How to do a Vacancy Risk Assessment in Commercial Investment Property
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How to do a Vacancy Risk Assessment in Commercial Investment Property

The vacancies in any commercial or retail investment property will have a radical and direct impact on cash flow in many different ways. It directly follows that a vacancy assessment should be undertaken regularly as part of a property performance strategy and planning process. That can be part of a property management and or leasing…

The Best Ways to Find Retail Tenants for Shopping Centers

The Best Ways to Find Retail Tenants for Shopping Centers

The retail tenant prospecting process in commercial real estate brokerage is quite unique and special. The retail section of the property market requires understanding and dedicated focus if a reasonable income is to be extracted from sales and leasing activity. So let’s look at some ways to do that and how you can get involved…

A Game Plan for Retail Shopping Center Tenant Prospecting
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A Game Plan for Retail Shopping Center Tenant Prospecting

Finding the right retail tenants to lease shops within your shopping centre can be quite a special process.  It is a matter of finding the right tenant for the location and the tenancy mix.  Every shop is different; every shopping centre is unique.  Your prospecting model for finding new tenants should be carefully crafted. When…

Commercial Real Estate Leasing – 10 Ways to Prevent High Vacancy Factors and Tenant Turnover
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Commercial Real Estate Leasing – 10 Ways to Prevent High Vacancy Factors and Tenant Turnover

Many commercial property managers and leasing managers don’t spend enough time on tenant management and communication, only to soon find that they have an upcoming vacancy or a building that is underperforming from a rent and occupancy perspective. There is a strong link between tenant encouragement, communication, property performance, and landlord involvement.  At the base…

8 Ways to Improve Investment Property Performance When Leasing Vacant Premises
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8 Ways to Improve Investment Property Performance When Leasing Vacant Premises

I get really annoyed when I see a leasing person marketing, negotiating and closing on a property lease with little regard to broader lease strategies that could improve the greater property performance.   Top agents don’t do that! Far too many leasing agents just negotiate a lease deal on a ‘singular’ basis; that is one tenant,…

How to Improve Shopping Center Performance Factors and Retail Sales

How to Improve Shopping Center Performance Factors and Retail Sales

In retail shopping centre management today the presentation and appearance of the retail property in the eyes of both the tenants and the customers will be a fundamental fact that will influence sales and future rental potential. Ultimately everything of an ‘appearance’ nature is linked.  There is no other investment property type quite like it. …

How to Investigate Shopping Centers for Real Brokerage Opportunity

When you manage or lease a retail shopping centre you really do need to understand the prevailing market conditions, the property, and the level of competition around you.  That means a regular and full review of tenancy activity, shopping centre demand, and future retail projects.  Retail properties are impacted by some quite different key performance…