Jeff Rohde
Jeff specializes in content creation, editing and proofreading in the real estate, finance and investment, and general business sectors for clients around the globe. My +25 years of extensive experience include actively working in and writing about all aspects of the real estate industry: Residential, multi family, commercial, leasing, renting, selling, group investing, business brokerage and property management.
He has also written and published several very popular real estate books under the pen name Jeffrey Roark - The Basic Property Management Guide, Investment Real Estate Analysis: A Case Study, How To Find & Keep Great Tenants, and How To Make Money In Property Management. These can be found through all of the major book distributors.
Jeff is a Certified Commercial Investment Member. The CCIM designation is held by only 15,000 commercial and investment real estate professionals worldwide and is the highest professional certification one can earn in commercial investment real estate.
What Are the Average Office Construction Costs in the U.S.?
Though this does not dictate a particular outcome of such arrangements, there are observable trends in tenant improvement allowances depending on vacancy in the market.
Office Building of the Week: Fisher Building, Detroit
The Fisher Building at 3011 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit is one of the most recognized office buildings in the Midwestern U.S. Designations and acknowledgments in the National…
Why Retail Is The Newest Flexible Office Space
Retail and shopping mall investors across the country are giving office users a new place to work. A recent report by JLL notes that over the next 10…
Office Building of the Week: Willoughby Tower, Chicago
The site of the Willoughby Tower at 8 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago has been occupied for nearly 200 years. The Sisters of Mercy founded Chicago’s first convent…
Office Building of the Week: First National Building – Detroit
The First National Building once held the title of Detroit’s tallest skyscraper, and with 69 teller windows, had one of the five largest bank lobbies in the country.
Top 7 Common Commercial Real Estate Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
Three examples of creating high-quality content for your CRE marketing campaigns are focusing your message on what you can do for them (instead of talking about yourself), using drone videos to showcase the panoramic vistas your listing offers, and virtual reality to make floor plans and space layouts easier to visualize.
Office Building of the Week: Colorado State Bank Building – Denver
This week we look at Denver’s Colorado State Bank Building, a Class A office highrise completed in 1980, which nabbed $111M in a transaction closed earlier this year.
Office Building of the Week: Pioneer Building – Brooklyn, New York
Original cast iron columns, barrel vaulted ceilings, and decorative brickwork have been masterfully preserved during the adaptive reuse renovation of this 100+-year-old Brooklyn gem. Check out the full story on our building of the week.
Deloitte 2019 Commercial Real Estate Outlook: Key Facts, Findings, Recommendations for CRE Professionals
Deloitte Center for Financial Services surveyed 500 global institutional investors to learn the key factors influencing their investment choices. Here is the essential CRE breakdown of the Deloitte 2019 outlook report.
Renting a Meeting Room: Make Sure You Have These Things Before You Book
For those meetings that cannot be emails, make sure you get the best results and make most of the time and cost. Here is your checklist of essentials, with which to always put together a constructive, satisfying meeting that all participants appreciate.
