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.

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Key Points on Commercial Lease Insurance

Key Takeaways Commercial lease insurance protects both parties: the landlord’s building and the tenant’s operations. Neither policy replaces the other. Your lease type (NNN, FSG, MG) determines whether…

6 Signs You’d be Successful as a Real Estate Broker

Key Takeaways The six core traits of successful CRE brokers are: people skills, negotiation ability, communication, local market knowledge, technology fluency, and a commitment to continuous learning. Today’s…

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7 Tips for Choosing Your Next Office Location

While many business mistakes can be corrected, choosing the wrong space for your business can be an expensive mistake that’s particularly difficult to fix.

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What Are Air Rights in Commercial Real Estate?

When you buy a piece of land or a building, you are not just purchasing what is at street level. You are buying a vertical column of space…

Guide to Effective Online Communication for CRE Brokers

Commercial real estate brokers rely on online communication to build client relationships, nurture leads, and move deals from first inquiry to signed lease. In this article, we cover…

How to Promote Commercial Real Estate Online: 10 Proven Marketing Ideas

The vast majority of commercial real estate searches now begin online, and an increasing share of those searches happen through AI-powered tools like Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and…

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What Is Loss Factor in Commercial Real Estate?

When you lease office space, the number of square feet on your lease is almost never the number of square feet you actually use. The difference between those…

Guide to Commercial Property Taxes

Commercial real estate owners pay property taxes much the same way homeowners do, but the similarities end pretty quickly. There are more types of taxes to account for,…

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What Is a Virtual Office? A Complete Guide for Any Business

A virtual office is a service that gives your business a professional street address, mail handling, and administrative support without the cost of a physical lease. It is…

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CMBS Loans for Commercial Real Estate

CMBS loans are the trifecta of commercial real estate lending. Learn what they are, how they are structured, what are the key things to know, what level of risk they carry, and how to invest.