Author: naimartens

So you’re embarking on a journey in commercial real estate investment. Commercial real estate investing can be incredibly rewarding by providing additional income, security, and longevity that are less common in other types of investments. However, whether you’re looking at an office space, industrial location, flex space, or rental property, amongst the varied other commercial real estate properties, it is important to consider a few factors prior to beginning your new journey. Financials It is pivotal to ask yourself, are my financials organized to invest? How much do you want…

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Growing numbers of smaller format grocery stores with limited inventories are popping up all over the country. Major chains like Target, Kroger, and Meijer have started opening small-format locations that are typically fractions smaller than their traditional big box stores. How are these smaller grocers improving sales? Let’s find out. Grocery stores are a $600 billion industry according to the Food Market Industry. The shift from larger format stores to smaller stores is really driven by the availability of real estate. Urban, high-populated areas simply don’t have the space for…

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Opportunity Zones is a new buzzworthy concept that has investors’ interest piqued. Areas of the country that have been left behind after the Great Recession have been deemed Opportunity Zones and are now getting a refresh with private capital and development. Now that we have established what Opportunity Zones are, what makes them so attractive to investors? Investing in Opportunity Zones offers federal tax incentives for realizing the capital gains into the opportunity funds, which are used to propel business and commercial real estate development in the low-income areas that…

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Today’s tenants demand a lot from their office spaces, particularly when it comes to technology. An office space can do wonders in attracting and retaining talent with the tech amenities being at the top of many tenants’ wish lists. Here are six tech amenities all office tenants see as must-haves. Applications Hosted in the Cloud The Cloud is what propelled the flexible work generation. This allows people to work from virtually anywhere that has a WiFi connection. This is a huge benefit for those in commercial real estate because these…

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Many of the top commercial real estate firms around the world have hired a Chief Technology Officer to manage all the technology the brokerage uses to operate. Every single commercial real estate firm in today’s day and age is a tech company essentially, which means hiring a CTO could elevate the firm to the next level. What Does a CTO Do? A CTO oversees all of the implementation and adoption of new technology for the firm. The CTO makes sure that the brokerage has all of the right technological solutions…

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If you are a landlord or property manager, you need to ensure every tenant who signs a lease is reliable and will not cause issues. Even if you need to fill spaces quickly, you should never rent out space to just anyone without properly vetting them. Here are six things landlords should look for when screening potential multifamily tenants. Take the Comments of Previous Landlords Seriously A previous landlord can tell you everything you need to know. Here are a few questions to ask the previous landlords of a potential…

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Coworking has boomed in the past five years and has grown in popularity, not only among independent workers and startups but also with corporate users as well. As coworking becomes a norm, we expect to see many additives and changes to the co-working space in 2019. Let’s take a look at a few of the trends we expect to see for coworking in 2019. Coworking Will Continue to Have an Impact on Commercial Real Estate Coworking has a major impact on how the commercial real estate industry performs. Coworking operators…

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The first real estate Blockchain is on the way. A European private equity firm is working toward setting up the first Blockchain real estate fund. Here is everything the real estate community and investors need to know and more details on when and how this is happening along with things to watch. What is Blockchain? The first major application of Blockchain technology was bitcoin which was released in 2009. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and the Blockchain is the technology that underpins it. A cryptocurrency is a digital coin that runs…

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As the adoption of online food shopping continues to grow, what lies ahead for grocery shopping? Food retail is in need of some change, but how exactly are grocery store chains adapting to this new wave of retail trends? Let’s take a look at five ways grocery stores are innovating for 2019 and beyond. Grocery Stores Will Offer an Experience In 2016 and 2017, consumers in America spent more money on food at bars and restaurants than they did at grocery stores. Supermarkets will need to think creatively to combat…

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