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Attracting the Best Tenants for Commercial Buildings
By Steve Peres |
Having an amazing commercial space that just won’t lease is a problem even the most ...
Have You Found ‘The One’?
By Steve Peres |
I’m talking about a commercial real estate broker, not a life partner, but the decision ...
The ABCs of Office Lease Rates for Tenants
By Steve Peres |
Are you a tenant looking for new office space to lease? Perhaps you've had some ...
Landlords: Are You Leaving Money on the Table?
By Steve Peres |
A landlord, by definition, is a person (or institution) who provides the use of land, ...
3 Things You MUST Know Before Signing a Lease
By Steve Peres |
Generally, in lease negotiations, the tenant is at a disadvantage. It is typically the landlord ...
3 Essential Tips for Choosing the Best Commercial Real Estate Agent
By Steve Peres |
Congrats! You’ve decided to sell your commercial property—your timing couldn’t be better. Never before has ...
Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Landlord?
By Steve Peres |
Real estate has always been the refuge of investors burned by volatility in the stock ...
Do You Hire the Agent or the Brand?
By Steve Peres |
When it comes to the differences between commercial and residential real estate, the one that ...
Landlords, COVID-19, and Bankruptcies: Should You Be Worried?
By Steve Peres |
It has been almost six months since most of North America went into government-imposed lockdown ...
Beware of Agents Offering the Sun and Stars
By Steve Peres |
ex·pec·ta·tion noun plural noun: expectations a) a strong belief that something will happen or be the ...
Are Hub-and-Spoke Offices Making a Comeback Post-COVID?
By Steve Peres |
As the debate rages on about how the post-COVID office will look, an office model ...
How To Negotiate Your Lease From a Position of Power
By Steve Peres |
What’s the most advantageous position to be in when it comes to negotiation? The position ...
My Tenant Can’t Pay Rent, What Now?
By Steve Peres |
I’m not one for sweets, but there was something about the apple pie from Aunt ...
Buyers vs. Sellers: Who Blinks First?
By Steve Peres |
Ever since states and provinces started enacting emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Navigating the ‘New Normal’ – What Does ‘The Office’ Look Like Post COVID-19?
By Steve Peres |
Never, in our over 25 years in the real estate industry, have we ever seen ...
Can You Trust Your Real Estate Agent?
By Steve Peres |
The answer to the question, “How long can you keep an entire continent locked indoors ...
Top 10 Reasons You Want Your Office Space in Oakville
By Steve Peres |
Whether you’re an investor looking to purchase an office building or a business looking to ...
Sell or Hold?
By Steve DeVoe |
The Age Old Question: SELL and Take Profit or HOLD and Let it Ride? We recently ...
Waiver Date Part 2
By Steve DeVoe |
How to Manage Your Conditional Period and Beat the Waiver Date In Part 1 of ...
Waiver Date
By Steve DeVoe |
The Most Important Date in Real Estate Investment! When you have identified a piece of ...
Commercial Investment Success
By Steve DeVoe |
Reflections It’s now into December and things are slowing a bit in my commercial investment ...
Investment Cap Rates: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By Steve DeVoe |
My partner and I are once again marketing an investment property for sale, and once ...
The Art of Stillness Won’t Help You Deal with the Proposed Corporate Tax Changes
By Steve DeVoe |
Have You Heard of the “Art of Stillness”? Let me explain. I sat down several ...
Real Estate Investors Go to the Sidelines. WHY? ??
By Steve DeVoe |
I met with a number of commercial real estate investors over the past few weeks ...
Office Investment Is Not For the Meek Of Heart
By Steve DeVoe |
Office buildings can be a valuable asset in any investor’s portfolio, but they are not ...
The Best Investment You Can Make in Your Multi-Residential Property
By Steve DeVoe |
Why Your First Investment in Real Estate Should Not Be Real Estate! My partner Steve ...
Real Estate Investing
By Steve DeVoe |
Are You Kidding Me?! A Real Estate Owners Tirade I’m on a bit of a ...
Real Estate Investing FAQ’S – You Asked, We Answered
By Steve DeVoe |
Whenever we’re teaching a class on real estate investing or even meeting with friends or ...
