In Real Estate no square foot is the same. When it comes to commercial property, everyone measures space differently, and depending on the measurement method used the same property will have different square footage calculations. RDM, the leading provider of building measurement solutions for over 25 years, recently has written a white paper demystifying the national building measurement methods. It is vital for the commercial real estate industry to have accurate property measurements in order to ensure maximization of revenues, especially in the current uncertain market. RDM’s White Paper aims to provide the reader with valuable information on building measurement…

It is vital for the Real Estate industry to take advantage of all the tools available in the market. Especially those free of charge. All the rage today is this program Twitter. Twitter is a social networking site that allows you to communicate to large groups of people instantly using your PC or text messaging. The website’s original purpose is to provide “a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?” With Twitter’s exponential growth reaching 131% in March, no wonder nearly…

  Many of us have jumped through hoops to meet a residential landlord’s demands prior to renting an apartment. Before you even have a key in hand, you’ve already shelled out thousands of dollars in the form of credit check and application fees, a security deposit, up-front rental payments, even background check fees. All of this in the name of due diligence. With the commercial real estate industry and broader business world intently focused on what landlords are doing to lure and retain tenants in today’s economy, it’s time for commercial asset owners to get aggressive in requesting tenant guarantees…

  While experience can certainly be an asset, it is not at all uncommon for it to be a severe hindrance. While I’m not prone to stereotyping, it has been my observation that there are generally two types of people: those who don’t know what they don’t know, and those who do know what they don’t know. All other things being equal, the difference between the two groups boils down to experience and discernment. Those people who don’t know what they don’t know typically tend to be either younger professionals beginning their careers who have a lack of experience, or…

  Much has been reported lately about downtown Miami’s challenges absorbing the influx of residential development that has taken shape in recent years. To examine where Miami stands today and how it will move forward, it’s helpful to take a step back. The latest wave of urban growth began in the late 90s, when Miami’s civic and business leaders saw sustainable vertical development in our urban core as the logical place to begin expanding the City. We’re neighbored by the Everglades to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and we sit atop our own drinking water, so condensed…

  Developing a social media strategy will be critical to your businesses success moving forward. If you don’t have a well conceived and deftly executed social media strategy it will be difficult to drive brand equity in an ever increasing consumer driven market. Our social media practice is the fastest growing segment of our business simply because of the demand-side pull from the market place. Consumers won’t engage with companies and brands they do not trust, and in today’s world trust is most effectively established via social validation on the Internet. How times have changed… If you’re still of the…

Where’s the Gipper when you need him? There are great lessons to be learned from Ronald Reagan. Few would argue that Reagan was a true statesman and one of the greatest presidents of the modern era. Virtually every politician, republican and democrat alike, have fondly referred to him on many occasions. Barack Obama would even quote him while stumping on the campaign trail. So why is it that the current administration doesn’t pay more attention to the wisdom contained in the words of President Reagan as they go about their day-to-day actions? The answer is simple; they are too busy…