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The Socio-Tech Leap – THEY WON’T UNDERSTAND YOU!

SouthLand Commercial — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:17:20 +0000

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 [...]

Midsummer Proof That Private Jobs Beats Government Jobs

SouthLand Commercial — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:22:58 +0000

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 [...]

TO CAPITALIZE ON TODAY’S COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET A BROKER MUST:

SouthLand Commercial — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:12:54 +0000

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, [...]

10 Tips for Investing in Commercial Real Estate

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:31:20 +0000

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. [...]

Student Housing Market is a Safe Haven

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:24:52 +0000

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 [...]

Understanding the Acquisitions Process

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:41:01 +0000

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 [...]

North Florida Region’s Retail Commercial Real Estate Doing Just Fine in Difficult Economy

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:05:17 +0000

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 [...]

For Investors looking to profit—the key is Timing, Timing, Timing

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:00:27 +0000

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 [...]

Leveraging Process to Your Advantage

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:17:46 +0000

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 [...]

Finding The Bottom vs. Finding Value

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:01:45 +0000

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 [...]