Category: CRE Trends
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Checklist: 3 Steps to Recalculate and Remeasure Your Portfolio
When was the last time you recalculated and remeasured your portfolio? If it was years ago, you likely didn’t measure your portfolio with the latest measurement standards. This means you’re not maximizing your RSF – costing you revenue. But, remeasuring and recalculating can be time-consuming. And, learning the newest measurement standards can be tedious and…
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3 Reasons Your Property Inspections Program is Failing – And How to Fix It
Does your property inspections program get you the results you want? Or, does it often fail to generate the data you need to keep your building in great shape? Regular inspections can help you extend the lifetime of your equipment and keep your building running smoothly. But, only if your inspection program is successful in…
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Should I Create an RFP – Or Not?
Unsure whether you should create an RFP? While the RFP process is a great way to find quality vendors at the right price, the traditional process can be time-consuming. And, with manual methods, there’s no guarantee you’ll find the right vendor. So, should you even bother with competitive bidding? If you want to find the…
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6 Steps to a Successful Property Inspection
Are your property inspections successful – providing you all the info you need to manage property performance and ensure compliance? Property inspections can help you keep your building in great shape and can help you avoid equipment breakdowns that require costly repairs or replacements. However, manual inspections are time-consuming to regularly conduct, making it tempting…
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Checklist: How to Use Building Operations Software to Increase Revenue
Do you want to increase revenue across your CRE portfolio – but aren’t sure how? While raising rent and increasing occupancy is traditional ways to increase revenue, it can only get you so far. If you have high occupancy rented at market rates, you need to look at alternative methods to increase your revenue. One…
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How Building Operations Software Can Help You Reduce Operating Costs
Are you keeping your CRE operating costs as low as possible? Or, do they seem to creep up each year? Reducing your operating costs is one of the best ways you can improve the profitability of your building. But, decreasing your expenses can seem impossible. Everything you do to run your property and keep tenants…
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How Space Management Can Help You Attract and Retain Tenants
Does your space management platform help you attract and keep the best tenants? Space management and tenant retention might seem unrelated. But, managing your space so that it’s easy for prospects to visualize their new space is important for attracting new tenants. And, making tenant floorplan access and updates quick can help you keep existing…
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Building Engines Announces New Platform Capabilities for Space Management
At Building Engines, we are always looking for new ways to innovate and to make our customers’ lives easier. With this in mind, we have been thinking of additional ways to help teams improve manual space management processes and achieve better collaboration. That is why we are excited to announce the launch of new functionality for Prism Space Management. We’ve heard time…
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5 Signs Your Vendor Bidding Process Is Broken
Does your vendor bidding process go smoothly every time? Or, do you struggle to find the right vendor after going through the process? When you need new vendors, competitive bidding can help you choose the best vendor for your property. But, getting the vendor bidding process right can be challenging. Between writing the RFP, choosing and communicating with vendors,…
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Checklist: 4 Tips to Improve your Vendor Bidding Process
Does your vendor bidding process get the results you want? Or, do you struggle to find the right vendor at the right price? Sending service contracts out for competitive bidding is necessary for tasks like cleaning, landscaping, and snow removal. Whether you need to replace a vendor that’s no longer a good fit or you have new vendor needs, the vendor bidding process can…