In Thursday’s commercial real estate news – we’ll look at how hurricane Harvey will hurt Houston mortgage bonds already feeling pain from low oil prices, the CMBS Issuance doubles in the Second quarter leading to more positive outlook, the revision of the US second quarter growth, and more.
Month: August 2017
Commercial Real Estate News for Wednesday, Aug. 30
In Wednesday’s commercial real estate news – we’ll look at hurricane Harvey’s likely effect on Houston’s commercial property market, how the Chinese policy wall slows investment capital bound for US assets, what are the top five cyber-security threats to real estate businesses, and more. Harvey Likely to Weigh on Houston’s Commercial Property Market for Months … Read more
Commercial Real Estate News for Monday, Aug. 28
Welcome back! In Monday’s commercial real estate news – we’ll look at chocolate giant Ferrero setting up an outpost on Roosevelt Island, commercial real estate highlights from Richmond, VA, how the proposed Metro DC sales tax would unfairly burden area poor families, and Amazon’s plan to open a fulfillment center inside a former Ohio mall. … Read more
Social Media Doesn’t Work
Okay… we may have lied, social media works and you need to take advantage of it now! After a conversation with our very own, CCIM Troy Muljat about his real life experience using social media within his firm, we are more than convinced that social media isn’t just for the average social butterfly.
Seven Traits to Look for in a Real Estate Broker
I’ve been involved in commercial real estate for more than 25 years. Since then, I’ve come to understand what works and what doesn’t when it comes to the relationship between a client and their broker. I put together a list of 7 key traits for brokers to strive for, developed from my many years of … Read more
Commercial Real Estate News for Friday, Aug. 25
Happy Friday! In Friday’s commercial real estate news – we’ll look at how the Chinese government moves to stem flow of funds to overseas CRE investments, how Miami’s industrial market stacks up against its peers, how the Kentucky real estate market is still strong through the first half of 2017, the commercial investment boom is … Read more
Commercial Real Estate News for Thursday, Aug. 24
In Thursday’s commercial real estate news – we’ll look at how SoftBank put more than $4 billion into commercial real estate start-up WeWork, how the OCC seeks to raise appraisal thresholds for commercial real estate loans, how the lowered value estimate are becoming an issue for regional malls, and more.
How to Use Facebook Ads for CRE Listings
Facebook’s user base consists of over 2 billion users, according to Zephoria. This means that there is a possible 2 billion users encountering your commercial real estate ads everyday. Now keep in mind that while there are over 2 billion users on Facebook, not all 2 billion of those will encounter your ads. You are … Read more
The 5 Types of Commercial Real Estate
To help manage the colossal scope of their industry, commercial brokers and investors have split it into five types of commercial real estate. Below, I’ll talk about what these different categories include and what to look for when investing in them. Office Office buildings range in size from the small suburban office parks to the … Read more
Commercial Real Estate News for Wednesday, Aug. 23
Welcome back! In Wednesdays’s commercial real estate news – we’ll look at how Boston pension funds and life insurers overtake banks as the biggest CRE lenders, the 10 must reads for the CRE industry today, commercial real estate sales dip below 2016’s record high, and more.