Tag: Leasing

November 16, 2011 Off

Why Do Market Reports Matter?

By Chris

You meet with your commercial real estate broker or talk on the phone and he gives you a market report for your area. Why? Isn’t it his job to know all those rent, vacancy and absorption numbers? Why should you care? The answers are important for your current and future business and may help you make business decisions aside from real estate.

September 14, 2011 Off

LEED-CI: Making Green or Just Spending It?

By Chris

Productivity – It’s our buzz word these days. Everyone is doing more with less. Green thinking is popular, but does it fit into business reality? Read on to learn how you can make environmental decisions with your physical space that actually improve your company’s performance … your brand, your people and your facilities.

July 27, 2011 Off

2nd Quarter Market Reports

By Chris

Our Office, Industrial and R&D reports for the second quarter are now all available. We are seeing healthy trends in…

July 15, 2011 Off

Venture Capital Picks Up Speed

By Chris

Our Cassidy Turley Insights white paper on venture capital provides encouraging news about the economy and where the largest economic engines for the future may come. Though jobs creation dipped in May and remains the biggest concern to the economy, some of the greatest increases in office occupancy are happening in markets leading in venture capital (VC) funding and activity.

June 26, 2011 Off

Mid Year Economic Forecast

By Chris

In reviewing our mid year U.S. Macro Forecast Report, several factors stood out describing where we are in the economic recovery and what industry sector may provide significant contributions to our economic engine. This post will highlight the forecast including the effects of QE2, social media technology and the latest market data. Profitability and overall U.S. rents are covered as well. Look for more regarding driving industry sectors in my next blog post on venture capital.

June 15, 2011 Off

Will the Labor Market Affect Your Rent?

By Chris

Depending on where you are located, you may see rent increases as the labor markets begin to tighten. Our latest Cassidy Turley Employment Tracker 2011 presents the following data:
– The Top 5 Job Producing Metros
– An Employment Picture showing change in employment across the U.S.
– Regional Job Market Summaries across the country

April 21, 2011 Off

Tenant Improvements & Tax Consequences

By Chris

Have you ever negotiated a real estate lease, only to find later that the incentives the landlord gave to induce you to lease became taxable as income to your company? Whether you’ve experienced this in the past or would like to avoid it in the future, this post is for you.

April 18, 2011 Off

2011 Northern California Market Overview

By Chris

Annually we produce a Commercial Real Estate Overview of Northern California. For the last two years we have published this in an e-book format. Click on “Read Full Story” and then the book in this post for the latest economic information for the Tri-Valley. National market data is also available.