Falling birth rates, shifting migration, and an aging population are already reshaping demand across real estate, faster than most of the market has priced in
Cara Eckholm is the founder of AKA Urban, an advisory firm working on public and private sector building projects. She has worked with the Department of Defense on modular projects, Sidewalk Labs, and at Nabr, a startup with Bjarke Ingels Group.
The U.S. modular construction industry has struggled for decades without a large-scale institutional buyer. The Department of Defense may be changing that.
