- News Flash: Employee Breaks Actually Increase Productivity - Some bosses believe employee breaks are a waste of time. But a growing body of evidence suggests that taking a constructive break from a mental task improves productivity. For example, a NASA study of pilots on long-haul flights found that those who took turns having brief midflight naps showed a 16% improvement in reaction times aft...
May 15th, 2013 
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- Why Building Owners Need to Stay Ahead of the Curve - Redevelopment of existing office buildings will be necessary to meet the ever-changing demands of the commercial marketplace. There is strong evidence to suggest that approximately 80% of the nation’s commercial building stock will still be standing for the next 10 to 15 years. Using this knowledge, agents can identify building...
Ask the Agent: This Month’s Question How should I prepare my home for sale? You want your home to show well, which means getting rid of clutter and making sure it is clean, neat and well maintained both inside and outside. 1. Remove all clutter. Pack or store anything you do not need. Donate the rest to your favorite charity or having a garage sale. 2. Store your valuables or lock th...
May 13th, 2013
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- Companies Still Need Brick & Mortar “Motherships” - Even though companies are finding abundant benefits in shifting to telecommuting and mobile-friendly office environments, many are still seeing value in maintaining a physical presence; with CEOs such as Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer, who recently banned working from home, we’re far from seeing the end of bricks and mortar. In today’s e...
Why Due Diligence Is Important for a Seller - Sellers strengthen their negotiating power … by identifying problems in advance. If you’re selling a property, you need to do your due diligence. It not only protects you from the unexpected, but the information might help you sway a potential buyer. A seller who knows every detail about a property can influence a buyer’s perception of the val...
Below is a list of topics that we would recommend researching before you place your San Antonio Commercial Land Tract on the market for sale! #1 Price - How much do you want to sell your San Antonio Commercial Land tract for? Is your desired price in line with market for this type of property? What improvements (horizontal or vertical) does your property have tha...
- How to Identify and Liquidate Surplus Commercial Investment Properties - Commercial real estate investors often have to evaluate whether their real estate assets are continuing to generate the highest and best value. It can cost you money to carry a property that is underutilized and not meeting your investment needs. Identifying surplus real estate assets and then liquidating them c...
April 26th, 2013
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Spare Land? How to Squeeze More out of Your Assets With a Commercial Land Lease Investors and property owners alike can take advantage of land leases. Larger retail outlets, for example, sometimes lease extra parking area to another business interest. The concept began as the Lend-Lease program during the Second World War. While the program started as a means of providing aid in the form of supp...
Deeds in Texas - How do they differ and what do they mean? - There are four primary deed forms used in Texas, as follows: 1. General Warranty Deed - this conveys property with a full warranty of the seller’s chain of title for anything that might have happened at any time. 2. Special Warranty Deed- this conveys property with a warranty limited to the time during which the seller ow...
- Leadership Training in Higher Demand as Businesses Regain Focus - By Winslow Swart - Leadership Training Business News San Antonio - Leadership Training The CFO asks his CEO, "What happens if we invest in the training of our people, and then they leave the company?" The CEO answers, "What happens if we don't, and they stay?" Leadership training took a hiatus. Ask almost any busin...
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