Location Advice

• Deal “SEQUENCE” March 28, 2025
  In my over five decades of commercial real estate brokerage, I’ve transacted over 2000 times! Some have found me on the occupant side of the aisle and in others I’ve advocated for an owner with a vacant building. Rarely - but it happens - I’ve straddled the two factions ala Ben Hur. This is legal […]
• Reshoring: A Boon for U.S. Real Estate and Local Economies March 21, 2025
  For decades, American companies sent manufacturing operations overseas in search of lower costs. Cheap labor, fewer regulations, and efficient global supply chains made offshoring the dominant strategy for everything from electronics to pharmaceuticals. But the tide is turning. Reshoring—the process of bringing manufacturing and supply chains back to the U.S.—has gained momentum in recent years. Supply […]
• Tariffs: Trade Policy or Just Another Negotiation Tactic? March 14, 2025
  The other day, the issue of tariffs came up in a casual conversation. You see, a friend—we’ll call him Jim, because that’s his name—enjoys reading my column. I was flattered! Anyway, he mentioned that tariffs would make a good column topic. We quickly agreed, however, that the underlying motivation of an administration imposing tariffs is […]
• The Office Space Reckoning: What’s Next for Empty Buildings? March 7, 2025
  I have a friend who ran a small accounting firm in a mid-rise office building off the 405. He had a corner suite with a view of the freeway—nothing glamorous, but solid. For years, he paid his rent on time, kept his staff of five happy, and felt secure knowing his office space was a […]
• The Next Big CRE Disruptor: What’s Coming for the balance of 2025? February 28, 2025
  Commercial real estate is no stranger to disruption. Over the years, we’ve seen tech booms, financial crashes, pandemic-induced pivots, and policy shifts—each shaping how, where, and why properties are bought, sold, and leased. Now, as we  have eclipsed two months of 2025, the question is: What’s next? What trends, policies, or economic shifts will send ripples—or shockwaves—through the commercial […]