Margarita Foster

Intentional design supports healthful employee spaces that can be created with virtually any budget.

New service models provide equipped kitchens with trained cooks in mobile vessels, located in parking lots that generate income for CRE owners.

A specialist in commercial kitchen build-outs guides readers through the prospective elements and costs related to commercial kitchens.

Modifications — both major and minor — in HVAC, water, acoustics and lighting can provide meaningful health and wellness improvements in any workspace.

Consider recovery time, debt and equity options, and future demand when determining whether to hold or sell a COVID-era hospitality property.

The enclosed figures help tenants estimate the costs to build out first- and second-generation office space.

These key terms and concepts will help business owners determine if their enterprise should adopt a remote work policy and, if so, what it might look like.

Insider guidance helps property owners navigate the assessment process, improving their chances of winning an appeal.

Abrupt declines in net income pose challenges for both property owners and assessors but methods exist that will be satisfy both parties.

Investors should examine the profitability of a hotel property and how it performs against its peers when conducting due diligence.

REAs in commercial real estate are legal agreements that enable individually owned parcels to be assembled into one large contiguous property that is typically rezoned for a specified purpose or use.

Ownership and leasing complexities are little known factors that make underperforming shopping malls difficult to re-tenant or redevelop.

Proven practices for outdoor winter dining are provided based on numerous one-on-one consulting sessions with restaurants across the U.S.

Listing agents, business development professionals, asset and auction managers, and closing teams all support owners when selling CRE assets through online auctions.

Consider new potential uses as U.S. malls are closing, becoming empty or requiring redevelopment, including healthcare, last-mile distribution, ghost kitchens and more.

The outlook for investment performance in the industrial sector is good, followed by the single-family and multifamily sectors, then office, hotel and retail.

Tenants leasing office space should budget for initial expenses related to construction, moving and legal fees; and keep in mind that most costs are negotiable.

Sellers and brokers employ a “managed bid” process to explore pricing, vet potential buyers, satisfy credit committee processes and generate a shortlist of qualified bidders.

Proximity to seven key amenities, high population density and numerous intersections are among the factors that contribute to a property’s Walk Score.

Get started in the emerging world of online commercial real estate auctions by learning how to gain access to due diligence documents and information to help you underwrite a deal, place a bid, win an auction and take ownership of an asset.