Real Estate Strategies
A SERIES OF ADVISORY ARTICLES FOR CORPORATE USERS OF SPACE
Opening an Office in Germany? Beware the Pitfalls
Thorsten Wolf, SIOR, Director, ITRA / Berendes Consulting Group, Hamburg, Germany
Although the U.S. and Germany share many similarities when it comes to completing a corporate real estate transaction, the differences are critically important, and if ignored, can turn a relocation within or expansion into the largest economy in Europe into an unpleasant experience.
Protect Your Lease From Landlord $$$ Problems
Stuart Holcombe, CCIM, President & CEO, ITRA/Corporate Real Estate Advisors
Your company is looking for new space, and you and your tenant representative have narrowed it down to two attractive buildings with competitive lease terms.
Worldwide Investing
By Debra Stracke Anderson, CCIM, SIOR and J. Patrick Moultrup
Commercial real estate professionals who do most of their business in the U.S. often focus on the local rather than the international picture.
Brokers Who Serve Two Masters – 2008, Issue XXIII
By Craig A. Irving, Principal, ITRA / Irving Hughes, Inc.
Dual Representation Brokerage is the Real Estate Brokerage Industry’s “Elephant in the Room”.
Soaring Construction Costs Demand Smarter Project Management – 2008, Issue XXIII
By Mylinda Vick CCIM, ITRA / Cherry & Associates
You are a user of commercial real estate…..and you are negotiating a new lease, renewing your lease, or purchasing a building from a Landlord.
A Pro’s Quick Guide to Value Real Estate Investing
By Timothy McEvoy, SIOR, Principal, ITRA Norfolk / Exclusive Tenant Rep.Com
A value investor should stay tru to these basics.
To Buy Or To Lease? – 2007, Issue XXII
By Jason T. Stagman, CCIM, ITRA / Stagman Commercial Real Estate Advisors
“To Buy Or To Lease?” This is one of the most important business decisions that every company must consider at some point.
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The Coming Storm
By Lawrence Dickstein, President, ITRA / Dickstein Real Estate Services
Once upon a time, developing a new office building seemed such a sure-fire bet that in some markets, the tax breaks helped put a new building on every corner of a CBD. Or so it seemed.
Can Corporate Real Estate Meet The Challenge
By Barry Beswick, Director, Corporate Real Estate/Capitol One
The corner office hasn’t quite given way to the corner I-Pod yet, but the future of work as most of us know it is about to change.
Advantage Canada: A Guide to Doing Business
By John Rumboldt, ITRA / Consortium Commercial Real Estate Limited
In many parts of the world, businesses considering relocation of divisions to new and existing facilities are saying, “Why Canada?” as in “Why Not?”
7.5 Things a Landlord’s Agent Won’t Tell You-2004, Winter
By Martin Levy, ITRA / Martin Levy Commercial, London, England
A View From the Other Side of the Pond: A few helpful tips and traps of leasing space on the other side of the Atlantic.
Beware the Rental Rate Spike-2007, Issue XXI
By Mark C. Rosen, President, ITRA/Rosen Realty Group
From Holland’s Tulip Bulb Frenzy in 1634 to the DOT COM Bust of 2000, we all know that business, equity and real estate markets go through amazing cycles.
Does Your Office Have The Right Feng Shui?-2003, Winter
by Peter Reiss, CFSP, Office Furniture Resources, Centerport, NY
Why do some property owners have more trouble retaining tenants or attracting buyers?
Doing Business in China — The One Constant Is Change-2005, Spring
by J. Patrick Moultrup, AsiaPac International, Inc., San Jose, CA
Any businessperson who has looked recently at the explosive economic growth of business in Ch8ina will realize that there are incredible opportunities to make money, dspite common misconceptions to the contrary.
Energy, Economics and Environment Drive the Move to Green Buildings – Issue XX
By Craig Melby, SIOR, CCIM, ITRA / The Melby Group
In the real estate world, everyone understands what it means to be green….
How Many Jobs Can the U.S. Lose? – 2004, Summer
by Ronald R. Pollina, PhD, ITRA / Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc., Chicago, Illinois USA
Freedom and economic opportunity are threatened because Federal policies encourage job outsourcing while ignoring the realities of 21st century population growth.
How To Grow A Building Without Moving A Brick-2003, Winter
by Albert Duryea, ITRA / New York Realty Group, New York City, NY
The tale of the “Rubber Ruler”.
How To Take Advantage of Today’s Changing Market-2005, 3rd Quarter
By Carrie S. Holstead, ITRA / Carrie S. Holstead Real Estate Consultants, Inc.
Know your market and get the best lease arrangements.
In Asia, Use A Tenant Rep Broker – Issue XXI
By J. Patrick Moultrup, President and CEO, ITRA/AsiaPac International
If your company is about to sign a real estate lease for office space in Asia, Caveat Emptor!
ITRA Global Transaction Saves Tech Tenant 25%-2006, Issue XX
By Aaron Biller
It took a king-size bluff and a very confident command of the market, but the lqatest lease transaction using the ITRA Realty Group global connection illustrates why exclusive representation serves the best interests of the tenant.
Long Leases – A Lawyer’s Reflections-2006, Issue XIX
By Scott Miller
A San Francisco lawyer’s Reflections on the rapidly evolving world of increasingly complicated office leases.
Renewing your Lease? Don’t Be A Captive Audience-2004, Summer
by Ross Selinger, ITRA / Selinger Enterprises, Inc., Long Island, NY
For commercial tenants, the best way to understand how lease renewals work is to look at how wireless phone companies treat new versus renewing customers.
Tenants Seize Opportunities As Market Bottoms-2004, Winter
By Stuart Holcombe, CCIM, ITRA / Corporate Real Estate Advisors, Atlanta, Georgia
Imagine if you will, all of the office tenants in a city the size of Pittsburgh or St. Louis vacating all their space at once!
What Does It Take To Retain US Manufacturing Jobs? – 2003, Summer
by Ronald R. Pollina, PhD, ITRA / Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc., Chicago, Illinois USA
Can the United States afford to lose more of its manufacturing base?
