Archive for March, 2011

Why Companies That Have Been Hurt by the Japan Earthquake Will Need Your Help

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

I live in earthquake country here in Southern California. And I’ve been through a lot of them, including the Northridge earthquake back in 1994 that collapsed the Santa Monica Freeway, making it necessary for me to drive on side streets for several months to get to and from my industrial real estate territory. But what […]

Are You On Track Towards Achieving Your Commercial Real Estate Goals in 2011?

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

How are you doing in your brokerage business so far in 2011? Are you on track towards achieving your income goals for the year? We’re in March right now and you’ll probably need to have any sale transactions signed and moving forward with their contingencies by August or September, to allow the proper time for […]

Are You Being Used By People When Making Your Commercial Real Estate Listing Presentations?

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

The majority of the brokers within our industry like to get and work on exclusive listings. If you look at the top-producing brokers in most any commercial real estate territory, over the long run the ones making the most amount of money are usually the top listing brokers. The only brokers who can compete with […]

What All of Us in Commercial Real Estate Can Learn From Billionaire Warren Buffett

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

As most everyone knows, Warren Buffett is one of the most seasoned, successful investors who ever lived. So when I heard that his Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. had purchased Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. in the Fall of 2009, I told everyone close to me, "This man definitely understands Peak Oil and its coming ramifications for […]