Author: John Highman

  • How to Get Started in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

    To get started in commercial real estate brokerage and agency today it is essential that you undertake a full review of the property market, your competition, the listings, and the business community. In reviewing those things, you can make some clear choices and take up on the opportunities that you identify. (N.B. these ideas are…

  • 4 Key Strategies to Help You Stay On Top of Your Game in Commercial Property

    Commercial property activity and hence brokerage should be simplified. Don’t overly complicate things. Establish a system that can work for you with a bias towards simplicity and action. That will then allow you to establish a plan of momentum and track the results that you are achieving. (N.B. these ideas are also sent out to…

  • 6 Tips for Pricing Your Commercial Property Management Fees and Services

    The services that you provide in commercial property management are quite special and should be costed accordingly. Care and consideration is required when you are considering establishing a new fee or quoting on a property management service. There are variables at play that could have an impact on your fees suitability and amount. (N.B. these…

  • How to Choose the Right Retail Tenants for Shopping Centers

    A retail shopping center is a special place where the tenant mix just has to match the client and customer requirements for the location.  If you make mistakes in retail tenant placement then sales and customer interest in the property will slow.  That can only mean on thing and that is a decline in rent.…

  • 6 Factors of a Sales Drive in Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

    At different times of the calendar year there will be good opportunities to run a sales listing drive.  As part of that you will be choosing the best methods of marketing and sale.  Business and investor sentiment will also have something to do with the choices made here. (N.B. these ideas are also sent out…

  • 7 Interesting Ways to Jump Start Your Commercial Real Estate Career

    When you start your career in commercial real estate brokerage, don’t take too long to understand the value of client contact and prospecting. If you want to jump-start your career and grow your market share quickly, you will need to know the local people comprehensively and thoroughly.  That process should start immediately.  Master the process…

  • 4 Ways to Clearly Show that You Are The Authority in Commercial Real Estate

    In commercial real estate today the top agents for a location are recognised as the industry specialists and local authorities in both sales and leasing when it comes to particular property types. Those top agents provide exceptional value for the clients that they serve.  It is a deliberate marketing position on their part.  How would…