Posts Tagged ‘CRE resources’
What Is A Tenant Improvement Allowance?
When you lease commercial space, the landlord will often contribute money toward building it out for your business. That contribution is the tenant improvement allowance, and it is one of the most valuable things you can negotiate in a lease. It is also one of the easiest to misjudge, because the headline number rarely equals…
Read MoreThe Holdover Clause In Commercial Real Estate Leases – What It Is and How It Works
Commercial real estate leases have a lot of negotiable terms and conditions. Accepting the boilerplate language of the holdover clause in a commercial lease can have a big impact when the lease expires and the tenant stays.
Read MoreUnderstanding Class A, Class B and Class C Office Buildings
Key Takeaways Subjective Standards: Office classes are relative to the local market; a “Class A” building in a suburb may only rank as “Class B” in a major metro like Manhattan. The Three Office Building Tiers: Class A Buildings: The “gold standard” flagship buildings with premium amenities (gyms, concierge, LEED) and top-tier rental rates. Class…
Read MoreTop Tips for Great Commercial Real Estate Photography
Visuals can make or break your commercial real estate listing. Take the time and put up the money to make sure your property is presented in the best way, to best serve your time and your client’s interest.
Read More9 Surprising Reasons Why Commercial Real Estate Agents Fail
If you are starting out in commercial real estate, or thinking about it, you have probably heard how many people leave in the first few years. It is a real number, and it is easy to read as a verdict on whether you belong here. It usually is not. The people who leave rarely go…
Read MoreZoning Laws: A Practical Guide for Commercial Real Estate
Check out our basic guide to zoning: types of zoning, zoning compatibility, allowances and limitations, rezoning or favorable zoning application process, and more.
Read MoreOffice Layout Design: How to Build Around Your People
The way an office is laid out has a real effect on how people feel and how much they get done. Cram everyone into one noisy room and focus suffers. Wall everyone off and collaboration dries up. The best layouts strike a balance, and they start from how your people actually work rather than from…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Automation for Your CRE Business
Most of the work that fills a commercial real estate day isn’t the deal itself. It’s the follow-ups, the data entry, the chasing of signatures, and the reports that have to go out on time. Automation takes that repetitive work off your plate, and AI now reaches tasks that once needed a human hand. The…
Read MoreFifteen Key Roles on a Commercial Real Estate Team
Various real estate projects have different team members. Here are the 15 most common key players in real estate development, and how each member contributes to the success of the investment.
Read MoreWhat Is Adaptive Reuse? How Building Conversions Work
A vacant warehouse, a shuttered department store, an emptied-out office tower. Instead of meeting the wrecking ball, many of these buildings get a second life as apartments or mixed-use space. That practice is adaptive reuse, and it has moved from a niche preservation idea to one that is now a mainstream development strategy. The pace…
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