San Francisco Needs to Act Fast to Create Real Opportunities for New Small Businesses - 02/19/09 12:56 PM
As a commercial real estate broker this is my third down cycle that I have experienced. In each of the others the pattern to recovery was the same. People would lose their jobs, could not find new jobs and decided to start their own businesses to survive. The point of entry for many is to go into retail opportunities.In November of 2007, San Francisco passed an 11-store chain rule. If a retailer has more than 11 stores anywhere in order for that retailer to be able to be allowed to go into a neighborhood they would have to go through a … (1 comments)

The Magic Line is Back - Great Way to Secure Office Space in a Soft Market - 02/06/09 12:22 PM
When I entered the commercial real estate business back in 1984, I entered the market just as it was collapsing. My very first offer that I made for a client was at $52.00 at a time when the office vacancy rates were in the low single digits. In one year the market crashed and not only rates tumbled but large blocks of space created for large institutional users were left vacant; and, floor plates that did not work for the smaller independent firms were left to make a deal during this market cycle. Today I will receive this typical call. "There … (0 comments)

 

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