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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 [...]

Jacksonville Industrial Report

SouthLand Commercial — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:46:53 +0000

By James F. Morgan, CCIM Full post at SVN Florida

The Jacksonville Industrial market has been impacted, with 1,378,000 SF added in 2009 and approximately 7,424,000 SF vacant out of the 70,720,000 SF currently in the market. In 2009 we showed a positive absorption of 709,000 SF. Rents slid over the last two years [...]

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, [...]

As Apartment Cap Rates Fall, Market Heats Up

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:36:11 +0000

Source: Multifamily Executive

Multifamily Executive reports: The multifamily acquisition market has been building momentum in the second quarter, with cap rates declining on a national level and the gap between buyers and sellers narrowing. Frenzied bidding has some long-term holders debating their strategy.

Typical sellers in the past two years seemed [...]

New Distress Climbs as CMBS Restructurings Shift

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:51:42 +0000

New Distress Climbs as CMBS Restructurings Shift - Borrowers are moving current assets into special [...]

Leon County Courts Annex Renovation

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:48:05 +0000

Location: Thomasville Road at Collins Drive Tallahassee, FL

Status: Under Construction

Owner: Leon County Board of County Commissioners

Description: The 14,000 square foot renovation and addition of a 2 story masonry structure on Thomasville Road

Tallahassee: Florida’s 3rd Lowest Unemployment 8.6%

Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:36:44 +0000

Being active in the commercial real estate brokerage arena in Northwest Florida, I was thrilled to read the statistics that Tallahassee has the third lowest unemployment rate in Florida. Click here to read the full story on UrbanTallahassee.com.

Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2010 is 12.2 percent. This represents 1,126,000 jobless out of a [...]

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 [...]