Real Estate Syndicate » Foreclosures http://re-syndicate.com Featuring the thoughts, adventures, scripts, ramblings and soliloquies of a real estate guru. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:39:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Six Keys to a Great Site: Looking at Commercial Real Estate http://re-syndicate.com/2012/02/01/six-keys-to-a-great-site-looking-at-commercial-real-estate/ http://re-syndicate.com/2012/02/01/six-keys-to-a-great-site-looking-at-commercial-real-estate/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:19:37 +0000 Max Diez http://re-syndicate.com/?p=190 Continue reading →]]> 1. Parking. Little or inconveniently  located parking can be the kiss of death for a retailer. Most retailers want four or five spaces for every 1,000 square feet of floor area.  As many spaces as possible within 100 feet of the door is desirable.

2. Access. Today’s customer demands convenience, so having more than one way to enter or leave a store is preferable. Avoid sites that require turns across medians, which prevent cross lane turning.

3. Signing. Signs play a critical role in business identity and in helping customers find a business. A retailer’s facade sign should be visible from at least 200 feet away.

4. Traffic. Whether vehicular or pedestrian, every site needs traffic to prosper. Prime areas are located near intersecting streets with traffic lights.  Streets with slower speed limits make it easier for drivers to see signage.

5. Activity. Unless a retail business is strictly destination-oriented, a site must have a good amount of diverse, nearby activity to draw shoppers to an area. Grocery stores, gas stations, post offices, and schools all bring people to an area frequently.

6. Visibility. No site selection factor is more important. Watch for barriers such as trees or download slopes that block long-distance views of the site.

 

]]> http://re-syndicate.com/2012/02/01/six-keys-to-a-great-site-looking-at-commercial-real-estate/feed/ 1 When will the Real Estate Broker be needed again? http://re-syndicate.com/2010/05/27/when-will-the-real-estate-broker-be-needed-again/ http://re-syndicate.com/2010/05/27/when-will-the-real-estate-broker-be-needed-again/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 06:12:51 +0000 Max Diez http://re-syndicate.com/?p=51 Continue reading →]]> Housing construction and sales have always followed job growth. Looking around and seeing the number of layoffs from companies like Pfizer, Texas Instruments, GM, Boeing, Motorola, Sprint, Microsoft and Webcor one would think that times are grim. I personally think that when companies start to let go of employees, these were a lagging indicator of the current climate.  Even amidst my mild optimism, I realize that many will not feel the same way. Take today’s news stating that more Americans than forecasted filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, indicating firing persists even as the economy rebounds and employment is picking up. My only argument is that many Americans are forced to work for less than what they were making and while they do have jobs ~ getting by is not living.

Cities like Las Vegas, Riverside. Calif., and Phoenix have seen median home prices fall 50%, 44% and 37% from their respective peaks. If you were to take a look at the jobs that are being posted on Craigslist, jobs are ~ dare I say it truly vanishing and companies are paying less for those once coveted services.

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