By LC on Apr 3, 2008 in Commercial Real Estate, Featured Articles | comments(0)
The CBRE Market View report for the first quarter of 2008 was for the most part a pleasant surprise. Here are some of the highlights.
While vacancy is still up 1.1% from 2007 at 7.2%, it began a trend downward in the first quarter.
The only areas in where the vacancy exceeds 7.2% are Carmichael, Greenhaven, Rancho […]
By LC on Jan 15, 2008 in Commercial Real Estate, Strip Malls | comments(3)
Strip Malls Soon To Get A New Player with Marketside
Today Wal-Mart announced plans to roll out “Marketside,” a concept intended to compete head on with the UK Giant Tesco, doing business in the U.S as Fresh and Easy.
The story is still developing, and the figures in the Forbes article below are incorrect. They state […]
By LC on Jan 13, 2008 in Ask The Strip Mall Insider, Commercial Real Estate, Featured Articles, Strip Malls | comments(0)
Finding tenants for strip malls is a challenge because we often don’t know who they are, where they are, and their expansion plans. Here are 5 ways to find ‘em!
By LC on Jan 4, 2008 in Commercial Real Estate, Personal Finance, Real Estate Scams, Starting a Business | comments(4)
It was pitch night for the Rich Dad Poor Dad three day seminar, and I decided to take my 17 year old daughter to the free “basic training class.”
Of all the wealth building schemes, I think Robert Kiyosaki’s makes the most sense. Speaking as one who has done several “no money down” deals, one of which has yielded me value of over …Read On
By LC on Nov 2, 2007 in New Urbanism | comments(0)
New Urbanism for Small Suburban Shopping Centers-A Bad Idea
New Urbanism (NU), a component of Smart Growth, has been the mantra of choice for local governments nationwide for more than a decade. Originally developed by progressive architects and planners reacting to […]