Commercial Real Estate
By: Ryan Walsh / (02/11/2011)
Things appear to be picking up and there is some optimism in the Commercial real estate market, yet deals remain as difficult as ever to complete. Just ask your fellow brokers and it sounds like a broken record: "There is decent activity, but transactions are taking longer if they're getting completed at all." Read more >>
By: Darrin D. Dufresne / (11/29/2010)
Let’s face it… today’s economy is challenging to say the least. Business owners and CEO’s are under extreme amounts of pressure to watch the bottom line. A company’s commercial real estate costs are typically the second largest line item expense, and normally equates to 30% to 40% of a companies overall budget. Ask yourself the following questions: Read more >>
By: Bob Johnston / (10/19/2010)
There is a real temptation by tenants in today’s soft market --- and by listing brokers and landlords as well --- to focus almost exclusively on rental rate. In short, the lowest price should to be enough to positively influence a tenant’s decision to lease space in a building. The result --- we’re “commoditizing” commercial space alternatives while losing the focus on what is right and best for the tenant. Read more >>
By: Ryan Walsh / (05/29/2010)
Things appear to be picking up and there is some optimism in the Commercial real estate market, yet deals remain as difficult as ever to complete. Just ask your fellow brokers and it sounds like a broken record: "There is decent activity, but transactions are taking longer if they're getting completed at all." Read more >>
By: Cathy Schmidt, LEED® AP* / (02/25/2010)
Speaking to a developer in Portland not long ago, I learned that future commercial real estate values in that market may hinge on LEED certification. In his opinion, new construction without LEED may have zero value because no one will buy it. Read more >>
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