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Video: CoStar’s Director of Office Property Research Provides an Update: Office Construction vs. Norms; Rent Growth Year Over Year; Vacancy by City; More…

Walter Page, Director of Office Property Research for CoStar, provides and update on the Office Market in this video from The Commercial Real Estate Show. This update on the office property market includes performance, construction, and supply. Walter presents and discusses a chart of new office property construction versus norms by city, a chart – […]

Video: John Bejjani of Green Street Takes on Topic of Current Commercial Real Estate Valuations

In an interview with Allen Kenney of Reit.com John Bejjani, an analyst with Green Street Advisors, a company with over 100 employees including more than 40 research professionals that provides actionable intelligence for commercial real estate investors, discusses the commercial real estate market. Highlights include: Cash flow and operating income growth remains healthy Cap rate […]

Video: Should one agree to personally guarantee a lease?

The Commercial Real Estate Show addresses the question of whether one should personally guarantee a lease for his or her company. The answer is no, if you can get away with it, as there is no benefit to a tenant. However, practically speaking, most landlords will require a personal guarantee for a small business. That […]

Video: Jay Parsons of RealPage Provides a Multifamily Market Update and Forecast for 2017

Jay Parsons, Vice President for MPF Research at RealPage, goes on The Commercial Real Estate Show to provide an update on the multifamily property market and to make forecasts about multifamily property investments for 2017. Jay Parsons oversees the research, analysis and services teams at RealPage. He has written commentary pieces for numerous publications, including GlobeSt, […]

Video: RentCafe Discusses LEED Certified Multifamily Properties

Nadia Balint of RentCafe comes on The Commercial Real Estate Show with host Michael Bull to discuss sustainability in multifamily properties, including LEED certification and some of the top cities for green apartments. Nadia Balint is an online content developer and creative writer for RENTCafé, a nationwide internet listing service (ILS) that enables renters to find apartments […]

Video: Multifamily Market Trends from RealPage’s Jay Parsons

Jay Parsons, Vice President for MPF Research at RealPage, goes on The Commercial Real Estate Show to discuss trends in the multifamily property market, including performance, capitalization rates (cap rates), and rent levels. Jay Parsons oversees the research, analysis and services teams at RealPage. He has written commentary pieces for numerous publications, including GlobeSt, Multifamily […]

Video: What website should one use to sell commercial property?

Video: Where can one find the value of commercial property?

The sometimes asked question of where can one find the value of commercial property is addressed by Michael Bull, host of The Commercial Real Estate Show.  Spoiler Alert: There is no one place to find values.  

Video: Fitch Ratings Managing Director Discusses Multifamily REITs Performance and Prospects – Part 1

Steven Marks, Managing Director of Fitch Ratings, discuss the current state of multifamily real estate investment trusts (REITs) on the Commercial Real Estate Show. Go to Part 2.

Now on Kindle: Florida Chapter 475 Part 1 Regarding Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, and Schools

James Hawkins, via a related entity, has made Florida Chapter 475, Part 1, Real Estate Brokers, Sales Associates, and Schools, from Florida Statutes Title XXXII, Regulation of Professions and Occupations, available for download on Kindle.  This is a great resource for those studying to take the Florida Real Estate Sales Associate or Florida Real Estate Broker […]

Video: Comparing the IRR investor to the cap rate investor

Michael Bull, host of The Commercial Real Estate Show, discusses the differences between internal rate of return driven investors versus cap rate driven investors.

Retail Market Update from Morningstar Credit Ratings

Lea Overby, Director of Structured Finance Research with Morningstar Credit Ratings, discuss the retail commercial property market. Included in the discussion are the anchor store closings by Macy’s and others and the potential impact on malls and the REITs that tend to own them, which affects sales and leasing trends for retail properties in Miami and […]

Video: Andy McCulloch of Green Street Advisors says this Real Estate Cycle could go into Extra Innings

Andy McCulloch, Managing Director of Real Estate Analytics at Green Street Advisors, discusses commercial real estate property values and the status of the current cycle. Prices today are 20% above the previous 2007 peak. Green Street believes that valuations are in the ninth inning. Bullish signals from the REIT and bond markets took 180 degree […]

Retail Sector Video Commentary: The State of American Malls

Senior Analyst of Green Street Advisors DJ Busch shares some insights on the factors that his firms uses to determine a mall’s valuation and his overall outlook on the state of malls in the USA in 2016. Their retail team estimates that over 15% of malls will be closed or re-purposed over the next decade.

Video: AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker Discusses Trump Effect on Economy, Commercial Real Estate

Kermit Baker, Chief Economist at the American Institute of Architects (AIA), discusses the potential impacts a Trump administration on the economy and commercial property / commercial real estate, with Michael Bull on the Commercial Real Estate Show.

Video Discusses How Real Estate Disrupters Will Create Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate

In this brief video, Joi Mar Real Estate Analytics Analyst with Green Street Advisors, explains why long-term disrupters (of society at large) like driverless cars and online education are not being reflected in operating fundamentals and values. Similar to the evolution of online commerce, “real estate disrupters will create winners and losers, and that creates […]