Recently I had lunch with a past client and the discussion led to the overpriced markets in our Bay Area. Of course, the diversity and high demand, low supply, diverse workforce all contribute to the reason the San Francisco Bay area is so highly desired by residents and investors alike. Out of curiosity, I [...]

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One of my colleagues from the Northern California CCIM chapter explains why working with a commercial mortgage broker allows more flexibility in financing investment properties. Read Nicole’s article: http://www.globalfndpartners.com/id77.html
Nicole Kayes, MBA
President
Global Funding Partners
101 California Street Suite 2450, PMB #786
San Francisco, CA 94111
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A recent report on KRON news indicates that San Jose is the most expensive apartment rental market in the US! As an apartment broker serving the East Bay of San Francisco, I find it important to know (and share) what goes on around our Bay Area.  This story echoes similar topics discussed in [...]

Generation Y, also known as the Echo-Boomers, have been the Golden Egg worth sitting on for most apartment owners. A generation nearly the same size as the Baby Boomers is nearing a coming of age as the long-term supply of renters for apartment owners. Much talk exists about the timing of this wave but most [...]

Pete Chrzaszcz is a terrific resource for buyers and sellers of commercial real estate. In an industry where it is challenging to make a good investment, Pete lends his terrific insights and observations on the market and properties. I have referred several clients to Pete.” -Rich Arzaga, Founder and CEO, Cornerstone Wealth Management, Inc.

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Insurance as it pertains to an asset’s NOI is considered a fixed cost. There are hundreds of options available and if you haven’t reviewed your insurance coverage for your investment properties, perhaps now would be a great time to do so. As we settle into a market that demands [...]

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A development group in Winston-Salem, NC is taking vacant big box stores and converting them to climate-controlled self storage facilities! I wonder how the city planner’s would embrace such an idea?!
To read the full excerpt please follow this link to the May/June publication of Commercial Investment Real Estate magazine, [...]

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The Top 5 Retail categories experiencing highest closure rates as reported by ICSC Research:

Home Furnishings and Furniture
Home Entertainment
Apparel
Drugstores
Footwear

To read the full excerpt please follow this link to the May/June publication of Commercial Investment Real Estate magazine, the magazine of the CCIM Institute.
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It was a privilege to visit the St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee this week. It is a truly amazing hospital and a trip I will not forget. St. Jude’s Children Hospital was founded by Danny Thomas in 1962 and today it is a sprawling campus on 60+ acres that includes [...]

“Pete Chrzaszcz’ professionalism in mastering the lease for my growing company’s new space was stellar. After a prospective sublease was pulled out from underneath us, he worked his professional networks and in the end, discovered the ideal scenario. He found our company a perfectly sized space in a full service facility, and he successfully negotiated [...]

Pete Chrzaszcz, Broker & Founder, Commercial MasterMinds (CMM) presented his company’s standard for marketing packages for commercial properties at a recent CCIM meeting. “The content of our marketing packages has been developed as a result of my experience and interviews with investors, both private and institutional, as well as lenders and other key folks” stated [...]

With all the negative news out there about collapsing financial markets, housing markets and more, it’s important to look at the big picture in investment and keep in mind that there are still many investors out there who will be looking to balance their portfolios with a higher percentage of real estate investments.
Different investors will [...]

Videoconferencing is increasingly being used by commercial agents to build better business relationships and to improve the services they offer to clients. Leading technologies include Adobe Acrobat Connect, Microsoft Live Meeting and WebEx.
Costs average around 35 cents per minute and can be as little as $39 per month for unlimited use. While less reliable and not [...]