Matthew Preston
Content Writer, CRE News & Market Analysis
Matthew has covered commercial real estate for CommercialCafe since 2022. He focuses on the office and industrial sectors, reporting on leasing, development, and investment across national markets and individual submarkets. His work draws on data and original research. He also writes about demographic shifts and urban innovation in U.S. cities. The New York Times, The Real Deal, Bisnow, The Business Journals, and Yahoo Finance have cited his reporting.
What Is A Triple Net Lease?
A triple net lease shifts most of the costs of owning a building from the landlord to the tenant. The tenant pays base rent plus their share of…
5 Steps to Close More Commercial Real Estate Deals
Most commercial real estate deals fall apart after the price is agreed, not before. The negotiation gets done, the LOI is signed, and then something between letter of…
Understanding Commercial Real Estate
Commercial real estate (CRE) is property used for business purposes rather than as a primary residence. The category covers offices, retail centers, warehouses, apartment buildings of five units…
How Commercial Real Estate Wholesale Works
The wholesaler has found a property with an unbelievably good price, and even when the updating costs and wholesale fee are added in, the buyer accepting the assigned contract still has a property that’s well below market value.
Social Media Strategies for Commercial Real Estate Brokers
Most commercial real estate brokers spread themselves too thin on social media. The brokers who build real audiences pick one or two channels and go deep, and for…
A Short History of Coworking
Twenty years ago, coworking barely existed as a concept. Today, somewhere between five and six million people head to a shared workspace every day, in cities as far…
Top U.S. Metros for Internet Connectivity & Speed
Most U.S. households are now online as roughly 90% have a broadband subscription, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, with rates climbing above 95% in…
Top Skills of Successful Commercial Real Estate Brokers
The best CRE brokers are constantly learning, able to analyze market and property data, and know how to work with different people and personality types.
Overview of the Different Types of Commercial Real Estate Leases
Key Takeaways Commercial leases fall into six main structures: percentage, single net, double net, triple net (NNN), modified gross (MG), and full-service gross (FSG). Each structure shifts a…
A Brief History of the Skyscraper
How did humans go from five-story walk-ups to buildings that brush the clouds? The answer is a surprisingly short chain of inventions — and an apparently bottomless appetite…
