JM's Commercial Real Estate Blog

I have been living in South Florida for 22 years and every time we have a storm heading us, we get the same situation; the media and the authorities tend to alarm the citizens way too much over the real weather conditions, allowing the big stores make a killing in sales and lots of speculation su...

La Debida Diligencia "Due Diligence" - Proceso de Inspección - Evaluación de Materiales Peligrosos. Además de la habitual fase I y fase II del estudio ambiental, el comprador/inversor debería realizar una evaluación de los materiales de construcción peligrosos durante el proceso de due diligence ...

Following you can find three videos CAp Rate, ROI Parte1, y  ROI Parte 2 Tasa de Capitalizacionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqP7fEmY_XA&list=PLzWSmxvEHHfi0H2qGi-WNjeLI3zAQ7ML4&index=2 Retorno en La Inversion Parte 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t0HBlT1t4g&list=PLzWSmxvEHHfi0H2qGi-WNjeLI3zAQ...

On Friday Deutsche Bank shares tumbled more than 7%, falling to a record low in Germany and causing analysts to fear Europe’s banking system may be only one bank failure away from crisis.“All it takes is for one of the big players to suddenly topple. The flow of credit would freeze up instantly. ...

The Due Diligence – Inspection Process – Hazardous Materials AssessmentIn addition to the customary environmental phase I/ phase II study, the buyer/investors should perform a Hazardous Building Materials Assessment During the due diligence process prior to commit to purchase the property. The Pr...

EB-5 program extended with no reforms to DecemberThe program, which grants foreign investors green cards after they invest at least $500,000 in job-producing ventures plus $50,000 in admin fees, was set to expire on September 30th. Major  developments have secured and are in the midst of securing...

Study: Fla. ranks fourth as business friendly stateWASHINGTON – Sept. 29, 2016 – The nonpartisan Tax Foundation released its 13th annual State Business Tax Climate Index, which measures how well-structured each state's tax code is by analyzing more than 100 variables in five tax categories: corpo...

Worst Franchise to Buy C21 is the largest real estate brokerage franchise to ever make Forbes’ list of “America’s Worst Franchises to Buy.” Embarrassing! In June, Forbes Magazine named Century 21 to its 2016 list (Windermere and EXIT also were named). RE/MAX is regularly ranked as the #1 real est...

Reputation Killer Keller Williams’s last-place finish in the 2016 J.D. Power Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study reflects the ill effects of mass recruiting. KW’s top producers should be worried about their reputations. Composite scores* calculated from the study showed RE/MAX and three other co...

Millennials are quite right and I agree 100%. I have been in the USA for 23 years now, on my second phase, since I lived here for 7 years back in the golden America. This country has changed so much. This is probably easier to visualize from someone who was not born and raised in the USA.People h...