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 [...]]]> http://southlandcommercial.com/blog/news/the-socio-tech-leap-they-won%e2%80%99t-understand-you/feed 0 http://southlandcommercial.com/blog/news/10-tips-for-investing-in-commercial-real-estate http://southlandcommercial.com/blog/news/10-tips-for-investing-in-commercial-real-estate#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:31:20 +0000 Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor http://southlandcommercial.com/blog/?p=298 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.  [...]]]> http://southlandcommercial.com/blog/news/10-tips-for-investing-in-commercial-real-estate/feed 0 http://southlandcommercial.com/blog/news/2009-student-housing-multifamily-recap http://southlandcommercial.com/blog/news/2009-student-housing-multifamily-recap#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:24:52 +0000 Carlton Dean, CCIM | Senior Investment Real Estate Advisor http://southlandcommercial.com/blog/?p=262 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 [...]]]> http://southlandcommercial.com/blog/news/2009-student-housing-multifamily-recap/feed 2