The rent versus buy debate As the rent versus buy pendulum swings and talking heads argue over which is better, the inarguable point is that nationally,...
Hundreds of locations, occupancy up U-Store-It, self-managed REIT owns 451 self-storage facilities in the U.S. and has an additional 300 locations in their network that they...
Commercial real estate recovery Commercial real estate is experiencing a rebound “more quickly than analysts expected,” according to columnist Paul Davidson who also notes that troubled...
A hard hit real estate sector Commercial real estate in Oklahoma City boomed. A long time ago. In the 70s and 80s. Most commercial real estate...
Colliers International stats Colliers International’s Semi-Annual Canadian Office & Industrial Markets Report & Forecast indicates Toronto’s office space market vacancy rates are lowering downtown, climbing down...
Grubb & Ellis for sale After 50 years in operation, it is being reported that commercial real estate firm Grubb & Ellis (NYSE:GBE) is up for...
Women still make less in CRE than men A recent report reveals a consistently lower pay rate for women in commercial real estate. Commissioned by the...
How the Middle East impacts America With the rising tensions in the Middle East, energy companies with an overseas presence are moving employees back to America...
Jones Lang LaSalle app adds functionality to industry Commercial real estate technologies are typically a bit behind the residential sector, mostly because of the general pace...
An Austin example My favorite destination in Austin is The Domain, a live-work-play outdoor mall with condos, retail and restaurants. It is high end in the...
Corporate pay still rising According to a CoreNet Global report that surveyed 275 companies that lease or own corporate real estate, 64% of senior level corporate...
Huge obstacle for commercial brokers: people As brokers struggle to sell commercial properties one of the must frustrating obstacles we see over and over again is...
IBM + Tririga = Tivoli Plus IBM, has begun their first acquisition of the year and rather than an obscure technology or something involving robots or...
Moody’s reports a price drop Moody’s announced today that their REAL Commercial Property Price Index dropped 1.2% in January from the prior month figures. The report...
Grubb & Ellis, a name you know One of the most recognizable names in the commercial real estate industry, Grubb & Ellis has been around for...
LoopNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOOP), announced the launch of its expanded line of property research products, Property Facts and Property Comps. These new information services will provide...
Redbox has effectively put Blockbuster out of business and more automation is on the way. As retailers are losing their jobs and becoming automated, less space...
Austinist.com, a trusted independent Austin news source covered a tip they’ve received regarding a possible Apple store opening in downtown Austin. The brief reads, “A confidential...
1. Green is here to stay. Being able to advertise your office building is “green” is a major attraction to tenants now. Besides energy and water...
There’s an article in the 9/12/10 New York Times about how the recession has impacted one of Boston’s major landmarks: Filene’s Basement, “where generations of Bostonians...
A new survey published by The Saint Consulting Group theorizes NIMBY attitudes are taking a back seat to the recession. NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard)...
Over 5,000 restaurants across the United States closed their doors in the past 12 months. Most of them were independents, not chains. After you get over mourning the...
For months, real estate experts have been whispering fearfully of “the shadow inventory” in residential sales. Now, we’re starting to hear rumblings of shadow inventory threatening...
What, you may be asking, is a commercial real estate online salesman? Good question. The word salesman in general may bring up all kinds of negative...
A mid-year market analysis? Already? Time flies when you’re having fun, and I guess also when things are slow and steady. The first half of the...
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