Category: CRE Trends
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Don’t Let Parking Get You in a Jam
Every place of business needs space for employees and visitors to park, which makes the parking lot one of the more important considerations when managing a commercial building.
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Small Business Owners Buying Commercial Real Estate
Rising employment rates are one of the main drivers of the commercial real estate sector. As businesses hire more workers, they will require additional office space and seek to further expand their operations.
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The High Cost of Maintaining the Status Quo [Whitepaper]
Building Engines released a new whitepaper, “Property and Tenant Management Systems: The High Cost of Maintaining the Status Quo,” that outlines the increasing percentage of real estate managers that are utilizing technology to maintain a competitive advantage and what is really at stake by relying on outdated and sub-par systems.
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What Will Your Prospective Tenants Find Online About You?
These days, the buyer is in control. Unlike previous generations, prospective tenants have the tools to instantly research and compare their buying decisions – without so much as leaving the couch or picking up the phone. According to Intelius, 78% of B2b consumers believe that it is very important to look up information about businesses…
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Does Job Creation Mean Growth in CRE Market?
The commercial real estate market is showing improvement in most markets, but the slow economic growth has limited the ability of companies to add jobs.
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Have We Met Before? Communicating Through Digital Channels
With the technology available to most businesses, employees can work closely with someone and never meet face to face. This has become the reality for many workers across the country, to the point where 40 percent of people have collaborated on a project with someone they have never met, according to a new study by…
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Avoid Long Periods of Vacancy
A two-story office building in Bradenton, Florida, sat empty for five years after construction was completed, according to the Bradenton Herald. Five. Long. Years. The national recession and lack of business lending by local banks kept a number of companies from moving into the facility. Every office complex will deal with its share of vacancies,…
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When Construction Projects Ruin Tenant Relationships
The general wear and tear on a building can create some unsafe working conditions. Electrical wiring may become frayed or damaged, increasing the risk of a fire, or walkways may become pitted and rough, boosting the chance of a visitor tripping and being injured. These issues needs to be dealt with for effective building management,…
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How to Win the Winter Battle Against Your Building
In light of a major snowstorm sweeping from D.C. to Chicago (and wreaking havoc on flight schedules), it becomes fairly evident that we can’t always control Mother Nature – and boy can she be pain in the butte! There’s little we can do when she decides to wintry mix it up – much to the…