CRE Magic Minute – Episode #1

The commercial real estate market continues to recover, but sales, leasing, and construction activity remain below year-ago levels. The recovery also remains uneven.  There is stronger investor interest for land, multifamily, and industrial properties than for hotels, retail, and office properties. On a year-over-year basis, sales declined by 1% in the fourth quarter of 2020 […]

Crash Course – Commercial Real Estate 101

  “What is commercial real estate?”   Commercial real estate is an industry that is not necessarily widely known and promoted.  Because of that, when some people hear the term real estate, they automatically think of a residential property.  Most likely, the reason for this is because much of the population has either directly or […]

GWCC is a Temp Hospital for COVID…Again

Georgia authorities began using the Georgia World Congress Center as a temporary hospital in April of 2020 to handle COVID-19 excess patients. The focus of the center is on the patients with mild to moderate coronavirus symptoms. Per Georgia Emergency Management Agency’s Deputy Director Mark Sexton, “The intent is to let the local area hospitals […]

The GMA is Under Way

GMA New Headquarters and Renovation Project On February 1st of 2019, the The Georgia Municipal Association, Inc. (GMA) began soliciting proposals from firms interested in providing professional architectural services for the construction of a project known as the Georgia Municipal Association New Headquarters and Renovation Project, located in Atlanta, Georgia, consisting of a new building, […]

Year 2020 – A Tenant Rep Broker’s Story

Downtown,  My Home I wanted to take a different route and talk to you guys more on a personal level about business.  This year has been quite tumultuous for most people, including myself.  My story is the same.  Only the details are different.  I think we all came into 2020 believing the turn of this […]

FOR SALE: The Heart of Downtown Atlanta

Downtown Atlanta is shaking some trees I heard about the sale of the CNN Center last night and I cannot stop thinking about it!  The CNN Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is the headquarters for CNN and other WarnerMedia companies around the world. WarnerMedia, deeply rooted in the Atlanta culture, made the bold decision to […]

Moving Your Offices? Contact a Professional

  You are a successful business owner and everything is booming in your world.  Your current location has been good to you but your client base has grown dramatically.  The past few years have afforded you a great proof of concept but you know you could offer your clients more.  You know you need a […]

CRE Conflict – An Important Consideration

  Resist the Urge   You are driving in your car and you see a  “For Lease” sign on the building. You happen to be in the market for space and you want to call for more information.  Logically, that makes the most sense, however, the phone number you see is for the building owner’s […]

CRE Technology is Important…Seriously

Got Tech?   The implementation and advancement of technology is spreading like wildfire across many industries.  Commercial real estate is right in line with the craze.  There are so many new and exciting technologies popping up all over the place.  This is giving tenants more power over their commercial real estate search.  Technology is majorly […]