July 26th, 2010 | Articles, News
Originally by: Miguel de Arcos
Hot off the wire, Facebook announces that they have hit 500 million users(that’s more than the entire population of the United States!). Forget the fact that we now have another college aged billionaire, this is concrete proof that social media is the new communication method. I still [...]
July 14th, 2010 | Articles, News
Economist Dr. Sam Chandon
Originally by: Miguel de Arcos
Borrowing from Chief Economist Dr. Sam Chandon’s Midsummer Employment Outlook we are finally generating the proof to the notion we have been shouting from the rooftops for close to a year now; The stimulus money spent on job creation was spent incorrectly! ” The Bureau [...]
June 14th, 2010 | Articles
By: Jerry Anderson, CCIM
Source: SVN Florida
Get in front of market conditions.
Spend 5-10% of your time educating yourself.
Spend 10% of your time marketing yourself.
Spend 40% of your time with prospects/clients.
Immediately improve your efficiency/effectiveness.
Connect with a personal mentor or coach.
Immediately implement “contact management” software.
Improve the quality of relationships with 10 prospects.
Have past clients write to target prospects.
Probe, [...]
March 22nd, 2010 | Articles, News
Kirk Halpin reiterates the “fundamentals” for investing successfully in commercial real estate. There is nothing new here – just a summary of basic principals that “matter” (or mistakes to avoid), no matter the economic climate. Unfortunately, many and even most, were overlooked during the recent run-up in prices and frenzy buying. [...]
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 [...]
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