April 18, 2018
Tax Reform – impacts and projections for the Bay Area
We recently released an article on the tax reform and how it affects those in high SALT (state and local…
Tag: Northern California
March 6, 2018
Current Cost of Tenant Improvements
A few weeks ago, I received a nice summary on the current costs of tenant improvements (TIs) in the Bay…
May 17, 2016
Healthy Economy Requires Updated Real Estate Strategy
Cushman & Wakefield published the U.S. Macro Forecast this month with promising news. Many key factors in the overall health…
April 27, 2014
Owner/User Buyers – Back in the Market!
Major advantages to the buying decision are flexibility, agility and possible gain on the value of a building asset. A company with good credit that purchases a building, leases it to themselves and then places it on the market for sale can potentially achieve a substantial profit.
September 6, 2012
US Economic & CRE Outlook Webcast: A Big Fat Pause in the Recovery
Cassidy Turley’s Chief Economist Kevin Thorpe recently spoke on a company webcast. Mr. Thorpe covered Cassidy Turley’s perspective on the U.S. Economic & CRE Outlook. The presentation was titled, “A Big Fat Pause in the Recovery.” In this post, I summarize what was covered and provide a link for you to listen to the presentation.
May 4, 2012
The Greenest Government Building Ever
NASA just finished its latest effort, a 50,000 sf office building at the Moffett Field Ames Research Center in Sunnyvale, California. It is being advertised as the “greenest” federal building. For years now, commercial office buildings have been the focus of sustainability groups and the next big push for making our world a more environmentally friendly place to live and work. It is true, there is a lot of energy to be saved and we can still improve upon the standards we all live by in our commercial buildings. NASA may have just set the bar for all of us.
November 16, 2011
Why Do Market Reports Matter?
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.
April 18, 2011
2011 Northern California Market Overview
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.