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Engaging Your Virtual Team
Transitioning a team from daily office sightings to the virtual world was a new challenge for many professionals. However, with the help of technology, we were able to ad [...]
Instagram for Business If you aren’t using Instagram to promote business, you are missing potential clients and employees. According to Instagram metrics, 200+ million people visit at least one business profile a day; there is an 80% increas [...]
Snowed In: Handling Personnel during Winter Weather Events When snow and ice begin to fall, property managers do not want to be caught empty-handed. While preventative maintenance steps are essential to ensuring a smooth recovery after a winter weather events, people and staff a [...]
The Changing Landscape of Building Engineering “Right now there is an engineering problem. There is an engineering shortage, ” said Senior Property Manager with Realty Trust Group Greg Bellina. And he is right according to a 2015 Survey commissioned by the HVACR [...]
Pushing the Brakes: How to Avoid Burnout When the lines of work and home life blur, it can be difficult to power down and create boundaries. This can lead to burnout and a decline in productivity. Burnout is a state of exhaustion caused by a period of prolonged [...]
Fostering Collaboration in a Time of Physical Distancing As the new year approaches and some teams continue to operate from a distance, leaders must work harder than ever to foster collaboration. Working virtually can often lead people to feel isolated in their work and preven [...]
Virtual Tenant Holiday Experiences As the holidays descend in this unprecedented year, it is no secret that they will look a little different. Many commercial real estate professionals are faced with choices concerning holiday decorations, tenant engageme [...]
The Mathematical Crystal Ball: Lifecycle Costing Life cycle costing is the process of estimating how much money will be spent on a building or asset over the course of its useful life or the terms of ownership. Determining this amount can be a part of due diligence or [...]
The Mental Amenity: Wellness No matter where the tenant or customer is working these days, well-being and mental health is something that affects them. Wellness-based amenities have been increasing in popularity and offer several avenues for re-inve [...]
How Landscaping Can Create a Sense of Place People generally spend a minimum 40 hours a week in their office. Many professionals spend more time in their office than they do in their living rooms in their homes. Many properties are beginning to make their properti [...]
Creepy Crawlers: Pest Control and CRE From a one-off appearance to an infestation, finding pests and insects in a commercial property can spell out big problems down the line. The situation can vary based on locations, type of property, and tenants, but it a [...]
Back to Basics: Breaking Down Commercial Lease Types For veterans of the property management profession, the distinction between different types of commercial leases is easy, but it can be confusing for people just entering the industry. While each lease is specific to the [...]
Three Topics Essential to the Tenant Satisfaction Survey Tenant satisfaction surveys are an essential tool for property managers looking to improve their properties. Surveys can reveal gaps in the tenant experience, unknown maintenance challenges, or areas of opportunity. The [...]
Bleeding Edge Tech: Virtual Reality and Commercial Real Estate Augmented and virtual reality have been taking the tech world by storm offering new options to explore and see a space. Recently, there has been talk about how this new technology could impact the world of commercial rea [...]
Three Reasons to Prioritize Your Property’s Exterior The exterior and interior of a building can sometimes be thought of as two separate spaces. Exterior maintenance is often deferred for more immediate, tenant-facing interior projects. However, the exterior and interior a [...]