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2nd Quarter 2014 Quarterly Market Trends
The 2nd Quarter 2014 Quarterly Market Trends report is now out from the CCIM Institute. Inside this report you will find: CCIM members’ transactional data, including deal flow, cap rate,…
Legal Issues With Commercial Real Estate Deals
In May of 2010, the Wall Street Journal recognized that even in the midst of the slow economic recovery following the financial collapse of 2008, one real estate sector was…
6 Important Net Lease Market Trends
As we find ourselves at the dawn of the third quarter of 2014 here are six net lease market trends that are important to note: Investor demand is still far…
Benefits of a Triple Net Lease
A triple net lease, also known as a NNN lease, is a commercial real estate lease structure in which the tenant pays rent as well as the three major expenses…
Calculating Break-Even Leveraged Returns for NNN Properties
I recently came across a single tenant net-lease deal with an extremely aggressive cap rate. As I reviewed the metrics, I asked myself, “Why would anybody buy that? You are…
All the Small Things……
Like the famous Blink-182 song (released in 2000) indicated, the little things matter and can add up to making a BIG difference. There are little things we can do every…
And the Charles D. Tandy Goes to…
Ken Wimberly, CCIM was awarded the Charles D. Tandy Commercial REALTOR® Award at the Society of Commercial Realtors banquet on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Jan. 11, 2013 – Ken Wimberly,…
Are You Tough Enough?
Not too long ago I had lunch with a fellow who had just completed an incredibly grueling 12 mile race filled with nasty obstacles, lots of mud, barbed wire, and…
When One Door Closes……
Recently the NNN operations of our brokerage have had a lot of activity with short term/high cap rate existing NNN properties. This is a new product type for us and…
Infrastructure Improvements and the Investment Opportunity They Create
The commute from my home to Arlington used to be a little more than 30 minutes. Now with the high volume of construction projects underway it takes an hour..…on a…
The Agony of August
I like to succeed at the endeavors I undertake. Almost as importantly is I like to track my success and measure the results against my goals. Lately I have been…
Sabermetrics used in Underwriting Commercial Investment Property: a Lesson from Bill James
On a plane back from Chicago this weekend, I found myself reading a book entitled The Mind of Bill James, by Scott Gray. For those of you who don’t know,…
