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Good morning, its Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s take a look at rentable area. Rentable area refers to the tenant’s usable square footage of a property alongside their portion of the building’s common area.

Good morning and happy holidays! It’s Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s take a look at dock high loading. This refers to a loading dock found in most industrial properties in which the standard height of the dock is 48 inches from the ground to the floor of a warehouse. These can be accomplished via…

Good morning and happy New Year! It’s Word of the Week Wednesday, and it’s the last Wednesday of 2021! Let’s take a look at build-to-suit. Build-to-suit refers to a commercial space or building that is constructed to the client’s specifications and needs. The user of that space or building will have input on concept, design,…

Good morning and welcome back to Word of the Week Wednesday! To start the new year of 2022, let’s talk about rental concessions. Rental concessions are incentives that landlords or property owners offer prospective tenants or buyers to influence or persuade them to sign the lease agreement. The typical concessions provided are free rent for…

Good morning, it’s Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s talk about the option of right of first refusal. The right of first refusal is a contractual right that gives the option holder the opportunity to buy or lease the property before another buyer or tenant’s offer is accepted.

Good morning, it’s Word of the Week Wednesday again. Let’s take a look at full-service lease. A full-service lease is a lease that has an all-inclusive rental rate which includes both the base lease rental rate, utilities, janitorial costs and the operating expenses combined into one amount.

Good morning, welcome back to Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s talk about covenant. A covenant is a written agreement or restriction inserted into deeds or other legal contract documents stipulating certain activities will or will not be allowed on the property.

Good morning, welcome back to Word or the Week Wednesday! Let’s begin with the phrase purchase and sale agreement, also known as a PSA. This type of agreement is between a seller and a buyer of real estate or investments that establishes several rights and obligations for both the seller and buyer.

Good morning, its Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s take a look at lessee and lessor. In a lease agreement, the lessee (tenant) is defined as the party that pays for the use of the asset or property. The lessor (landlord) is the person that receives payments from the lessee in exchange for the usage…

Good Morning! It’s Word of the Week Wednesday. Let’s look at hard corner. A hard corner refers to a property located at a major intersection with traffic lights, where the commercial property can be considered more popular for retail.

It’s Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s take a look at clear height. Clear height is the height of a building starting from the ground floor to the bottom of the lowest hanging item on the ceiling. Hanging items include sprinklers, lights, structural beams, etc. 

Good morning! It’s Word of the Week Wednesday. Let’s take a look at net operating income or NOI for short. NOI is the net income from a property that is gross revenues minus operating expenses, but before deducting capital expenditures, debt service, and taxes.

It’s Word of the Week Wednesday again! Let’s introduce the phrase market rent. Market rent is the rent a typical tenant would pay for a comparable unit or suite in the same or comparable market. On a good note to remember, A landlord may compare the contract rental rates near their property to understand if…

Good morning and welcome back to Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s look at Offering Memorandum; a presentation that provides the most prospective buyers with detailed information about a property on the market. This presentation would include building description,  demographics, summary of property’s history and more.

Good morning! It’s Word of the Week Wednesday. Lets take a look at Cold Shell. A cold shell refers to Any building that has no interior finishes, plumbing, lighting etc. The property is essentially bare, which provides greater opportunities for improvements and customization.

It’s Word of the Week Wednesday again! Let’s introduce the phrase common area maintenance, or CAM. CAM refers to additional expenses paid by tenants meant to cover costs of daily operations of the property. The percentage of this fee is calculated by dividing tenant’s square footage by total square footage of the building.

Welcome back to Word of the Week Wednesday! Last week we discussed Common area maintenance expenses, to follow up, let’s look at Occupancy cost. This charge is the total expense any property user pays for occupying a property or space. This includes tenants that are leasing and property owners. Please note, occupancy cost does not…

Good morning! It’s Word of the Week Wednesday! Today let’s look at Real Estate Investment Trust, or “ REIT ” for short. REIT is a type of investment portfolio company that allows individual investors to own fractional shares of income producing and commercial real estate. For investors, using REIT’s may help generate a steady income…