Commercial Real Estate Brokers – Avoid the Big Mistakes of Missing Commercial Property Information
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Commercial Real Estate Brokers – Avoid the Big Mistakes of Missing Commercial Property Information

In commercial real estate brokerage today some properties have issues of concern that could impact buyers or tenants in the sale or leasing process.  A due diligence process is required by brokers and agents to cover off on all the property issues before any marketing campaign commences. The owner of the property can deliberately be…

A Checklist of Critical Questions to Ask in Shopping Center Management
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A Checklist of Critical Questions to Ask in Shopping Center Management

The retail shopping centre management process is quite specific and more intense when compared to that of office or industrial property management.  The management of a retail shopping center is a detailed and systemized process of property performance balanced against the property’s attributes.  There are unique categories of property performance to address, including tenant interaction…

Shopping Centre Managers – Trying Hard to Find Retail Shopping Center Tenants
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Shopping Centre Managers – Trying Hard to Find Retail Shopping Center Tenants

The quality of the retail tenants that you put in a shopping center will greatly impact the tenant mix and the attraction of customers to the property over the long term.  Every vacancy should be carefully considered so that the best tenant is chosen for the location with a view to the long-term bolstering of…

A Blueprint for Finding Retail Tenants to Fill Shop Vacancies
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A Blueprint for Finding Retail Tenants to Fill Shop Vacancies

Vacancies in shop leasing can be a real drag on shopping centre performance and retail sales.  Any current or upcoming shop vacancy in a tenant mix should be resolved quickly and directly.  It is important that the customers to the property do not feel that there is an issue in occupancy and retail offering.   …

Commercial Real Estate Leasing – How to Achieve Occupancy Goals with a Tenant Retention Plan

Commercial Real Estate Leasing – How to Achieve Occupancy Goals with a Tenant Retention Plan

Like it or not, tenants have plenty of choices in a commercial investment property when it comes to lease renewal time. When you lose a tenant at the end of a lease, you lose rent and outgoings recovery, which then stresses the landlord in many different ways. In a property market and city with many…

Commercial Real Estate Leasing Agents – Consistency Brings Results Faster in Listings and Commissions
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Commercial Real Estate Leasing Agents – Consistency Brings Results Faster in Listings and Commissions

Many agents that start a career in commercial real estate brokerage commence in the leasing segment of the market and particularly in industrial property, and that is because the factors of industrial leasing are basic and easy to understand.  A couple of years of negotiating industrial leases with local landlords and tenants will usually help…

Tenant Mix Planning Chart for Commercial Real Estate Agents
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Tenant Mix Planning Chart for Commercial Real Estate Agents

Planning a tenant mix in any commercial or retail property requires real planning and a reasonable amount of research.   In this chart, I have covered some of the most important factors to consider and review in working up a strategy and mix plan for your investment property. Occupancy planning is such a special thing. …

Answering Your Questions About Ways of Finding Commercial Real Estate Leasing Landlords and Tenants
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Answering Your Questions About Ways of Finding Commercial Real Estate Leasing Landlords and Tenants

In most towns and cities today, there are factors of change and opportunity in the commercial office leasing market.  This is especially true as businesses approach seasonal business peaks, such as those seen at the end of the trading season or the start of a new fiscal year. Know the business cycles and seasons that…

Tailor Your Commercial Real Estate Listing Pitch to the Clients Property
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Tailor Your Commercial Real Estate Listing Pitch to the Clients Property

When you are wanting to win a listing or a new client, make sure that your listing or commercial real estate services pitch is directly tailored to the client’s intelligence, market knowledge, property situation and property.  As simple as the rule seems, so many agents take the ‘generic’ approach and thereby fail to lift their…

Aligning Lease Negotiations to the Commercial Property Market

Aligning Lease Negotiations to the Commercial Property Market

When it comes to negotiating a lease on a commercial office property, make sure that all the factors of the lease negotiation are aligned with the intentions and requirements of the client.  The payment of your commission depends on the outcome of the lease transaction for your client.  Generally, you will be acting for the…