When Syndicates, partnerships, investment companies and their individual participants look at investments in commercial properties, many tend to look at properties that have that bewitching charm of glamour in brochures. A beautiful office building or an enclosed shopping center seem to have a more acceptable “status” as an investment property. These buildings can be nice […]

Some investors look for the short-term investment with less of an emphasis on “doing business” and more pre-investment research on controlling property for the maximum gain in the short term. These investors often use the option or purchase-option. Traditionally, most real estate investors have been attracted to commercial real estate opportunities. Typically these investors have […]

Which way is the right way in real estate investments in 2026? What is the future in these investments? An answer to these questions can be an interview with an interested professional real estate broker who can act as a real estate investment counselor. Each prospective investor can be interviewed in depth to find out […]

Investors sometime make investments in real estate that turn out badly. They may then blame the loss on the “real estate cycle” when there were mistakes that could have been avoided by better planning and analysis. Based on data obtained through interviews with more than 200 real estate practitioners, several costly mistakes were identified and […]

There are a number of ways to buy, sell or exchange investment or commercial real estate. Having the knowledge of what you can do in some tax situations can be the difference between an annual profit or loss in a property that you intend to acquire or one that you already have in inventory. The […]

Building owners and managers need to be aware of their obligations to their tenants for emergencies that can happen in buildings. Emergencies like fires, power failures, bomb threats, crimes, civil disorders, wild weather are just a few that could happen. Be prepared! Emergencies happen when least expected, so office-building and apartment managers must be ready […]