Lashay Wright prompted me to write this in response to his request for getting the word out on a commercial listing he just listed. You can read his post here.
The Internet has allowed us the opportunity to give our Commercial real estate Clients properties more exposure than ever before. In addition to the pay sites, here are 10 places where you can give your commercial listing more exposure at no cost.
1. LoopNet - The basic service is free; however, in order to see all the listing a Premium Membership is required. There is no cost for adding properties. http://loopnet.com
2. Cyber Property Exchange (CPREX) - The service is free if you sign up as a Charter Member before June 30, 2008. http://cprex.com
3. Commercial Investment Multiple Listing Service (CIMLS) - Free membership required to list commercial properties. http://www.cimls.com
4. Property Line - Free membership required to list commercial properties. http://www.propertyline.com
5. CoStar - There is no charge or membership required to list properties on CoStar. Adding a listing requires going through an account manager at 877-664-LIST(5478). There is a charge to search and retreive listings. http://www.costar.com
6. Commercial IQ - Free membership required to list commercial properties. http://commercialiq.com
7. Simple, Site, Search (sibdu) - Sign up today for full access to the beta version of Sibju when it is rolled out this month. A "one-stop shop" for site and space searches in commercial real estate and corporate real estate. http://sibdu.com
8. Dealmaking - A free commercial real estate email forum for listing commercial properties. Requires signing up for accessing the list. Has over 55,000 members. http://www.dealmakers.net/mail/index.html
9. craigslist - Free site classified add site for listing just about everything including properties by State. http://craigslist.org
10. Active Rain Commercial Property Haves / Needs Group - Active Rain has a group for posting commercial haves and wants. http://activerain.com/groups/commercialproperties
11. NewsGroups - There are several commercial real estate NewsGroups which cater to listing haves and wants. Search the NewsGroups through your email software.
If you know of anymore free commercial listing services, I would be happy to add them to the list.
Michael Setunsky is the Broker and owner of Michael's Commercial LLC serving the Northern Virginia commercial real estate market. His more than 23 years of experience as a commercial real estate and business broker has earned him the distinction for being one of the top commercial real estate producers in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He also serves on the Mid Atlantic Real Estate Marketing Association's (MAREMA) Board of Directors, and is a Commonwealth of Virginia licensed Instructor. He teaches Pre-licensing, Post Licensing Education, Broker's and Continuing Education courses. Visit his company web site at http://michaelscommercial.com/.
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