Kobe, Kobe, Kobe

You cannot turn on the TV or check any of your social media feeds without reading about Kobe Bryant and his untimely, very sad, fatal helicopter accident.  The fact his daughter and others were with him makes it just that much worse.  The void this accident has...

Is A Tenant Rep Really Necessary?

People sometimes ask us if hiring a tenant representation broker is really necessary, especially when they’ve already selected the building where they wish to lease space. They’ve already spoken to the leasing agent and even seen their ideal space.   Let me ask...

DFW Office Market Still Rocking

Costar, a commercial real estate research and listing service, reported that the Dallas Fort Worth office market closed out 2019 with 5.2 million square feet (SF) of net absorption which is the highest since 2014 which had 6.9 million SF of net absorption. Net...

8 Reasons to Buy a Building Instead of Leasing

Most companies lease the office and warehouse space they occupy.  There are many reasons for that:  don’t want to be a landlord; don’t have the down payment; want to keep the money in the business where it will earn a higher return than in a real estate...

Don’t Let Your Lease Kill the Sale of Your Business

As an asset manager, in the late 90s, working for a large owner of office buildings, I got a phone call from a guy who said he was buying one of the companies in a Dallas building we owned. He said his company planned to close on the sale the next day and he wanted...