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Compass Commercial Founder Lynn Drake interviews Leslie Banas of Kemp Klein Law Firm

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList.Compass Commercial Founder Lynn Drake interviews Leslie Banas of Kemp Klein Law Firm Lynn Drake’s status is well known in the industry: She’s the commercial realtor focused […]

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Compass Commercial Founder Lynn Drake interviews Beau Beery from Multi Family Advisors

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList.Compass Commercial Founder Lynn Drake interviews Beau Beery from Multi Family Advisors In the latest True North Podcast, Compass Commercial Founder Lynn Drake interviews Beau Beery from […]

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Soaring to New Heights: How Extreme Sports Helped Me Overcome Insecurities and Boost Confidence

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList.As a woman entrepreneur in the male-dominated commercial real estate sector, I often felt out of place and struggled with insecurities. I was always on the lookout […]

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Pass on the Pass Throughs

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. This tax season, you want to evaluate the pass through’s or increases over a base year that your landlord charges you. More than likely you received […]

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Boxing in the Dark

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Lynn Drake does not recommend boxing in the dark when representing clients. Apples and Oranges One of the things that make it hard to figure out […]

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How Does It All Add Up? By Lynn Drake

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList.When I stumbled upon a job in commercial real estate, I found nirvana. I liked bookkeeping and enjoyed studying business and accounting in college, but I couldn’t […]

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Q3 Industrial Market Report for Detroit

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. While Detroit’s surge in logistics leasing and construction hasn’t reached the heights of the Inland Empire or Dallas, market conditions continue to favor landlords. With a […]

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Q3 Office Market Report for United States

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. As the pool of available sublease space expands and demand has started to weaken again, net absorption has fallen back into negative territory. Uncertainty regarding everything […]

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Q3 Office Market Report for Detroit, MI

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. While the employment sectors that traditionally use office space are leading the post-pandemic jobs recovery in Detroit, the increase in employment has not resulted in an […]

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Day Care Centers Are More Popular Than Ever

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. In 2005, when I was a planning commissioner for the city of Troy, Michigan, there were no clear rules allowing for in-home daycare. My fellow board […]

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Q2 Office Market Report for Detroit, MI

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Although office jobs are overwhelmingly responsible for Detroit’s employment bounce back after the pandemic shutdowns, a return to actual office spaces has not accompanied that trend. […]

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Q1 National Office Market Report for Detroit, MI

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Although the national office market is showing signs of recovery, the impact of the pandemic is far from over. While leasing volume is improving and net […]

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Commercial Real Estate Surveys with Cathy Dedecker

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. I interviewed Cathy DeDecker on commercial real estate surveys for my new podcast “Exploring Business and Life”.Cathy is with Spalding DeDecker, and she is Vice President […]

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Exploring Business & Life Podcast – Jackie LaDuke

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. I interviewed Jackie LaDuke on roofing assessments for my new podcast “Exploring Business and Life”.Jackie is with Spalding DeDecker, and she specializes in roof assessments. If […]

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Architecture with Elizabeth Wagner of Hobbs + Black Architects

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Betsy is with Hobbs and Black Architects and they have three offices, a couple in Michigan and one in Arizona. Her undergraduate degree is from Kalamazoo […]

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Exploring Business & Life Podcast – Elizabeth Wagner

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Betsy is with Hobbs and Black Architects and they have three offices, a couple in Michigan and one in Arizona. Her undergraduate degree is from Kalamazoo […]

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Exploring Business & Life Podcast – Beau Beery

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Beau has his undergraduate from the University of Florida in marketing, which is a great, great tool to have when you’re in our business. He has […]

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Multifamily Investing with Beau Beery of Beau Beery Multifamily Advisors

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Beau has his undergraduate from the University of Florida in marketing, which is a great, great tool to have when you’re in our business. He has […]

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Q4 Office Market Report for Detroit, MI

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. With fewer people vaccinated than are required for herd immunity and new variants of the coronavirus emerging just as soon as things seem poised to return […]

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Industrial Space Hard to Find in Tight Markets Worldwide

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. By: Article Submitted by Wayne Teig, Principal, ITRA Global l Minneapolis-St. Paul Across the industrial product types, levels of vacant space remain very low. This has […]

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Insider Lease Tips for Space Occupiers

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. While all leases are different, there are some things that a space occupiers should always consider before signing that next lease. Our top five are below: […]

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Disaster Recovery Part 6: Keys

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. When you lease space, it is important that you get an extra copy of the keys to your suite. It’s even better to have an electronic keypad added to your door. I love keypads that […]

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Disaster Recovery Part 5: Passwords

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. In 2010, when I opened Compass Commercial, it was initially just two people. Since it was big and only my son and I lived there, we both worked out of my […]

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2021 Q2 Office Market Report

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. The second quarter of 2021 has seen limited movement in the office market report. As Michigan’s vaccine rollout has slowed, renewed spikes in Covid-19 cases have […]

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Did you get an increase in operating costs for the building?

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. Did you get an increase in operating costs for the building?  This tax season, you want to evaluate the pass through’s or increases over a base […]

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Q1 2021 Office Market Report

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. The first quarter of 2021 wrapped up one of the most unusual years in recent memory. While the Covid-19 pandemic continued to impact development in Detroit, […]

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Q1 2021 Industrial Market Report

Author: Lynn Drake This post originally appeared on Compass-Commercial Blog | Expert Commercial Leasing Advice and is republished with permission. Find out how to syndicate your content with theBrokerList. After being hit by one the fastest and deepest drop-offs in employment in its history, Detroit’s economy has rebounded at a faster rate than other comparable […]

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