http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia Gene Garcia Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:44:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No business can operate alone; we all need a large group of other individuals and businesses to help us succeed. At Garan Commercial Properties, when one of our clients needs someone to help their business grow, we look into our list of contacts to see if we can find someone with the ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=113 (the following is a full reprint from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas publication) Second Quarter 2010 Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Cloud Over Commercial Real Estate Is Slowly Lifting in Texas By D’Ann Petersen The year 2009 was a terrible one for Texas commercial real estate. With the U.S. and Texas economies mired in ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=108 The Texas Note Company, LLC No business can operate alone; we all need a large group of other individuals and businesses to help us succeed.  At Garan Commercial Properties, when one of our client’s needs someone to help their business grow, we look into our list of contacts to see if ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=102 We left off our lease review after having identified the need to clearly identify the parties and premises while remembering the most important rule of commercial leases, EVERYTHING IS NEGOTIABLE. The next section you will encounter in the lease document will most likely be titled "Term".  This is the length of ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=96 (When I first tried my hand at blogging about commercial real estate I failed miserably.  So to resurrect some material that may not have circulated widely, I have compiled in the following article several posts from the beginning about common sections of commercial leases.) In the current climate we see ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=93 No business can operate alone; we all need a large group of other individuals and businesses to help us succeed.  At Garan Commercial Properties, when one of our clients needs someone to help their business grow, we look into our list of contacts to see if we can find someone ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=86 No business can operate alone; we all need a large group of other individuals and businesses to help us succeed.  At Garan Commercial Properties, when one of our clients needs someone to help their business grow, we look into our list of contacts to see if we can find someone ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=57 The overall strength of the Texas markets in relation to other major metropolitan cities throughout the United States is clearly evident in the market cycle representations below. These charts were included in the recently published annual report of IRR, Integra Realty Resources, Viewpoint 2010. The Office Cycle: The vacancy rates of ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=45 Assignment: A transfer of interest from one person to another. Example: Most commercial leases will allow the assignment of the lease; one tenant may assign their leasehold interest to the property without further obligation. Base Year: A 12 month period which is the basis for determining expenses; most often the initial 12 ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=39 Class A: The highest quality of building or available space on the market. These buildings are often newly constructed or have had a long term top tier maintenance program, and contain various state of the art building systems which are sought after by investors and users. They most often command ... http://houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/gene_garcia/?p=36