Sentences with phrase «estate consulting firm»

Can a boutique real estate consulting firm navigate this market and survive?

«A lot of the mall retailers were fat, dumb, and happy and didn't experiment with other formats,» says Kevin Gray, senior vice president of Landauer Associates Inc., a real estate consulting firm in New York.

«I am big fan of what they've done,» says Douglas Jerum, partner with Ferrara Jerum International, a retail real estate consulting firm based in Rochester, N.Y. «This facility is much easier to navigate, everybody has a lot more space.

International real estate consulting firm Knight Frank is now reporting that their Global House Price Index has risen for eight consecutive quarters.

Real estate consulting firm Urbanation says average condo rents in Toronto rose to $ 2.53 per square foot, or $ 1,891 a month, in the three months ended March 31.

A study conducted last year by real - estate consulting firm RCLCO found that 77 percent of Generation Y members want to live in an urban - style core.

Houston - based real estate consulting firm Metrostudy uses «drive - bys» to help it gauge the health of the residential market in different U.S. metro areas.

Buoyed by tight vacancy, Manhattan - based real estate consulting firm Reis projects that average effective rents will register $ 24.57 per sq. ft. in 2007, up 10.4 % for the year.

Solid Rock Advisors, a real estate consulting firm specializing in luxury resort and hotel transactions, advised the seller in the transaction.

Real estate agents with a strong command of social media have an avenue to access potential clients, and promote their listings to a cloud of Web traffic, said Beth Butler, who owns real estate consulting firm Big Mouth Consulting, and hosts a weekly chat session for local Realtors.

While prices may cool, the scarcity of land on which to build detached houses will continue to fuel the condo building boom, said Peter Norman, chief economist at real estate consulting firm Altus Group.

Matt Cohen, chief technologist at real estate consulting firm Clareity Consulting, says that while the technology is no longer in its infancy, he still considers cloud storage to be in its early childhood — especially in terms of intrusion detection and prevention systems.

When Robert Charles Lesser & Co., the largest independent real estate consulting firm in the country, surveyed residents in six metropolitan areas, most recently in 2002, the company found that one - third of the respondents want to live in pedestrian - oriented communities.

A lot of communities just look at revenue in a vacuum without looking at cost,» says Lee Sobel, director of public strategies for RCLCO, a nationwide real estate consulting firm based in Washington, D.C.

James C. Bieri, CEO and president of the Bieri Co., a Detroit, Mich. - based retail real estate consulting firm, adds that though he used to ask for traffic counts regularly, he stopped doing so in recent years because he knows there is little chance he will be able to get them from the landlord.

Chris Foley, a co-founder of Polaris, one of San Francisco's preeminent real estate consulting firms, agrees.

Beverly Kelly, human - resources manager at Robert Charles Lesser & Co., a real - estate consulting firm in Los Angeles, asks candidates about other companies they're interviewing with, and what makes a particular company attractive.

Prime Locations, LLC is a national real estate consulting firm that maximizes value and minimizes liabilities related to leased and owned properties.

Veteran industry observer Tom Dooley is president of TWD Associates, a real estate consulting firm in Arlington Heights, Il., and editor of two monthly newsletters.

Retailers are «trying to reach the customer in as many ways as they can,» says Kevin Gray, senior vice president of Landauer Associates Inc., a real estate consulting firm in New York.

Sales tax bonanza «Retail has become one of those sectors that is in the top tier of targets for economic development activities,» agrees Michael LaRue, principal of Litvin / LaRue / Greenfield, a real estate consulting firm based in Itasca, Ill..

The WAV Group, a real estate consulting firm, has published results of research that demonstrates the high value consumers place on the term «MLS.»

Knowing not just when to cut but which expenses to reduce is critical for a company's long - term health, says Rod Santomassimo, CCIM, president of Massimo Group LLC, a real estate consulting firm in Raleigh, N.C.

Even as the U.S. economy strengthens, those who come south for the winter from northern states and Canada are a harder sell because they're accustomed to smaller down payments and may be concerned that Florida's condo market will crash again, said Peter Zalewski, principal of Condo Vultures LLC, a Miami - based real estate consulting firm.

The only thing that Talbots» has to appeal to potential buyers right now is «a low stock price, because it's going to take a lot to reposition» the chain, according to Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a Phoenix - based retail real estate consulting firm.

Over the past few years, TJX has been able to secure rental rates in the mid-single digits for locations in distressed centers, according to Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a Phoenix - based retail real estate consulting firm.

It also helps that real estate costs in Staten Island are cheaper than elsewhere in the city, adds Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a Phoenix - based retail real estate consulting firm.

The company currently operates 1,105 big - box stores in the U.S., totaling 42.4 million sq. ft.. It's been trying to shed unprofitable locations, including plans to close 50 stores in calendar year 2012, but its big - box fleet remains bloated, according to Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a Phoenix - based retail real estate consulting firm.

At more than 500 stores, the retailer might offer a potential buyer high transaction volume, but «it's not as high as it should be,» says Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a Phoenix - based retail real estate consulting firm.

U.S. office properties investment has almost doubled over the past year, according to a new study by Granite Partners, a New York - based real estate consulting firm.

More than 75 million people between 18 and 34 years old are entering the housing market, primarily as renters,» says Dr. Norm Miller, principle at Hoyt Advisory Services, a real estate consulting firm and professor of real estate at the University of San Diego.

Given the new market realities, however, roughly 40 percent of those centers might ultimately prove unviable and will have to be converted to other uses, says Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a Mill Valley, Calif. - based real estate consulting firm.

The reason the seemingly ubiquitous chain feels the need to grow likely has to do with maintaining market share — downscale rival McDonald's has been investing a lot of time and money into promoting its coffee line, according to Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a Phoenix - based retail real estate consulting firm.

It is all but a certainty that Barnes & Noble will have to start downsizing its store portfolio in the coming months, according to both Davidowitz and Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a Phoenix - based retail real estate consulting firm.