AGBeat Columnist: Duke Long
Broker/Owner in Lafayette, IN, whose passion is Commercial Real Estate with focus on Technology, Social Media, and Networking.
Death of the commercial real estate online salesman
What, you may be asking, is a commercial real estate online salesman? Good question. The word salesman in general may bring up all kinds of negative connotations and of course none of us in commercial real estate would ever want to be considered one. Then what is it that we are really trying to do when we get online? In ...
LinkedIn- THE place for commercial real estate conversation?
LinkedIn. I think we all know it has always been considered to be in the “big three” online platforms along with Facebook and Twitter. At first it was seen as a resume type/put your business stats and info on kind of a platform. It looked like it was going to be a HR persons dream set up. I think ...
Tenant leasing information – time to let go?
Time to let go? Leasing and or tenant information. Is this the true cre holy grail? Why is this information held in such high regard? What makes it so critical? Is the information so sacred that it will never ever be revealed to the public? Here is a quick summary of the way it is: The brokers value proposition or ...
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Will RPR kill the traditional commercial real estate data game?
RPR and Commercial Real Estate I recently had a little conversation with the people at Realtors Property Resource (RPR), which many of you are likely familiar with. If not, it is well worth your time to take a look at the RPR demo online. Of course it uses residential property in the demonstration, but believe me- commercial property is coming. ...
Do commercial real estate innovations actually exist?
Do innovations even exist? Scanning a few posts last week and ran across some interesting comments that dealt with innovation. Innovation and commercial real estate. Should those two things even be in the same sentence? Let’s be honest, the two together do not exactly bring visions of business on the cutting edge. Well, maybe they should. Areas of innovation Property ...
28 useful websites for commercial real estate practitioners
CRE Sites. The next 28: Well, here we are again. I received tremendous response from my last post highlighting some of the more interesting cre sites out there. So I figured why not feature 28 more? Think what you will but, there are absolutely NO strategy, bias, bribes, malice, favor, or kickbacks (I wish) involved. I just think they may ...
Is the role of a CRE broker to be an information analyst?
CRE Broker = Information Analyst? What is the role of a commercial real estate broker today? What is the most important task that we do for our clients? Is it analyzing the market data? By definition (via Wisegeek) an information data analyst is: A data analyst is a highly trained individual that specializes in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data from various resources. For example, the ...
Localism vs. the big bad developers
What is localism? Localism as an idea (not Localism.com) is that everything that is local and small is good. For many people today, localism is a counterpoint to globalization. Everything that is big and bad, is mass produced mass marketed is mass everything. The counter to that is anything “Locally-sourced” produce, local food (particularly slow food), and local crafts undo the sameness ...
Commercial vs. residential real estate- what are the differences?
Commercial versus residential The opinions and ideas are quite interesting regarding what each other’s chosen segment of real estate is really like. What are the general things that the different practitioners deal with, worry about, or think of on a daily basis? Below, I’ll define five terms/phrases from each sector and then give you the nitty gritty about what the ...
32 commercial real estate sites you should be familiar with
Old school with new skool CRE I know at times I have been somewhat “critical” of the commercial real estate online environment. Anyone can stand back and throw rocks. Diverse, social, educational, informative, worldwide, visual, tech edge, interactive, here are 32 of the best sites in Commercial Real Estate (CRE) with my own commentary. For anyone in CRE or considering ...
What your online commercial real estate brand should be
There are tons of branding, blogging, social media, public relations, and web presence sites on line that are full of general advice on “creating your digital brand.” You can pick thru the sites and save some of the tips. You may also even use some of them to help build your online presence. So, what should your online Commercial Real ...
Online Commercial Real Estate. What the Next Three Years Will Look Like
Is this going to be a prediction post? A post that allows the writer to spew out a 10 item list of things to come, with of course no accountability. That’s not the intent at all. I think of this as somewhat of a roadmap of what I see today for Commercial Real Estate and what the online experience for ...
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