WotW

Welcome to the first Commercial Real Estate Word of the Week. With these new weekly posts, we want to explain terms, concepts and definitions to provide transparency of the real estate transaction process to our clients, partners and colleagues. We hope you enjoy and find our future posts valuable.

Good morning! Welcome back to Word of the Week Wednesday! Today let’s look at 1031 exchange. A 1031 exchange is a provision from the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. It allows a seller to defer paying capital gains taxes when a property is sold, and proceeds are reinvested in another property within a certain timeframe.

Here is our new Word of the Week! Take a look at Absorption; measured by a property’s square footage, absorption explains the rate of leased up or vacated properties.

It’s Word of the Week Wednesday! We’ve got another cool phrase from the commercial real estate business. Let’s take a look at capitalization rate, also known as cap rate. The cap rate is the rate of return that investors receive on an income producing property. The cap rate is calculated as the ratio between the…

It’s Word of the week Wednesday! Let’s look at letter of intent or LOI. This letter helps property owners/landlords and buyers/tenants negotiate important information for a property of interest before completing a final binding contract.

It’s Word of the Week Wednesday! Let’s look at Accessibility. When an agent refers to this, they are talking about the convenience of entering a property. This could mean easy access from the street by a motor vehicle, property accommodations and even ADA compliance (Americans with Disabilities Act.)

Good Morning! It’s Word of the Week Wednesday! Today we will look at Triple Net Lease (NNN). This is a legal agreement where the tenant is responsible for base rent and operating expenses. The “triple” refers to three standard expense items: Common Area Maintenance (CAM), real estate taxes, and property insurance. #TripleNetLease #commercialrealestate #wordoftheweek #CAM…

Hello, Its Word of the Week Wednesday! Today we have Land Assemblage, where 2 or more parcels of land that are adjacent can be combined into one parcel of land. This can give buyers greater development opportunities and sellers obtain higher values on combined land.