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.

Why Do Shared Offices Beat Working From Home?

By Chris Polizois, author at Upflex It may catch you by surprise to learn that there are over 15,000 coworking spaces — also known as shared offices —…

How to Pick the Best Coworking Space for Your Business Needs

If you’ve been running your own business from the comfort of your own home for a while now, you might need a change of scenery. Many freelancers and…

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The Ultimate Guide to Opening Your First Office

Opening your first office is about a lot more than finding office space and signing a lease. In fact, that’s usually the easiest part of setting up your…

7 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Commercial Real Estate Broker

If you just managed to kick-start the business venture you’ve always dreamed of, then congratulations are in order! Now that you’ve taken the leap, the next step is…

The 10 Most Annoying Things for Millennials at Work

There’s no such thing as the perfect office setup. Whether you work in a cubicle, a private office, an open office or a coworking space, chances are you’ll…

Office Trends Shaped by Millennials

The millennial generation makes up around one-third of the world’s workers and represents the largest age demographic in the U.S. labor market. As a new generation continues to…

DOS and DON’TS to Improve Productivity in an Open Office

By Andrei Login You probably work in an open concept office; in fact, most of us do. In recent decades, companies have adopted this layout due to lower…

An Introduction to Coworking Space: Why Does It Work?

A while ago, the first thing that ‘coworking space’ brought to mind was an image of the digital nomad traveling around the U.S. with only a laptop to…

Your Ultimate Guide to the Pros and Cons of Subleasing Office Space

When in search of a new base for a small business or other entrepreneurial ventures, many people opt for leasing office space. However, if you’d like to skip…

Defining Office Space — The Different Types of Office Layouts, Explained

“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” While this is a striking quote from Sir Winston Churchill, you may wonder exactly how the diverse types of office…