When will commercial real estate recover?  Are months from a turn?  Will the turn happen in the fall?  What about 2022 or 2023?  The predictions of the recovery of commercial real estate are all over the map.  Tune in and find out what the experts think of commercial real estate.

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In today's podcast, we explore:

- Another tech company is changing their use of office space

- A recent relocated NY firm to S. Florida discusses what went into their decision

- Office demand varies from market to market

- National firm predicts when commercial real estate will recover

To learn more about commercial real estate, please consider purchasing a copy of Don't Sign the Lease! The Tale of a Triumphant Business Owner.  Written by Jorge Morales of Blue Box Real Estate, learn answers to ten common questions of commercial real estate and how to avoid pitfalls when signing a lease.

The office sector continues to dominate the national news as the debt crisis has the potential to drag the U.S. economy into a recession over the rest of 2024.  Four major U.S. banks issued warnings recently of the problems with both current loan payments and maturing debt.  Tune in as we deconstruct the news and discuss what's next for the office sector.

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Is commercial real estate on the up and up or the down and down?  Bankruptcy and New Business dominated the commercial real estate news cycle this week.  In today's podcast we discuss the top ten concepts landlords must understand regarding bankruptcy.  We also discuss new jobs heading to South Florida from new to market relocations.

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please like and subscribe to this podcast.

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In today's podcast we take a deep dive on two national stories involving CRE giants.  CBRE is in the news on a major lawsuit accused by a property owner of multiple conflicts of interest (alleged).  Cushman & Wakefield is in contempt of court for not turning over all requested documents from the AG of New York.

We track CRE in order that you may focus on your business.  Please consider liking and subscribing to the podcast.  For commercial real estate services in Florida, please visit www.blueboxre.com. 

Small business has born the brunt of the economic downturn brought about by the government mandated lockdowns and restrictions in efforts to curtail the coronavirus pandemic.  But how long can small business owners continue to survive and pay rent?  

In today's podcast, we discuss:

• San Francisco and Los Angeles lead the charge in small business closures including permanent closures
• New York City retailers work together to sue insurance companies failing to cover business interruption claims
• National commercial real estate firm's dramatic decrease in profits confirm the downturn in the CRE industry
• SPACs are exploding and looking at commercial real estate
• New Yorkers are relocating in droves to South Florida

Tune in to this  weekly look at commercial real estate news and events. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please consider subscribing and liking the podcast.

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Jorge Morales is founder and President of Blue Box Real Estate, a South Florida commercial real estate firm that specializes in Landlord Advisory Services, Tenant Advisory Services and Investment Sales.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com today.  

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When will workers return to the office?  Will work from home stick around for the long term?   As the pandemic continues, the outlook for commercial real estate begins to take shape.  In today's podcast, we consider:

• Negative office absorption predicted for 2020 and 2021
• Rent delinquencies pile up
• Is coworking a sustainable model in a post pandemic world
• Office recovery by 2025?
• WFM - new survey on work from home reveals hope for the office market

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate news. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

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Jorge Morales is founder and president of Blue Box Real Estate, a South Florida commercial real estate firm that specializes in Tenant Advisory Services and Landlord Advisory Services.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com.

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The Economy begins to slowly open - May 15, 2020 - Coronavirus and Commercial Real Estate.  Tune into this weekly videocast of commercial real estate news.  In today's episode, we discuss the impact of some states opening their economy, a private investor provides capital to small business, and we review the ongoing saga between tenant and landlords. 

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Do you have $500 million?  The Miami Office Market is on fire with new leases and office buildings hitting the market for sale.  Tune in as we look at a two potential record setting office projects in the Brickell Avenue market.   We also discuss the impact of the Feds interest policies to commercial real estate.  

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Office tenants across the U.S. are making major corporate moves brought on by the pandemic.  Where are they heading?  

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate news. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  In today's episode we discuss:

• JLL's recent flight to quality corporate move in Houston
• 43 Execs share what they've learned in 2020
• Deutsche Bank considering relocating 2,300 employees out of NYC
• Costar predicts office trends for 2021
• Another Fortune 500 firm, Oracle, leaves California for Texas

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Cinco de Mayo will be celebrated in homes all across America today as we continue our look at Commercial Real Estate in the light of Coronavirus.  In today's episode, we discuss the staggering unemployment which stands at just over 30 million, we review a $150 million sale that falls through, a new report that predicts a swoosh recovery for commercial real estate, we take a look at the largest commercial real estate deals closed in the first quarter in the U.S., and the co-working industry comes together to achieve COVID-19 guidelines. 

Tune into this bi-weekly look at Coronavirus and Commercial Real Estate.
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Transition will define the Miami Office Market in 2021 as office tenants transition from short term decisions to long term strategies - even if by default.  What's in store for Miami Office in 2021?  Tune in and learn about each of the four major Class A Office Submarkets in Miami including:

• Brickell Avenue
• Coral Gables
• Miami Airport 
• Downtown Miami

Where are we today compared to this time last year?  Where are rents and occupancy? Are there any potential threats to watch?

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Jorge Morales is founder and president of Blue Box Real Estate, an independent commercial real estate firm that specializes in Tenant Representation, Landlord Representation and Investment Sales.

