When the time comes for a commercial lease renewal, it might seem like a simple process. The decision to stay simplifies the process since you won’t need to tour sites, and, especially if you have a renewal option, negotiating the price and terms is usually easier, as well. However, if you look at..

    As the role of mobile devices in the commercial real estate workplace matures, many real estate professionals like you are finding that they are useful business tools almost more than they are useful real estate tools. While applications like CoStar Go, PowerOne Finance Pro Calculator and LoopNet are useful, the real power frequently..

  Designing an office floor plan is not like it used to be. Once, you set up a reception area with a conference room off of it, put the most senior employees in the corners with big offices, the middle people on the glass line with smaller offices, and everyone else in the middle in..

  Some of the most confusing commercial lease terms come in how an office space’s area is determined area. Gross, rentable and usable square feet are all different, and impact your occupancy costs.   Space Basics   Most office spaces are leased out on the basis of their size. All things being equal, a bigger..

  One of the upshots of optimizing your company’s corporate real estate portfolio is that you will probably end up moving around a bit. Whether you are looking to consolidate multiple spaces into one, downsize a too-big space or simply move for a better deal, office relocation is usually in the cards for any company..