The Under-Utilized Tenant Representative

NOTE: This post applies more to small and mid-sized businesses than for large enterprises with in-house real estate and facilities employees.
Since I transitioned into commercial real estate, I have served as a tenant representative for thirteen clients across eighteen active or completed transactions.  About one-third of these deals have come from existing corporate clients, while [...]

Outsourcing outsourcing - a case study in consolidating service providers

Despite all of the bad press that outsourcing has received over the last few years, it seems to only be an issue in the technology sector and telecommunications, primarily when we are trying to get the tech support that we so desperately need.  Elsewhere, outsourcing is the latest tool for maintaining a slim, agile workforce [...]

Latest issue of CoreNet Global’s The Leader is posted

The Leader, CoreNet Global’s magazine dedicated to corporate real estate strategy, has gone live with the November/December issue.  This bimonthly magazine is once again chock full of case studies, performance analyses and other goodies for the corporate real estate director or consultant.  Over the course of the next week, I will be perusing the articles [...]

Giving your portfolio an inspection and a tune-up

I just got home from a special meeting with my financial advisors.  They’re two brothers I met at a business function some time back and they are personal trainers for my financial well-being.  During today’s meeting, we began the first phase of a three part review of my financial health - protection.  In this phase, [...]