Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
Monday, August 30th, 2010
From Tom Vincent, CCIM | Chicago, IL - Please take a look at our latest edition of the Sentinel eNews. In this issue:
- Latest Whitepaper | Thriving, Not Surviving In Commercial Real Estate
- Active All-Cash Buyer Seeking Properties
- Featured VIDEO | Commercial Real Estate Bargain Hunters
- Whitepaper | Going Green To Get The Green
- Featured VIDEO | Getting Commercial Real Estate Guidance
- Featured Article | Commercial Real Estate Pipeline Opening Up
- Featured Investment Opportunities
- Resource Corner: Useful Links
- About Tom Vincent, CCIM
Tags: advisor, assets, broker, buy, chicago, commercial, economy, in the news, investing, investment, investor, lending, marketing, newsletter, office, opportunities, real estate, Retail, sperry van ness, tom vincent
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010
From Walt Arnold, CCIM, SIOR | Albuquerque NM
Click HERE to listen to the Commercial Real Estate Report for 7-26-10!
Bob Clark, News Radio 770 KKOB: Walt, if I needed to hire a commercial real estate broker, what skills and abilities would I look for in that person?
Good morning. Commercial real estate is so different from residential real estate and there are just so many more moving parts to the commercial business which includes office, industrial, retail, hospitality, self storage and apartments. There is the investment side; the owner user and also the leasing end of the business and each have their own intricacies. So first off you would want to make sure the broker is an expert in the field of commercial real estate you need. That is the first criteria.
Bob Clark: What else is important in selecting a commercial broker?
Having a level of experience which might include membership in either the CCIM Institute, which requires years to complete the certification process or an SIOR, a select group of 2,800 commercial brokers worldwide is an important component in selecting a broker to work with.
At Sperry Van Ness we talk about having encyclopedic market area knowledge and stress being the recognized expert in the market area. Someone looking for a broker wants to make sure they understand the market and have strong knowledge of it.
Another important trait is a broker that listens to your needs and assesses those needs and then works diligently to complete the transaction and keeps everyone apprised of the progress as it moves toward the completion
Bob Clark: Walt you have talked before about all the parts of the commercial transaction, how can a broker help put it all together?
There are many parts to the puzzle of a commercial transaction and making sure your Broker understands those pieces, like the ALTA survey, Phase One environmental report, space planning, financing, the lease document, the Tenant Improvement process including TI drawings dealing with architects, contractors, attorneys, owners and tenants requires someone with many skills to help analyze the commercial transaction from start to finish and beyond.
This is a preview of Albuquerque Commercial Real Estate Report 7.26.10: Hiring A CRE Broker . Read the full post (524 words, 1 image, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)
Tags: albuquerque, broker's opinion of value, commercial, cre, economy, for lease, for sale, industrial, investments, leased space, listings, New Mexico, office, office market, opportunities, property, property management, property values, radio show, real estate, Retail, sperry van ness, tenant representation, walt arnold
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010
From Sperry Van Ness Accelerated Marketing | John Johnson, CCIM - From the blog of our President and CEO Kevin Maggiacomo, Sperry Van Ness announces it’s ardent use of social media across the board, and it’s working. It a recent video produced by the company, SVN brokers around the country share testimony after testimony about getting ahead of the competition and closing deals by marketing themselves and their listings using social media. Kevin writes:
Social Media and Commercial Real Estate – while some say the two don’t mix, I say they’re flat wrong. I’ve been evangelizing the innovative use of technology and digital media in commercial real estate on this blog since day one. While I normally don’t use this forum to tout the company, I’m making an exception for this post.
The video above simply validates what I’ve been saying for quite some time, which is that social media and commercial real estate fit like hand-in-glove. Yes, I know it’s difficult to believe, but it’s true – there are still naysayers who decry social media and its effectiveness – they just don’t exist at Sperry Van Ness. We have won listings, received media exposure, broadened and deepened relationships, and yes, we have closed real deals with social media. While some of our industry peers play the skeptic and hold on to the past, we embrace the demands of the market and look to the future.
Tags: buyer, commercial, Commercial Real Estate, cre, investors, lenders, market, marketing, national, properties, real estate, seller, social media, sperry van ness, transactions, video
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
To quote from the Times article tells us:
“The plan to put Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae into conservatorship was meant to be temporary.
But nearly two years later, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has only just begun the process of figuring out how to overhaul the U.S. housing finance system.”
This is a preview of Freddie Mac Requests Additional $1.8 Billion From the Fed . Read the full post (161 words, 1 image, estimated 39 secs reading time)
Tags: crash, defaults, distressed, economic forecast, economy, Fannie Mae, Fed, financing, Freddie Mac, lenders, loans, market, national, reports
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
From Walt Arnold, CCIM, SIOR | Albuquerque NM -
>>> Click HERE to listen to the Commercial Real Estate Report for 7-19-10 <<<
Bob Clark, News Radio 770 KKOB: Walt this is such a difficult environment in commercial real estate, do you have any advice on how to navigate this market.
