How to Generate Leads in Commercial Real Estate Agency
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How to Generate Leads in Commercial Real Estate Agency

When it comes to commercial real estate sales and leasing, you as the local property agent really do need a lot of leads and opportunities flowing to you on an ongoing basis.  Know the tenants, investors, property owners, and buyers who are seeking to acquire, change or relocate to and from quality commercial property. We…

Commercial Property Agents – Lead Generation Tips for Better Market Share
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Commercial Property Agents – Lead Generation Tips for Better Market Share

When you work as an agent in commercial or retail real estate, prospecting and cold calling are fundamental to growing your listings, lead generation, and market share.  The problem is that many salespeople have trouble locating and researching the prospects that they should talk to. So who are the prospects that you should be contacting? This…

Commercial Real Estate Agents – Record Keeping and Negotiating Tips
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Commercial Real Estate Agents – Record Keeping and Negotiating Tips

Given that commercial real estate is negotiation orientated, the integrity of your records and record-keeping processes is paramount for every deal and every listing in which you have an involvement.  As you are the agent in your location and may have plenty of active property and client issues at any time, your approach to real…

Commercial Real Estate Agents – Internet Marketing and Advertising Tips
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Commercial Real Estate Agents – Internet Marketing and Advertising Tips

In this property market, the Internet is quite important when it comes to marketing commercial real estate. People look to the internet first when they need property as either a place to lease or invest in. Considering that fact, commercial real estate agents should seriously consider how they are using the Internet and how that…

Commercial Agents – Inspection Tips for Office Premises
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Commercial Agents – Inspection Tips for Office Premises

Showing the commercial office property to a tenant is a special skill. If the inspection is held correctly, you can position yourself favourably for a leasing negotiation or ultimately an offer. I have developed this inspection strategy after doing many of these real estate leasing inspections personally over the years and seeing many agents take inspections…

Commercial Real Estate Agents – Tips for Inspecting Industrial Property
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Commercial Real Estate Agents – Tips for Inspecting Industrial Property

These are some general factors and concerns as they apply to industrial property and your commercial real estate agent inspection.  You may also identify other issues that can be included in your listing review process with any Landlord or Tenants. Checklist for Industrial Property Inspections So you can add to this list based on your…

Commercial Property Agents – Inspecting Properties the Right Way

Commercial Property Agents – Inspecting Properties the Right Way

As a commercial real estate agent, you have a requirement to inspect commercial properties regularly.  The same process also applies to retail properties although in that case, the information in the inspection process is far more complex and detailed.  For this very reason, it pays for you to create some checklists to use in the…

Advertising Strategies for Agents in Commercial Real Estate Today
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Advertising Strategies for Agents in Commercial Real Estate Today

When it comes to the marketing and advertising of commercial real estate today, it is critical to identify the correct target market and tap into it as part of the property promotion process.  The days of generic marketing are well gone and we now have limited enquiry for any given property listing.  To some degree,…

Retail Tenant Mix Strategies Today
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Retail Tenant Mix Strategies Today

When it comes to leasing and managing commercial and retail property today, it is wise to adopt a tenant mix strategy that encompasses the landlord’s requirements and the property’s special attributes. The designing of a tenancy mix can be quite a specialised process.  Local market knowledge will assist you greatly in establishing the plan and…

Commercial Property Agents – Tenant Move in Procedures that Work
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Commercial Property Agents – Tenant Move in Procedures that Work

When you negotiate a commercial or retail property management lease, the next stage will be moving the tenant into the property.  Uncontrolled tenant movement creates chaos, potentially disrupting other tenants in the tenant mix.  Professionalism is required of the leasing manager and the property manager as they move the tenant into the property. Every property…