One sunny south Florida day, a guy called me asking about a property. The caller, Marty Applebaum, owner of M.A. Construction Group. was wondering if I might know who would be the best person to talk to about potentially repaving the property’s parking lot. He was hustling for business. I love that. In the middle […]
I regularly am in situations where a buyer is interested in some commercial property that is already under contract. It is the exception where I don’t recommend submitting a backup offer. There are two principal advantages to a buyer of submitting a backup offer in an effort to put a backup contract in place. Both […]
Years ago I was the owner of a franchise territory for Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership stores, with a multi-unit territory in New England. Upon executing an agreement for territory with the franchisor, I began driving my markets, getting to know the territory, trying to intuit natural trade areas for my concept. After a few […]
In this video from America’s Commercial Real Estate Show, Jeremy Cohen of leading commercial real estate law firm Hartman Simons discusses commercial real estate legal trends in retail properties. Among the topics that are discussed are the ICSC RECon 2018, new trends in retail and mixed-use development, changes in leases and lease clauses, parking related challenges, and […]
The host of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show answers a commercial real estate related question from a viewer: What is a straight lease?
The host of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show answers a commercial real estate related question from a viewer: Why does a landlord want to control what type of business I operate?
The host of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show answers a commercial real estate related question from a viewer: What is a lease expense stop?
The host of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show answers a commercial real estate related question from a viewer: When buying a commercial property, what are tenant interviews?
The host of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show answers a questions asked by a viewer: Should I get an environmental audit when I buy a commercial property?
Michael Bull, commercial broker with Bull Realty and the host of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show, answers the question of whether a buyer of a commercial property should purchase title insurance (when buying commercial real estate).
The host of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show discusses differences between gross leases and modified gross leases.
Below are links to jump directly to key sections of the FAR/BAR Florida Commercial Contract CC-5, commonly used in Florida for commercial property purchase transactions. This form replaced its predecessor, the FAR/BAR Commercial Contract CC-4, in 2017. Commercial buyers otherwise inclined to begin the process with a letter of intent (LOI) should consider simply beginning […]
The host of The Commercial Real Estate Show, Michael Bull, answers the question of whether a seller of a commercial property would or would not want multiple bidders when selling a property. The answer seems obvious, and in fact is. More bidders means more demand which means a better price. What Michael is really doing […]
With recent efforts to secure property within Town Center One for a customer, we came to understand this building from a buyer’s and tenant’s perspective. We contacted every unit in the building directly or indirectly, in the process identifying every unit that is listed or otherwise available, i.e. publicly or privately offered, for sale or […]
Sam Arden, lawyer with Hartman Simons joins host The Commercial Real Estate Show to discuss tips for landlords and tenants related to bankruptcy.
Ricky Novak, CEO of Strategic 1031 Exchange Advisors, a consulting firm and qualified intermediary that provides real estate as well as tax consulting services for clients structuring complex real estate transactions and asset dispositions, joins The Commercial Real Estate Show to discuss basis fundamentals of a 1031 property exchange. Anong the topics discussed are: Deadlines […]
