If you are considering commercial real estate as career, or find yourself within the industry looking for ways to accelerate your growth, the one piece of advice I will offer is to align yourself with the right mentor. Your talents and energy are needed more than ever in an industry that is late to adapt to […]
Now that we have learned about important laws and regulations on the use of drones, let’s discuss how drone technology is integrated into marketing usage within commercial real estate. Drone Photography One of the most pivotal components of marketing commercial real estate assets is photography. In order to create any collateral, you need a picture of what […]
Patrick Toomey and Tom Lagos have joined forces at JLL. While running competing teams in the industry, they found that they shared a deep conviction in a client-first approach to the business. Tom and Patrick also realized that they would have the proper balance of business development and execution to have a high-quality and high-volume team. With Patrick’s institutional […]
Although not a standard street in the typical sense, Main Street U.S.A Disneyland is destination shopping at its finest: classic retail storefronts, a delicious candy store filled with fudge, toffee and caramel apples shaped as Mickey Mouse, an old movie theater playing “Steamboat Willie,” and even a French-style cafe where you can rest your tired […]
Boring, old-fashioned, dirty, necessary. These are the words that might come to mind when Americans today think of a traditional strip mall. Ever thought about the work that goes into designing a strip mall? It may be hard to fathom that there is any sort of methodical reasoning that goes into the physical design of […]
Receiving an offer or pending renewal can seem exciting for any owner. However, when it comes to selling the shopping center, not all deals are created equal. In fact, it can affect the valuation process. For an owner, a vacancy can be a negative on the one-hand, and a value-add opportunity for a buyer on […]
The role of a transaction manager is almost always found in residential real estate; no top producing agent or team would be caught without having someone whose focus is coordinating the transactions. However, when it comes to commercial real estate, where arguably the process can be even more detailed and timely, not every group or […]
Property marketing can be a complex formula in understanding both the buyer and property. Our team has found that breaking that formula down to two equal parts has been a proven way to properly position a property on the market. Understanding the buyer is the foundation to our property marketing methodology. Next step is understanding the […]
Every week the newspapers paint a dire picture of the retail industry – one where the retail industry is driving off a cliff, much like the iconic scene in Thelma and Louise. There are countless articles about thousands of store closings, the number of brand name retailers calling it quits, no new shopping centers being […]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (commonly referred to as “drones”) are without a doubt changing the commercial real estate transaction and marketing process. The use of technology has enabled brokerages to effectively market properties by providing quality aerials, parcel layouts, and give prospective buyers a larger perspective on how a property fits within the local market. Property […]