Best Practices 1101
CRE Mistakes Series: Mistakes
This post originally appeared on tBL member Lynn Drake's blog Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. CRE Mistakes Series: Retailers not understanding their rent obligations At Compass we get a lot of calls from retailers who leased space without representation. […]
What Commercial Lease Agreement is Right for You? A Landlord’s Perspective
This post originally appeared on Beck Partners' Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. There are many different types of commercial lease agreements for Landlord’s to use. Over my 27 years in the Commercial Real Estate Industry, representing many landlords, I’ve found certain leases work for certain […]
Leasing vs. Buying: The Upsides and Downsides
This post originally appeared on Ensemble Real Estate Solutions's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. By Tracy Altemus, CCIM Executive VP, Healthcare Brokerage Services Agent, Arizona, Nevada & California, Ensemble Real Estate Solutions and Marina Hammersmith, Senior VP, Healthcare Brokerage Services Agent, Arizona, Ensemble Real Estate Solutions […]
House hacking – part 2
This post originally appeared on Burt M. Polson's Real Estate Journal and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. In part one we discussed my clients, Steve and Cheryl, who doubled their money using the house hacking technique in purchasing, managing, and living in one unit of their fourplex […]
CRE retail idea that failed miserably…or did it
This post originally appeared on Saskedge Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Have you ever stumbled onto one of those websites that features abandoned spaces? My favourites are old malls. Once so bustling and now so neglected. But what if you were looking at a vacant […]
CRE Math Series: Financial Summary for an Office Lease
This post originally appeared on tBL member Lynn Drake's blog Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. CRE Math Series: Financial Summary for an Office Lease: This year we have been showing you how we calculate the various costs that go […]
Is Commercial Real Estate a Good Investment – Part Deaux
This post originally appeared on tBL member Allen C. Buchanan's blog Location Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Last week – in this space – we massaged the merits. Discussed were the reasons why not – a liquidity event, a sale of the business that occupies, […]
What is the Relationship Between Cap Rates & Interest Rates?
This post originally appeared on Saskedge Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Earlier this week, I forwarded a client some historical data on Saskatoon commercial real estate capitalization rates. He came back to me with the comment, “Would be interesting how it (cap rate information) trends with […]
A GUIDE TO VALUE ADD INVESTING
This post originally appeared on Beck Partners' Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. One of the primary reasons I love commercial real estate so much is the highly inefficient nature of the industry. An inefficient market is one in which an asset’s market prices do not […]
Define: Load Factor
This post originally appeared on tBL member Lynn Drake's blog Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Net/Net/Net also shown as n/n/n – A lease requiring the tenant to pay, in addition to a fixed rental rate, the expense s for […]
Accessibility 101 for Small Business Owners
This post originally appeared on Pivot Real Estate's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Accessibility 101 for Small Business Owners How easy is it for people with disabilities to patronize your business? Most small business owners would agree that it’s not hard to access their facilities, […]
How to get more leads and income with a niche real estate brokerage
This post originally appeared on Root Realty's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. How to Get More Leads and Income with a Niche Real Estate Brokerage Every real estate agent wants to associate with a brokerage that is going to enhance their career. In addition, […]
Start Off On the Right Foot: 5 Crucial Steps to Find Your Perfect Site
This post originally appeared on SimonCRE Insights Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Let’s be real here; finding the perfect site for your commercial property is challenging. There’s no magic wand or simple answer to find what you’re looking for. But following certain steps in commercial […]
Is Your CRE Broker Ethical?
This post originally appeared on tBL member Michael Kushner's blog Omni Realty Group and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Is your CRE broker playing games with you? Ethics can mean different things to different people, but at the core, it is the commitment to do the right […]
Is Commercial Real Estate a Good Investment? Five Reasons it’s NOT!
This post originally appeared on tBL member Allen C. Buchanan's blog Location Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Seemingly an easy answer – of course it is! However, the more difficult response – for which I will delve today – is it depends. As we have […]
Qualifying tenants – part 2
This post originally appeared on Burt M. Polson's Real Estate Journal and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. You are familiar with qualifying tenants and administering leases if you own investment real estate. Whether your rental property is a house or a big box STNL (single-tenant net leased) […]
Where is our BREAD Buttered?
This post originally appeared on tBL member Allen C. Buchanan's blog Location Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Today, I will share with you two of the ways I look at my business – the source of transactions and the reasons. Although not terribly scientific – […]
National vs Local vs Regional: What Distinguishes Developers
This post originally appeared on SimonCRE Insights Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Real estate transactions involve a lot of decision making. And with development, that all starts with finding the right commercial real estate developer. There are so many variables that distinguish one commercial developer […]
Why Hire a Broker – Just do it Yourself!
This post originally appeared on tBL member Allen C. Buchanan's blog Location Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Image Attribution: www.thenerderypublic.com Selling a commercial real estate asset is akin to planning your daughter’s wedding – sure, you can do it yourself but things go much more […]
LinkedIn: Five Things every CRE Broker Must Know
Post and Pray? LinkedIn is not social media in the commonly used post and pray method of social media and there are five things every CRE Broker must know. LinkedIn is social selling! It’s the bonding and building rapport step of a sales process that begins in the virtual space and results in real money […]
Qualifying tenants – part 1
This post originally appeared on Burt M. Polson's Real Estate Journal and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Investment property owners must evaluate prospective tenants’ creditworthiness as an essential part of creating a solid return on their investment while mitigating any future potential issues. It is essential to […]
“On the hook” with a listing agreement – part 2
This post originally appeared on Burt M. Polson's Real Estate Journal and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. In part one we discussed the three basic types of listing agreements. I left you with the following question regarding the broker getting paid a commission for their efforts: “What […]
“On the hook” with a listing agreement – part 1
This post originally appeared on Burt M. Polson's Real Estate Journal and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. If you sold or leased real estate with an agent or broker, you probably signed a listing agreement, or what is formally called an “exclusive authorization and right to sell,” […]
7 Point Plan for Your Build to Suit Development
This post originally appeared on SimonCRE Insights Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Yogi Berra wasn’t wrong when he said “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up someplace else.” The same sentiment applies to your build to suit development. If you don’t have […]
The Challenges of Zoning Regulations
This post originally appeared on SimonCRE Insights Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. On the surface, you’ve found the ideal property. It matches your criteria and checks all of the boxes. Except one. It’s not zoned meet your needs. Now what? Back to square one? Thankfully, […]
Case Study: A Chicago Property Management Turnaround
This post originally appeared on Root Realty's Blog and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Introduction The owner of an apartment building approached Root Realty, a Chicago Property Management firm. The owner wasn’t happy with the return being produced from the apartment building, and was looking for a […]
May I Make Changes to a Commercial Lease?
This post originally appeared on tBL member Allen C. Buchanan's blog Location Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Image Attribution: www.re-nj.com We just completed a very simple – or so it seemed at the outset – lease transaction on an industrial building in the City of […]
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