The Vital Roles of the Salesperson in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

In commercial real estate brokerage, each salesperson has a series of roles to play.  Many of those roles are critical in the team and are vitally important to the brokerage results.  Priorities are required for the roles and tasks associated with both listings and clients; that is by zone, by property type, and by territory…

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17 Essential Ways to Assess Shopping Center Performance

There are some key factors to watch and assess in shopping centre performance.  Some of them are linked.  There are also some stakeholders to the shopping centre performance process.  A good shopping centre manager knows what to look for and shape over time when it comes to asset performance and the people involved. Rarely can…

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How to Build a Fortunate Career in Commercial Real Estate

A career in commercial real estate can be rewarding in so many ways.  The process is personal and requires diligent effort.  Does this sound interesting to you?  There is a formula here to understand and to develop over time if this is your preferred career.  Business skill and discipline is required.  Short-cuts do not apply….

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The 6 Things to Know About Landlord Contact and Opportunity in Commercial Real Estate

In commercial real estate brokerage, the landlords in any town or city are welcoming of ongoing contact with brokers and agents.  The fact of the matter is that those landlords need help with rentals, leasing, tenant mix, and lease negotiations.  That is an opportunity in waiting for the astute leasing agents. So, you can do…

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Commercial Real Estate Brokerage – The Secrets of Super Team Structures

In your commercial real estate brokerage business, you will find that there is a definite advantage to be gained in pairing up some of the ‘front-line’ people within your greater sales and leasing team.  That pairing process can help them work specific locations, suburbs, and streets, with the property types, and service specialities.  I call…

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4 Ways to Refocus Your Commercial Real Estate Business

There will always be challenges in commercial real estate brokerage, across sales, leasing, and property management.  Those challenges will be both personal and brokerage related; you work in the middle of a churning and changing property market, so adjust and stay on track through all transactional pressures and shifts.   Frustrations will always evolve when…

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Tenant Targets in Retail Shopping Center Leasing

The retail part of the investment property market is quite special given the types of landlord clients and the tenants you must work with and help.  I have said many times before, that ‘retail’ is unique as a property type, given the occupancy factors that influence leasing decisions in shopping centres and stand alone ‘shops’….

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7 Winning Habits of Top Commercial Real Estate Agents

Many things change in commercial real estate throughout the year.  Pressures and challenges evolve, and the property market will change between sales and leasing activity.  Somewhere in all that change, will be the brokerage opportunities that you require in commissions, clients, and listings. When you understand the change factors in your commercial property market, you…

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How to Build a Good Reputation in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

When you consider your brokerage and its position in the local area, there are competitive facts to review and shape.  It is a strategy to develop over time.  Your business ‘brand’ is in the middle of the competitive concept and you must do something with that.   Put yourself and your brokerage brand firmly into the…

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