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When purchasing any commercial property, it is important to know its history and find out if there might be environmental contamination that could impact the property's plans or the occupants. Conducting a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is important to thoroughly evaluate a property.
Rural landscapes are changing, and those changes are impacting commercial real estate. Living in a rural community has unique issues, obstacles and benefits when it comes to commercial real estate. The secret is diversification, according to Ben Bates, broker/owner of Coldwell Banker Ben Bates.
Midlife often triggers change. This may mean changing your car to a sporty model, changing your hair to a new color and style, and, on occasion, changing your career. Coldwell Banker Commercial is an ideal landing space for those considering such a move.
Real estate, including commercial, is an entrepreneur’s dream. You get to control your destiny with limitless income and leadership potential. In my opinion, life's greatest freedom and challenge is our time and how we spend it…especially regarding how much of it is given to our business.
2020 marks the start of a new year and, perhaps more excitingly, a new decade. And while economic and real estate cycles do not revolve around the calendar year – aside from any actions resulting from changes in calendar year tax policy – it is still a great time to reflect on what real estate decisions were successful and which may require rethinking in the year(s) ahead.
Changes in one sector substantially impact the whole industry, and this relationship can be observed in the evolving restaurant scene. As the food industry strives to keep up with contemporary consumers, dining trends are physically changing restaurant properties.
Since CRE gives physical shape to the industries around us, it can change the game globally. We’re seeing this happen now in the country’s most popular tech-fueled metros. The commercial real estate industry is rewriting the script for hot spots like San Francisco, San Diego, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and many others.
The global hospitality game is changing fast. As the hotel scene is striving to provide guests with transformative experiences, CRE is paying attention to these 6 hot trends. Keep an eye out for these upcoming hotel evolutions.
The effort to bring Smart Baking Company to Volusia County was led by commercial REALTOR® John Wanamaker of Coldwell Banker Commercial AI Group. Wanamaker worked closely with DeBary Economic Development Director Roger Van Auker, Duke Energy, CareerSource Flagler Volusia and Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation (TVEDC).
In honor of the annual CREW conference, Coldwell Banker Commercial (CBC) facilitated a discussion about what it takes for a woman to build a successful career in the industry. At Realogy, parent company of Coldwell Banker Commercial, women executives make up 25% of the Top 20 Women Leaders on the 2018 Swanepoel Power 200, a leading industry ranking. Coldwell Banker Commercial is a brand with strong women who dominate in their market places, and we were lucky to get a little perspective from some of them this week. We talked with Suzanne Hill from Coldwell Banker Commercial MECA in Charlotte, NC a rising star in the brand; and with CBC top producers Cathy Holmes from Coldwell Banker Commercial Brokers of the Valley in Napa, CA, and Debbie Cowart from Coldwell Banker Commercial Arnold and Associates from Beaumont, TX to find out what it takes to be successful in commercial real estate.