Real Estate Investing: Cash Flow is King!
By Jill Rawlin |
Or is it? When I first decided to become a real estate investor I worked ...
Work and the Workplace – How They Are Changing
By Steve Peres |
The nature of work is evolving, and along with it, so is workplace. The workplace ...
How to Save Time and Money on Your Next Office Build-Out
By Steve Peres |
Stop me if this sounds familiar – you’ve started a home renovation project and have ...
Beware the Hidden Costs of Investing in Office Buildings
By Steve Peres |
Office buildings can be a valuable asset in any investor’s portfolio, especially given that the ...
THE TENANT THAT ABSOLUTELY DID NOT WANT TO MOVE…THEN DID
By Steve Peres |
There are some office markets, particularly in the west end of the GTA, that have ...
Supply is Greater Than Demand, That Means Better Deals…Right?
By Steve Peres |
“More office space was vacated than leased across the country during the first quarter ...
FINTRAC – WHAT IT MEANS WHEN PURCHASING A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
By Steve Peres |
“The terrorist attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001, changed everything.” A familiar refrain ...
WHY GREATER SUPPLY THAN DEMAND IN OFFICE SPACE ISN’T LOWERING RENTS
By Steve Peres |
Office vacancy rates in parts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are approaching levels not ...
DISTRUST IN THE STOCK MARKET IS DRIVING INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE
By Steve Peres |
With interest rates and faith in the stock market at an all-time low, investors have ...
Your Building is Worth More Than You Think
By Steve Peres |
Have you ever made a decision based purely on instinct, even when conventional wisdom is ...
How Many Real Estate Agents Does it Take to Sell a Space?
By Steve Peres |
Traditional real estate brokerages would have you believe the answer is many, and on ...
How to Successfully Negotiate a Commercial Lease – Part 5 of 5
By Steve Peres |
Given the total business cost combined with the complexity of commercial leases (many can exceed ...
How to Successfully Negotiate a Commercial Lease – Part 4 of 5
By Steve Peres |
Given the total business cost combined with the complexity of commercial leases (many can exceed ...
How to Successfully Negotiate a Commercial Lease – Part 3 of 5
By Steve Peres |
Given the total business cost combined with the complexity of commercial leases (many can exceed ...
How to Successfully Negotiate a Commercial Lease – Part 2 of 5
By Steve Peres |
Given the total business cost combined with the complexity of commercial leases (many can exceed ...
How to Successfully Negotiate a Commercial Lease – Part 1 of 5
By Steve Peres |
Given the total business cost combined with the complexity of commercial leases (many can exceed ...
Great Expectations Can Lead To Great Disappointments
By Steve Peres |
At first glance, commercial real estate, and real estate in general, seems like a simple ...
Commercial Lease Renewals – What Landlords Don’t Want You To Know
By Steve Peres |
FACT: Replacing a tenant costs more to the leasing company or landlord than keeping the tenant. ...
It’s 10PM – Do You Know Where Your Marketing $ Are?
By Steve Peres |
The Assumption When it comes to how much money commercial real estate firms spend on ...
LEASE vs. BUY
By Steve Peres |
Throughout my many years as a commercial real estate agent, I've had countless clients ask ...
Commercial Lease Renewals – What Landlords Don’t Want You To Know
By Steve Peres |
FACT: Replacing a tenant costs more to the leasing company or landlord than keeping the ...
Does Size Matter?
By Steve Peres |
Those of you who found this post by Googling ‘Does Size Matter?’ may be disappointed ...
It’s 10PM – Do You Know Where Your Marketing $ Are?
By Steve Peres |
The Assumption When it comes to how much money commercial real estate firms spend on ...
Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes: The Real Challenge Facing the Real Estate Industry
By Steve Peres |
You would expect that your dentist went to Med school; your kid’s teacher went to ...
To Commute or Not To Commute?
By Steve Peres |
Now, more than ever, the question of whether or not to support a work-from-home or ...
Lease Transaction Costs for Landlords
By Steve Peres |
Although the golden rule of leasing commercial real estate is that the tenant essentially pays ...