Negotiating during commercial real estate transactions can be tough, but when you’re negotiating with someone who has a huge ego on the other side of the transaction, things can get even tougher. Sometimes when people negotiate, their goal can seem to be to extract a pound of flesh out of you, so when you’re dealing…
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There are a number of reasons why owners will sell their properties, and these reasons can differ, too, depending on whether or not you occupy the building that you own for your business, or whether you own the building purely as an investment. When you occupy the building for your business, one of the main,…
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The cap rate is one of the most basic calculations that investors often utilize when assessing both a property’s value, and its current rate of return on investment. This figure represents a property’s net annual income divided by the purchase price, and for many investors it represents the starting point in determining whether or not…
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Review the latest 2019 Q2 Commercial Market Trend and Outlook Report. The National Association of Realtors reaches out to over 50,000 commercial realtors and network affiliates to gather information about the current direction of commercial transactions. The National Association of Realtors National Real Estate Trends and Outlook 2019 Q2
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Ideally, when you sell your commercial property, you want to do so at the peak of the market, when property values are at their highest levels. The problem with this is that so many people mis-time the market, not observing it objectively, and then years down the road when looking into the rearview mirror, the…
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While the media and the American public were all caught up in the firestorm of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board announced FASAB 56, a resolution that allows companies to alter and misrepresent their financial statements if it is deemed to be in the best interest…
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Interest rates are such an important determinant for how our economy will be performing. When the cost of capital becomes more expensive, suddenly it becomes less profitable and more risky for businesses to expand, and commercial real estate investment transactions can become less attractive, too. But on the other hand, when interest rates are falling,…
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With the availability of good financing being so vital to maintaining a healthy commercial real estate market, it’s important to take a look at what the experts are now forecasting for us within this arena. After all, any changes in the percentage of down payment that’s required for purchasing property, as well as any changes…
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If you’ve never heard the term “infill land”, it refers to land that’s located within highly developed areas. The land will typically be surrounded by buildings, and it will be one of very few remaining parcels of vacant land within the area. The reason that real estate developers like to find infill land, is because…
Read MoreThese recent years have been good to commercial real estate. Things have improved considerably in so many geographical areas since The Great Recession, but what does the future now hold for us? We know that the economy and the real estate markets will come and go in cycles, so what does our crystal ball now…
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