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Get the information Tenants and Buyers need to stay on top of changes, and opportunities, in the current Metro Denver, Boulder and Front Range Colorado commercial real estate markets.
Opportunities in “Distressed” Assets
When could “distress” be considered a good thing? When you’re a potential commercial property buyer and you’re presented with opportunities to buy “distressed” commercial properties at significant discounts. The road to today’s commercial real estate...
How is the Denver Commercial Real Estate Market?
We’re asked that often and the answer depends on the perspective of the questioner – Tenant, Landlord, Buyer or Seller. In addition, market dynamics can vary widely if you look more closely at specific submarkets and the even the product type involved (e.g. Class A...
Lease Rates are Not What They Seem
When reviewing the commercial office lease rates advertised by Landlords, we are often struck by the disparity between these advertised rates and the “Net, Effective” rates typically achieved through our lease negotiations. Why do the advertised lease rates seem so...
For Best Results in your Lease Renewal Negotiation – Create Leverage!
In a typical year, a high percentage of office tenants - between 60% and 70% - will renew their existing office leases rather than relocate. This is especially true in the current economic climate. There are many reasons NOT to relocate: it's a headache and adds...
10 Key Steps to Create Leverage in Your Lease Renewal Negotiation
In our last Bulletin we discussed how landlords typically view lease renewal transactions, and how this perception can work against you, as a commercial tenant. Achieving the best economics in your lease renewal requires work; however, the results are often worth the...
Looming Commercial Real Estate Financing Crisis – What Does it Mean to a Tenant or Buyer?
A looming Commercial Real Estate Financing Crisis presents challenges for building owners, but opportunities for commercial property buyers. In contrast to most residential mortgage loans, the majority of commercial real estate loans require bank review every three...
How Strong is the Landlord of your Commercial Office Building?
I'm not suggesting you find out how much he or she can bench press! With the economy still weak, Denver office vacancy rates continuing to increase, and commercial credit markets still tight, the real question is: What is the financial strength of your Landlord or...
Denver Commercial Office – Do Not Disturb!
The U.S. Department of Labor recently reported that the nation’s jobless rate has climbed to 8.9%, the highest rate since late 1983. Layoffs nationally topped 539,000 for April. Thankfully, Colorado lags the national rate with a state unemployment rate of 7.4% for...
Denver Commercial Office Space: Is it Time to Extend & Blend?
With the bad economy, this sounds like an idea to stretch the leftovers! In fact, it’s a strategy that can prove very profitable with the coming – we predict – drop in Denver commercial office rental rates. With unemployment numbers rising, office vacancy rates will...
Denver Commercial Office “Shadow Space” is Lurking!
In general, if the remaining lease term is one year or less many Tenants may just ride things out. Other companies may decide to hang onto their excess space, because management believes that things will soon improve and they will be hiring again. Other companies may...
Broker Perks Signal Distress in the Denver Commercial Real Estate
Things are looking bad for Landlords with Colorado commercial real estate! We know this because we are receiving a barrage of broker incentives and “perks” notices. Here are a few examples of recent announcements received via email: “Brokers, earn an extra...
What’s so Bad About a Down Commercial Real Estate Market?
Steadily rising unemployment, tumbling stock markets, bank failures, massive government bailouts, foreclosures, huge state budget deficits and Somali pirates – there’s no shortage of bad news these days! But, in the midst of all this gloom, is there a silver lining?...
The Guidance Advantage
Guidance Corporate Realty Advisors provides corporate tenant / buyer representation services to corporate real estate users in the Denver metropolitan area including Boulder, Colorado. Guidance also provides these services in all major U. S. markets, as well as markets in Canada, Asia, South and Central America, and Europe.
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