Retail Shopping Center Characteristics for Successful Property Performance
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Retail Shopping Center Characteristics for Successful Property Performance

If you specialise in retail shop leasing, you will need to know about shopping center characteristics for your area and what makes a retail property thrive.  Not all shopping center properties are the same and the competition for customers is high. A regional retail shopping mall or center will have a big impact on surrounding…

Finding Quality Tenants for Retail Property Leasing
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Finding Quality Tenants for Retail Property Leasing

A shopping centre is a special place when it comes to tenant selection, leasing, and tenant placement.  The tenancy mix within a shopping centre has to be balanced with the right businesses and product or service offerings.  On that basis a retail leasing agent must have a good prospecting plan that taps into the right…

Pain Points in Leasing Commercial and Retail Property
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Pain Points in Leasing Commercial and Retail Property

If you work as a commercial real estate leasing agent, there will be challenges and disruptions to the market throughout the year.  All of these things will create some degree of pain and discomfort when it comes to working with landlords, finding tenants, and closing leasing deals. A good leasing agent will track the trends…

Vacancy Management is Part of a Healthy Commercial Property
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Vacancy Management is Part of a Healthy Commercial Property

In commercial real estate leasing and property management, you should expect to have a few vacancies each year in the tenancy mix.  Allow for a certain number of vacant tenancies and adjust your property performance accordingly.  It is interesting to note that aging properties will have a rising vacancy factor; the only way you can…

How to be an Acknowledged Expert in Retail Property Leasing
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How to be an Acknowledged Expert in Retail Property Leasing

When you lease or manage a retail property or shopping center, it is essential that you know your retail tenants and their intentions.  The relationship that you build with those tenants over time will help you with the process. It is no secret that the retail property market is under some pressure and change due…

What To Look For When Purchasing Commercial Investment Property In London

What To Look For When Purchasing Commercial Investment Property In London

Until recently, investing in the London commercial property market would have seemed a poor proposition. The recession caused a collapse in this market, which at its worst saw values falling by 33% from their 2007 high point. However, there has since been a rebound in property prices, and recent signs of economic growth will further…

Industrial Property Agents – Do a Local Business Evaluation Survey for Your Prospects
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Industrial Property Agents – Do a Local Business Evaluation Survey for Your Prospects

When you sell and lease industrial property, the buyers and tenants that we work with may know little about the local area in which the property is located.  For this reason, you should prepare a generic ‘evaluation survey’ of the local area and business community.  This document as it relates to an industrial property will…

Commercial Property Agents – How to Qualify Industrial Property Tenants
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Commercial Property Agents – How to Qualify Industrial Property Tenants

The best way to enter the commercial property market as an agent or salesperson is perhaps at the industrial property level. Industrial property is easy to understand and not overly complex when it comes to leasing or selling. Listing Powerhouse Industrial property is the base of business and it is the ‘powerhouse’ of business activity. …

How to Market Retail Property and Shopping Centres Today – Tips for Commercial Real Estate Agents
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How to Market Retail Property and Shopping Centres Today – Tips for Commercial Real Estate Agents

When marketing a retail property or shopping centre today, there are some critical factors to be considered prior to the commencement of the marketing program. Every marketing campaign needs to be optimised for the right type of inquiry and the target market. There are enough frustrations today with property finance and finance availability to frustrate many…

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…