.com/education-and-insights/insights/writingopportunities) ### Filter by: ### Filter by: - [Business Services & Best Practices (196)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/business-services-best-practices) - [Headquarter Highlights (166)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/headquarter-highlights) - [Market Trends & Analysis (150)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/market-trends-analysis) - [Technology & Innovation (111)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/technology) - [Office (104)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/office) - [Industrial (75)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/industrial) - [Management & Ownership (55)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/management-ownership) - [Societal & Environmental Issues (28)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/societal-environmental-issues) - [Investments (26)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/investments) - [Deal Center (22)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/deal-center) - [Landlord & Tenant Strategies (21)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/landlord-tenant-strategies) - [Economy & Politics (19)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/economy-politics) - [Leadership (7)](https://blog.sior.com/tag/leadership) - [June 2020 (12)](https://blog.sior.com/archive/2020/06) - [March 2019 (8)](https://blog.sior.com/archive/2019/03) - [May 2020 (8)](https://blog.sior.com/archive/2020/05) - [May 2021 (8)](https://blog.sior.com/archive/2021/05) - [June 2021 (8)](https://blog.sior.com/archive/2021/06) ## Michael Hoban ![Michael Hoban](https://blog.sior.com/hubfs/Elisif_20140225_4083-Edit-167x250.jpg) has worked as a Boston-based freelance writer for over two decades, specializing in commercial real estate and construction. He is also the owner and principal of Hoban Communications, which produces content for CRE and A/E/C firms. He is a regular contributor to the various publications of the Urban Land Institute, including Urban Land, as well as a primary contributor to The Real Reporter, which was honored as the Best Commercial Trade Magazine by the National Association of Real Estate Editors in 2015. ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/electricty%20and%20buildings%20Ad1200x625.jpg?width=350&name=electricty%20and%20buildings%20Ad1200x625.jpg)](https://blog.sior.com/electrificationofeverything) 02/25/2025 ## [The Electrification of Everything and What it Means for Commercial Real Estate](https://blog.sior.com/electrificationofeverything) [Read](https://blog.sior.com/electrificationofeverything) [![](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/06.11.24%20Social%20Media%20for%20CRE_blog%20feat%20image_1200x628.png?width=350&name=06.11.24%20Social%20Media%20for%20CRE_blog%20feat%20image_1200x628.png)](https://blog.sior.com/using-social-media-to-build-relationships-market-presence-digital-age) 06/11/2024 ## [Using Social Media to Build Relationships and Market Presence in the Digital Age](https://blog.sior.com/using-social-media-to-build-relationships-market-presence-digital-age) Industry [conferences](https://www.sior.com/SIORconferences/sior-fall-event-2024/sior's-fall-2024-event-overview) offer attendees a unique opportunity to network with colleagues from across the globe, share insights and strategies for success,\[..\] [Read](https://blog.sior.com/using-social-media-to-build-relationships-market-presence-digital-age) [![](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/9.20%20Feat%20Image.png?width=350&name=9.20%20Feat%20Image.png)](https://blog.sior.com/supply-chain-challenges) 09/20/2022 ## [Supply Chain Challenges Help Spur Industrial Construction Boom](https://blog.sior.com/supply-chain-challenges) The precise origins of the ongoing supply chain disruptions that have resulted in global product shortages across the board are still being debated, but\[..\] [Read](https://blog.sior.com/supply-chain-challenges) [![](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/12.14%20System%20of%20Systems.png?width=350&name=12.14%20System%20of%20Systems.png)](https://blog.sior.com/system-of-systems) 12/14/2021 ## [The System of Systems](https://blog.sior.com/system-of-systems) ###### As the Nation Awaits Repairs to Infrastructure, Industrial Specialists Are Adapting *At the time of this writing, the U.S. stands to lose its global\[..\]* [Read](https://blog.sior.com/system-of-systems) [![](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Going%20Solo.jpg?width=350&name=Going%20Solo.jpg)](https://blog.sior.com/going-solo) 11/16/2021 ## [Going Solo](https://blog.sior.com/going-solo) ###### Running a Successful One-Person Shop As anyone who has ever contemplated running their own one-person brokerage can tell you, the appeal is undeniable.\[..\] [Read](https://blog.sior.com/going-solo) [![](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Touchless%20Tech_feat%20Image.jpg?width=350&name=Touchless%20Tech_feat%20Image.jpg)](https://blog.sior.com/touchless-technologies) 08/31/2021 ## [Touchless Technologies](https://blog.sior.com/touchless-technologies) ###### Providing Valuable Tools for COVID-19 and Beyond Since the beginning of the pandemic, the emergence of new touchless technologies has been a godsend for\[..\] [Read](https://blog.sior.com/touchless-technologies) [![](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/5.1%20PC%20Feat%20Image.png?width=350&name=5.1%20PC%20Feat%20Image.png)](https://blog.sior.com/seek-rent-relief-if-your-business-really-needs-it) 05/01/2020 ## [Seek Rent Relief if Your Business Really Needs It](https://blog.sior.com/seek-rent-relief-if-your-business-really-needs-it) #### advice from the CRE brokerage community This article originally appeared in the [Denver Business Journal | May 1, 2020](https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/05/01/seek-rent-relief-if-your-business-really-needs-it.html) [Read](https://blog.sior.com/seek-rent-relief-if-your-business-really-needs-it) [![](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hoban%20Blog%20Feat%20Image-01.png?width=350&name=Hoban%20Blog%20Feat%20Image-01.png)](https://blog.sior.com/covid-19-sior-tenant-advisory) 04/06/2020 ## [COVID and the CRE Tenant Response](https://blog.sior.com/covid-19-sior-tenant-advisory) #### AS COVID-19 FORCES BUSINESS CLOSURES, SIOR TENANT ADVISORY STEPS UP [Read](https://blog.sior.com/covid-19-sior-tenant-advisory) [![pitssburgh times](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pitssburgh%20times.jpg?width=350&name=pitssburgh%20times.jpg)](https://blog.sior.com/for-cre-pros-new-technology-offers-new-opportunities) 03/01/2019 ## [For CRE pros, new technology offers new opportunities](https://blog.sior.com/for-cre-pros-new-technology-offers-new-opportunities) *This article has been reposted with permission and was originally posted from Pittsburgh Business Times on March 1, 2019. 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