Walt Arnold: Bob, this is a commercial landscape seen for the first time. We are in an extremely tight credit market, strict regulations from the feds on lending, high unemployment and many financial constraints on companies.
This is a preview of Commercial Real Estate Report 7.19.10: Market Resources . Read the full post (485 words, 1 image, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)
Tags: acquisitions, albuquerque, asset, banks, commercial, cre, Distressed Assets, economy, for lease, for sale, industrial, investment, investors, leased space, listings, market report, New Mexico, office, opportunities, property, property management, radio show, real estate, recession, Retail, sperry van ness, tenant representation, walt arnold
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
From Sperry Van Ness Accelerated Marketing | John Johnson, CCIM - Dr. Sam Chandon, Chief International Economist for Real Capital Analytics, suggests that our congressional lawmakers may have been short-sighted in the newly passed and signed financial reform act. The act does not seem to consider the fact that we are a part of a global economy. Dr. Chandon states that “A problem for the domestic financial system is that cross-country imbalances in the strength of regulatory oversight will, all things being equal, drive capital to less costly havens.”
For all of Dr. Chandon’s article in “The Commerical Observer”, click HERE.
This is a preview of An economist’s opinion on the Financial Reform Act . Read the full post (119 words, 1 image, estimated 29 secs reading time)
Tags: banks, capital, commercial, Commercial Real Estate, cre, financial reform act, government, lender, lending, loans, market, national, real estate
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Monday, June 21st, 2010
From Walt Arnold, CCIM, SIOR | Albuquerque, NM
>>> Click here to listen to the Commercial Real Estate Report for 6-14-10! <<<
Bob Clark, News Radio 770 KKOB: Walt, If a company is interested in leasing a commercial property what do they need to think about?
This process is called tenant representation and it is a process that helps companies analyze the best alternatives in the lease market. At Sperry Van Ness we have a well defined process that coordinates all the variables in the market ending with the best decision for a tenant.
But, what companies need to consider is this:
First, get out your lease today and find out when it expires and see if there are any options or provisions to remain past the expiration date.
Once you know when the lease expires and also know that the space isn’t meeting your needs any longer, get in touch with me at Sperry Van Ness and we can explain the process of tenant representation.
Landlords deal with leases all the time, most tenants deal with it once every three to five years. So it is definitely a benefit to a tenant to work with a commercial broker on looking for lease space or considering a renewal.
Bob: Is there a certain time a tenant should begin thinking about moving, how long before the lease expires should a company plan for a move.
The best answer for that is, it varies, and it varies by the size of the tenant. A smaller tenant can usually make the decisions
This is a preview of Commercial Real Estate Report 6.14.10: Leasing Commercial Space . Read the full post (523 words, 1 image, estimated 2:06 mins reading time)
Tags: albuquerque, asset, bid/ask, CCIM, commercial, cre, economy, for lease, investments, leased space, market, market report, New Mexico, real estate, recession, Retail, single tenant, SIOR, tenants, Triple-net-lease, walt arnold
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
 From Walt Arnold, CCIM, SIOR | Albuquerque, NM - A recent study in New Mexico Business Weekly reports a 16% growth over the last decade with good marks for advanced college degrees and jobless rate. And of course personally, I can see the attraction! People want to enjoy the desert southwest and quality of life in New Mexico’s largest city. No hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes and a great quality of life that allows for snow skiing and golf on the same day in the winter and in the summers with the mile high elevation rarely a 100 degree day with low humidity (it’s a dry heat)!
Tags: albuquerque, broker's opinion of value, investment, market report, New Mexico, population growth, real estate, walt arnold
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Saturday, June 5th, 2010
From John Johnson, CCIM - Atlanta, GA | Several days ago, I wrote a blog post about my concern with the Carried Interest legislation that was pending at the time in the Senate. While many in the CRE industry expressed concerns to our senators, the tax bill passed the Senate. Passage has only caused opposition to intensify, as many of us are significantly concerned that this legislation will cause major damage to our fragile economy.
From CoStar:
This is a preview of Real Estate Groups Warn Carried Interest Tax to Harm Recovery . Read the full post (224 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)
Tags: 2010, carried interest, commercial, Commercial Real Estate, cre, economy, investments, John Johnson, legislation, partnerships, real estate, recovery, tax increase, wall street
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Sunday, May 30th, 2010
From John Johnson, CCIM - Atlanta, GA
 I received this article from the social media guide Mashable.com via a recent newsletter from the International Council of Shopping Centers, and wanted to share it because it reiterates the importance of keeping a critical focus on not only my own marketing objectives, but also on how information is being exchanged at a continuing rate change. In the first point, it mentions that globally the average person spends 6 hours per month on social media. That is a startling piece of information and this entire article really points out why individuals at the highest levels of companies must be aware of and involved in this incredible phenomenon.
Tags: executives, ICSC, marketing, real estate, social media
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