Resources
Practical commercial real estate resources that include actionable guidance and tool recommendations, as well as expert interviews and insights curated to serve the needs of professionals looking for how to best navigate the industry and how to best develop their real estate marketing skills.
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…
What is a Tenant Broker?
Finding the right commercial space takes more time and expertise than most business owners anticipate. Lease terms run long, markets shift, and the details of a poorly negotiated…
How to Sublease Your Office Space
Not all commercial leases give a tenant the right to sublease. When office leases do allow subleasing, they often include restrictions on subletting. A few examples of such restrictions are listed here.
