Readers of this narrative know that I am an office broker who works every day helping Tenants and Landlords navigate the nuances and opportunities across geographical areas and product types. I (along with my incredible team) am based in Phoenix but work around the country and internationally as well. We get hired for all kinds …
Over the past few months, Amazon has been very public about their search for a second headquarters. (They have looked at 238 different cities.) I wanted to share a bit of this process and what it might mean to the economic development communities across the country. The Amazon announcement will play out over the next year, but …
When writing my LIFEies (my weekly blog on personal development) I get to share very complex ideas that are made simple by lots of people. Like Albert Einstein said, “The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple.” For this narrative, however, I focus on more complex Commercial Real Estate developments. But every …
I come from a family of educators. Both my parents were school teachers. After getting my bachelor’s degree, I felt the need to continue my education. Today I have earned my MBA and the three most prestigious designations in the Commercial Real Estate industry: CCIM, CRE, and SIOR. Andrew has earned the same three designations. …
I have been representing tenants across the US and overseas for 34 years. As I write this narrative, I want to provide value, spot trends and get business. If you have a question or need office space, call me. We would love to work with you. One huge trend that has had a meteoric rise …
In many ways, I am jaded after being in the CRE brokerage business for so long. Representing office tenants means you get to see just about everything. But I also live in an Arizona bubble most of the time. So I was SHOCKED at the amount of property taxes that the highest-taxed buildings in America …
I have a great friend, Trish, who has been a mentor to me for the past 30 years. She is in the residential ownership and management business, and has been a great insight into the changes happening in that sector. Which is why I’m not surprised by the below article, and the size of the …
The long and stubbornly slow recovery continues. Q1 2018 numbers are out and the Metro Phoenix office market absorbed 686,469 square feet of net positive space, lowering overall vacancy to 19.39%. We are now into the 8th straight year of positive absorption in office jobs. Vacancy varies throughout the Greater Phoenix area with a high of 30.5% in the Sky Harbor …
I grew up 20 minutes from the Mexican border. My dad and three of my siblings still live in Sierra Vista, AZ. I know firsthand the good and bad of living next to an international border and all the issues surrounding both sides. Given the recent political turbulence surrounding globalization, NAFTA, and the United …
The biggest waste we consistently see is clients underutilizing their office space. Planning for growth that never occurs, thinking you “need” the space for visiting people, and making work areas and offices too big — there are multiple ways that companies waste money. Office space, and even more important facilities, can significantly reduce costs through …
