Purchasers who have financed a home are sometimes surprised by how different the process becomes when they acquire commercial or investment real estate. A residential mortgage can create an expectation that financing is primarily about the borrower: income, credit, down payment and the value of the home. Those considerations remain ...
Continue ReadingIndustrial real estate can be an exceptionally useful asset. A manufacturing facility, warehouse, distribution building, contractor’s yard or multi-tenant industrial property can support business operations, generate investment income and provide long-term appreciation. However, industrial property should rarely be evaluated on size, location and purchase price alone. The more important question ...
Continue ReadingWhether leasing a residential property, negotiating a commercial tenancy, or managing an investment portfolio, the lease agreement serves as the foundation of the landlord-tenant relationship. It establishes expectations, allocates responsibilities, and provides the framework that guides the tenancy long after the lease has been signed. Most lease disputes do ...
Continue ReadingIndustrial leasing introduces a vocabulary that can seem unfamiliar to businesses entering the market for the first time. Terms such as Triple Net (NNN), Additional Rent, Permitted Use, and Tenant Improvements appear throughout lease negotiations, yet many business owners understandably focus their attention on the rental rate rather than the ...
Continue ReadingSearching For Industrial Real Estate? Here’s How To Find It Industrial Real Estate has skyrocketed in demand over this economic cycle. Technology continues to develop at a breakneck pace, heavily influencing the way consumers can purchase and receive their goods. This rise of online consumer shopping has not only shifted ...
Continue ReadingFor many commercial tenants, occupancy costs represent one of the largest ongoing operating expenses associated with leasing retail, office, industrial, and mixed-use space. While base rent is often negotiated carefully at the beginning of a lease term, additional occupancy costs—including common area maintenance (CAM), taxes, operating expenses, utilities, management fees, ...
Continue ReadingIndustrial leasing decisions involve much more than simply filling vacant space. Industrial landlords often evaluate tenants based on: financial stability, operational compatibility, long-term business sustainability, property risk, and overall lease defensibility. In many industrial transactions, landlords are not simply selecting a tenant — they are selecting: a long-term operational partner, ...
Continue ReadingCommercial real estate transactions often involve substantially greater complexity and risk than traditional residential transactions. However, buyers sometimes focus heavily on: purchase price, projected income, cap rates, or future appreciation while underestimating the importance of thorough due diligence. In many commercial transactions, the most significant financial losses occur not because ...
Continue ReadingEnvironmental risk can be one of the most consequential issues in a commercial real estate transaction because the condition visible above ground does not necessarily tell the buyer what has occurred on, beneath or around the property over many years of use. A modern warehouse may occupy land that was ...
Continue ReadingMany commercial tenants focus heavily on the advertised rental rate when searching for industrial, office, or retail space. However, in Ontario commercial real estate, the “base rent” is often only one portion of the tenant’s total occupancy cost. One of the most common lease structures in commercial real estate is ...
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