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• The Master Lease- A Sellers Guarantee

When new development is occurring in a market and developers are anxious to sell when the construction is complete, use of a master lease may facilitate a sale before the lease-up period is ended. A master lease is a form of seller guarantee that has several specific goals....(more)

• What is Adequate Parking For Commercial Real Estate?

Parking is not just important at your commercial building or apartment property; it is absolutely crucial for any business. Without it, potential tenants and their customer will reject the building. Parking spaces may be located below, at, or above ground level but wherever located, there must be enough spaces to accommodate the realistic, projectable needs of the particular building.....(more)

• ​​​​​The Ideal Team For Negotiating Commercial Leases

In the corporate world of today, a negotiating team will negotiate commercial leases. This team may consist of legal counsel, finance department representatives, outside specialists such as real estate brokers or tenant representatives, design and engineering consultants, and others. In today’s market, corporate tenants with high credit ratings, who are willing to make long-term lease commitments negotiate from a strong position. Therefore, corporations that formerly treated real estate transactions in a matter-of-fact way have now developed detailed real estate negotiating strategies. The corporate tenant sees these negotiations as a way to cut costs within the company (whether upsizing or downsizing)......(more)

• ​​​​​Land Development Agreements

The acquisition and improvement of land is a large-scale operation and requires large amounts of capital. This has created methods of land acquisition that gives the developer access to and control over a large enough tract to make development economical without requiring an initial outlay of all of the capital necessary to acquire such a tract. From the point of view of the landowner, the disposal of a large tract at a good price may require a formula that will encourage the developer to commit improvement and development money for part of the tract that will build future value into the entire tract......(more)

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