Disruptive Technology?  What does disruptive technology in CRE mean?  Has it happen before?  Was Costar disruptive?  Will 42 Floors or ROFO be disruptive?  Do they even want to be disruptive?  Are great tool for brokers disruptive?  As I become a bigger fan of technology, these are the questions about my industry that I frequently ask.  So...
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About 3 years ago I read the book The Blue Ocean Strategy and it changed the way I viewed not only the commercial real estate landscape, but also my own career.  When I began to look at myself as a broker and the commercial real estate brokerage shops as a whole, I realized one very...
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What is the future of office space?  This is a question that I ask myself all of the time.  Take my office for example.  We’ve got a 53 year old, a 32 year old, and two 25 year olds.  Right there is already a problem.  We’ve got 3 different generations that like 3 distinct office types....
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Over two and a half years ago I decided that internet leads where the wave of the future for commercial real estate.  That all CEO’s would start looking for brokers on-line and would magically find my website, MOSatlanta.com.  So what happened? Well, if you were to google Office Space Atlanta or Atlanta Office Space you...
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One of my best friends in the world has always talked about the usability of Apple products.  The way everything just works, and has a specific function.  He would go into great detail about how Apple has thought of everything when it comes to their products.  I would always listen to my friend, but never...
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Number 1 – It is a lot harder to blog the busier you get.  Hence, the fact that I haven’t blogged in over 4 months.  I was once the bell of the ball from our good friend Duke Long who praised me for the amount of content I produced.  Doubt I’d get the same...
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I’ve been asked this question by enough clients, that it is time to put it out on the internet.  So, here is a rough breakdown on the cost per cube to move from one office suite to another. $125.00 per cube to break down $50.00 per cube to move $250.00 per cube to set back...
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I came across the below blog from a couple of weeks ago concerning a more efficient office space, and loved their ideas.  Here is a link to the blog 13 Ways to Make Your Office Space More Efficient, and below are the 13 ways. 1. Kill the air. Many offices are kept so cold...
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An interesting questions came up over coffee with a friendly competitor of mine a couple of days ago.  What’s a Tenant’s Obligation to a Landlord that has given a Tenant some sort of rent relieve over the past couple of years to help their business survive during the downturn?  Hmmmmm…..  The right answer, in my...
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It may be premature, but I believe that I may be part of a new trend for commercial real estate here in Atlanta.  What’s the trend you might ask.  Well, recently I left a large commercial real estate firm here in Atlanta to be part owner of a smaller firm.  Or put into different...
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