A headline like this will likely turn a few heads. After all, one of the major selling points that most brokers highlight in their pitch is how well they know the local market. Brokerage firms that have multiple offices often promote that fact to attract clients with locations throughout the USA. We are not downplaying the importance of local knowledge, but we will take a position that as a pure tenant rep, knowledge of the tenant may be the more important issue. In today’s w

If you are within a year or less of your lease renewal date you are probably getting a plethora of cold calls from brokers soliciting your business. Real estate transactions do take time and depending on the size of your requirement, it could take longer than you think. But when you choose a broker to represent you, what should you be looking for? Certainly, if you have been following our Tenant Tactics Blog the first thing you should be screening for is conflict of interest.