After two years of saying everything will be back to normal soon, investors, businesses, and the world as a whole are ready to move forward. There is a shift to a more positive and optimistic look for the commercial real estate (CRE) sector. Still, there are some looming concerns with the new variants of Covid…
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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in the late winter months of 2019, there was a shift in many large and small companies away from a traditional five-day, nine-to-five week. Many companies flirted with or even adopted the idea of a four-day week in the office with one remote work day, or the option to…
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With the year 2020 now coming to a close, what, in your opinion, will 2021 now be like for you? Do you believe that it will be better for you than 2020 was, or do you believe that this might just be positive thinking? With this in mind, in trying to assess how 2021 will…
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Let’s face it, a lot has changed within recent months, and these changes were not on our radar screen when we originally designed our goals for 2020. So with this in mind, might it be appropriate right now to revisit the goals that you set for yourself this year, to determine whether or not they…
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With everything that’s been going on in the world in recent months, this may make you pause and wonder what you should be doing with your commercial real estate. If you’re in a good position to weather whateverstorm may still be coming our way economically in the coming months, your best position may be to…
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While we’re right in the middle of dealing with everything that’s going on right now, and people are trying to get their bearings on what now to expect, the question arises around whether or not we’ll see good real estate investment opportunities coming our way. Well the answer is, “Yes, we will see good investment…
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The coronavirus has completely disrupted our economy, as well as our entire way of life. Businesses have been shut down, people have been laid off, and there are businesses that we will never see reopen again. The retail and the hospitality sectors have been especially hard hit, as because of the quarantines that we’ve been…
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We’re living in very challenging times, and if you’re a landlord, and you haven’t yet been asked for a rent reduction or a rent concession from one of your tenants, the chances are pretty good that this may still happen to you. So with this in mind, how should you then respond to this request?…
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When you’re a building owner signing a lease with a new tenant, when should you consider having them sign a personal guarantee along with the lease? If you’re renting a home or an apartment unit to someone, this question will normally not come into play, because typically the renters of these types of properties are…
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So you’re entering into negotiations to buy, sell, or lease a property, and you want to get the best deal that you can, while at the same time, you want to set the proper tone for negotiations. Because ideally, you’ll want the person on the other side of the negotiations to perceive you as being…
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