What would you rather have — a gargantuan, vacant hulk of a factory complex or a thriving artist colony /small business incubator? In Detroit, with 23%...
These days, commercial deals are harder than ever to put together. Even if you find a buyer (step 1) who wants the property, your next hurdle...
LinkedIn. I think we all know it has always been considered to be in the “big three” online platforms along with Facebook and Twitter. At first...
Writer debut Justin Bedecarré is an Associate at Cushman & Wakefield one of the most well known commercial real estate firms, working in downtown San Francisco...
Time to let go? Leasing and or tenant information. Is this the true cre holy grail? Why is this information held in such high regard? What...
Oil spill = another reason to go green Once again, the President urged Americans last week to wean ourselves off of the evil God of Oil....
The rush to sell government-owned properties Maybe you missed it in the news (there wasn’t a lot of fanfare or press about this), but last week...
RPR and Commercial Real Estate I recently had a little conversation with the people at Realtors Property Resource (RPR), which many of you are likely familiar...
Do innovations even exist? Scanning a few posts last week and ran across some interesting comments that dealt with innovation. Innovation and commercial real estate. Should...
As the recession hit, developers lost funding and pulled out, leaving ghost towns behind in their wake - this is what the aftermath looks like.
CRE Sites. The next 28: Well, here we are again. I received tremendous response from my last post highlighting some of the more interesting cre sites...
Proskauer Rose signs on This week prominent law firm Proskauer Rose signed an office lease for more than 400,000 square feet at the vacant 11 Times...
CRE Broker = Information Analyst? What is the role of a commercial real estate broker today? What is the most important task that we do for...
Confidence rising Confidence in the commercial real estate market is on the rise according to a quarterly survey from Real Estate Roundtable, featured in the Texas...
Hospitality industry in the dumps According to industry statistics, up to 10 percent of the nation’s hotels/motels are in serious trouble, and could be in bankruptcy...
Kick up the creativity Everyone’s spouting the same advice: with commercial property sales and leasing, you have to get creative, or you won’t succeed. No kidding....
Commercial versus residential The opinions and ideas are quite interesting regarding what each other’s chosen segment of real estate is really like. What are the general...
As old school and new school collide, commercial real estate sites have modernized and adapted - here are 32 you should know about.
Honolulu is hot hot hot According to a Moody’s report earlier this month, U.S. commercial real estate markets showed some spark of life in the last...
From vacant to chic boutique In a trend that’s been around the New York City area for years, vacant condos and other upscale buildings in different...
Job creation legislation rewards retrofits The Building STAR Energy Efficiency Rebate Act of 2010 was introduced last month in Washington. The job creation bill’s goal is...
There are tons of branding, blogging, social media, public relations, and web presence sites on line that are full of general advice on “creating your digital...
Vacancies Up, Dollars Down The Wall Street Journal announced today that shopping center vacancies are up (no “news” there) and lease rates are down again, for...
Note from the editor: please welcome our newest writer, Erica Ramus to the Agent Genius family. Erica is the Broker/Owner of Realty Executives in Pottsville, PA...
Interesting mix of flops: The declining economy has hit the commercial real estate industry quite hard, especially some of the higher end projects ranging from office...
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