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Rent is the periodic payment made by a tenant to a landlord in exchange for the right to occupy and use a commercial property. In CRE, rent structures can vary widely, from gross leases where the landlord covers operating expenses, to net leases where tenants pay base rent plus some or all property expenses.<\/p>\n

Rent is a central element of any lease agreement and directly determines a property’s income potential and investment value. CRE rents are typically expressed on a per-square-foot, per-year basis and may include escalation clauses tied to inflation, fixed step-ups, or market adjustments at renewal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rent is the periodic payment a tenant makes to a landlord for the right to occupy commercial space, and it determines a property’s income potential and value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","glossary_category":[8646],"class_list":["post-49984","glossary_term","type-glossary_term","status-publish","hentry","glossary_category-lease-tenancy","wpautop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRent | CRE Glossary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Understand rent in commercial real estate: gross vs net structures, per-square-foot pricing, escalation clauses, and how rent affects property value.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/glossary\/rent\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rent\" \/>\n<meta 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