February 25th, 2010 | Articles, News
Being active in the brokerage of student housing in Tallahassee, FL as well around the SE part of the country, I was fascinated by an article written by Jessica Ruderman, a senior analyst with Real Capital Analytics that appeared in Student Housing Business this past month. Jessica categorically stated, “student [...]
February 18th, 2010 | Articles
One of the most important parts of the commercial real estate life-cycle is the acquisition phase. I believe most reasonable people would admit that the best way to have a successful outcome to any real estate venture is to get off on the right foot to begin with. While it’s certainly possible to “rescue” a [...]
February 1st, 2010 | Articles, News
Francis Rentz, CCIM, Managing Co-Director and Senior Advisor of Sperry Van Ness | Southland Commercial, was a featured guest speaker at the recent ICSC North Florida Idea Exchange that was held at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Jacksonville, Florida. Rentz is an expert in the region and shared his insight and [...]
January 18th, 2010 | Articles
If you have, bought, sold, traded or even remotely been around real estate, you know the phrase “Location, Location, Location”. While this old adage couldn’t be more true when it comes to identifying great real estate, I am often asked the question “how do I identify opportunities in this marketplace?”.
For investors looking [...]
January 5th, 2010 | Articles
Process—even the word itself has come to hold a negative connotation for many. With the plethora of conflicting information that has been written about process management and process engineering, combined with the nightmares we have all experienced as a result of bad process, many executives fear the pain associated with flawed process more than they [...]
January 5th, 2010 | Articles
Arriving at a decision on the best strategy for how to successfully navigate the commercial real estate market during these challenging economic times is vexing to many an investor. Do I, or don’t I? That is the conundrum facing most commercial real estate investors in today’s market. Do I, or don’t I liquidate my portfolio [...]
January 3rd, 2010 | Articles
Valuing a property or portfolio even in the best of market conditions is a subjective exercise. This subjective exercise is only further complicated by nature of the fact that we clearly don’t have the luxury of a robust commercial real estate market on our side. So my question is this: Have commercial real estate values [...]
January 3rd, 2010 | Articles
As I speak with clients, co-workers, and industry pundits, the one thing we all agree upon is that the economy is bad, and that we haven’t found the bottom yet—especially where commercial real estate is concerned. While opinions may vary as to exactly where the market is headed, and the timing surrounding any major shifts [...]
December 12th, 2009 | Articles
I rarely have a conversation these days where the topic of financing doesn’t arise as a serious concern for my clients. When the economy is robust, and the capital markets are frothy, financing a commercial real estate transaction is a relatively simple matter. However during today’s recessionary times, the commercial capital markets are severely constrained. [...]
November 19th, 2009 | Articles, News
By Mark Alexander, CCIM
Originally published at SVN Florida
Thud! Did you hear that? It sounded like the Florida residential real estate market just hit bottom. Most cities across the country have reported a stabilization of average home prices and a number of cities have actually shown small increases. Stable home prices should help [...]
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