Commercial Leases

The lack of affordable housing in California – particularly in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas – has long been a problem. State lawmakers have been attempting to tackle it via legislation that would provide more and lower-priced housing within a finite amount...

A commercial landlord may buy a property with some ideas already in mind about the type of businesses they would like to have in that space. Maybe they just think it fits the area or it fits the type of building that they bought. In any case, it’s their property and...

A positive side effect of business success and growth is gaining more and more customers. You might soon need to consider leasing industrial warehouse space to continue meeting customer demands. These facilities can fill several needs, from facilitating product...

As a real estate investor, you want to lease your properties in a way that is stable and safe for you. You want to maximize the return on your investment, and you’d like to remove as many obligations from yourself as possible. When designing the leases that you use...

Sooner or later, growing businesses and companies either need to open additional locations or move into a larger space. Sometimes, they may even need to do both simultaneously. If you have only operated in one location, you must decide whether to lease or purchase...

Many people choose to buy real estate rather than lease it so that their monthly payments lead to accrued equity. Businesses may decide to buy their premises for the same reason. The facilities that they purchase could be a major contributing factor to the business's...

If your business is expanding or opening a new location, or if you are opening your first location, it’s an exciting time. Chances are, you want to get all the paperwork out of the way as quickly as possible and start moving in.  While it’s great to be excited, make...

If you own a business, a common goal is to grow and expand. As your operations grow, it isn't uncommon to require additional space.  However, before purchasing another commercial property for business operations, there are a few considerations to make. This big of an...

The make-up of commercial real estate (CRE) has gone through significant changes over the past couple of years throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Even CRE experts don’t know yet how many of those changes will be permanent – particularly when it comes to the need for...

Commercial leases differ from residential leases in many ways. For example, a residential lease is usually a gross lease that the landlord uses to pay the mortgage, taxes, and insurance The renter is normally responsible only for paying for some or all of the...