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Major companies like Apple and Ally Financial have mandated a return to the office (RTO) post Labor Day weekend.  While the mandates roll out, the five day work week seems like a relic from the past as most companies require just 1, 2 or 3 days a week from the office.

Will this trend weather a Recession storm?  What amenities will it take to attract workers back to the office?  Tune in to today's podcast.

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Cryptocurrency continues to grow in influence and importance - as highlighted by the current events in Ukraine.  In today's podcast, we explore the impact of cryptocurrency and the new to market blockchain companies heading to Miami.

We also discuss office demand and rent growth year over year, which markets outperformed expectations and which markets lagged the national average.  New development is heading to Aventura and Miami Beach welcomes another Silicon Valley corporation.

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Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC - an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com for commercial real estate solutions.

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As we move towards mid-2022, headwinds can be felt coming off the horizon heading straight towards the commercial real estate recovery efforts. 

Work from home implementation for office tenants, record high rents, rising construction costs and supply shortages, cost of funds, government regulations, wars, stock market crash, and oh - remnants of the pandemic:  all threaten the commercial real estate recovery that commenced in 2021.  

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Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC - an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com.

Trillions of dollars are available from the federal government through the Small Business Administration as administered by national and local banks.  While the LA Lakers and Harvard University received millions of dollars, why haven't some small business owners received their share of the stimulus?  What are the resources available to small business and how can they push their application to the front of the line?

In today's episode, Jorge Morales interviews Michael David of Allied National, a national debt recovery firm with clients across the U.S.  Given the current Coronavirus Pandemic and the Great Lockdown, Allied National is applying their know-how and expertise to the betterment of the small business community.  Tune in today's podcast and receive valuable insight from an insider's perspective.

Allied National Inc., can be found at www.andc.com or call them at 800-456-5770.  For the new tenant assistance services please visit www.disasterassistance.net.

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The office sector of commercial real estate faces several hurdles before a full recovery takes place.  Hurdle one:  work-from-home that is sticky and part of today's work culture.  Hurdle two:  A.I. is forecasted to grow in the workplace displacing jobs. Hurdle three:  the federal governement occupies very little of its leased office space, as low as 14% in some markets.  The federal government leases over 350M square feet.  When will the government give back office space to the private sector?  

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate news. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please visit www.dontsignthelease.com for additional commercial real estate including a copy of Jorge's book.  Please consider subscribing and giving us a thumbs up.

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We've read much of the lower occupancy in the CRE industry from both vacancy and work-from-home employees.  But what are the domino effects of lower occupancy?  Today we discuss the impact of the slowdown in the office sector on cities: namely through devaluation which leads to lower taxes.

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Jorge Morales is the founder and president of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC, an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida focusing on Tenant Advisory Services, Landlord Advisory Services, and Investment Sales.  Connect at https://blueboxre.com/.

How has COVID-19 and the government mandated shutdowns impacted the construction industry?  Have construction cost risen or fallen amidst this pandemic?  Has coronavirus delayed construction projects?  

In today's podcast, Guillermo Estrada, Business Development Director for Dade Construction Group, a South Florida commercial contractor, joins Jorge Morales to discuss all things construction including construction timelines, trends and cost during the coronavirus pandemic.

Guillermo Estrada can be reached at (786) 370-2505 or visit http://dadeconstruction.com/ today.

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Coworking giants Knotel, Industrious, and WeWork are back in the news.  How has coworking faired in the pandemic?  Yelp announces permanent work from home option for their employees - is this a trend that will shake up commercial real estate in 2021?  Is the 9 to 5 work day dead?  

Tune in this weekly outlook on commercial real estate.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that job growth was overinflated to the tune of 818,000 jobs over a 12-month period. How does this news the impact commercial real estate? Hint: mightily! Please tune in as we discuss the recent announcement and why the revised job creation report makes more sense of what people see and feel on the street. Please subscribe and give us a thumbs up. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business. Please click the link for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic website: https://www.bls.gov/bls/senior_staff/

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Now on Youtube Podcast!  Most of the major commercial real estate firms reported positive income for the first quarter 2024. We dive into what drove the positive gains for the CRE firms and discuss where the office market is heading. Featured in today's podcast is 830 Brickell Plaza, Miami's all new ultra luxury office tower and a one million square foot lease signed in NYC. 

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In today's weekly episode, we witness the commercial real estate industry and business community pivot to succeed in a pandemic world. We discuss:

• Regus parent company files for bankruptcy protection on several key locations
• The multifamily sector experiences 237,000 cases of no payments in August
• Politics spoil NYC private sector alliance to aide in the economic recovery
• Bloomberg Business offers key points to transition your business to online
• Amazon defies work from home trends with the addition of new offices across the U.S.
• Ontario landlords open the door to new broker incentives

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Jorge Morales is founder and President of Blue Box Real Estate, a South Florida commercial real estate firm specializing in Tenant Advisory Services and Landlord Advisory Services.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com today.  Blue Box Real Estate, LLC is a Lic. Real Estate Broker.

What is a contract and what defines a breach of contract? With so many questions swirling around force majeure and coronavirus and rent payment defaults, are there any common law statutes that may benefit a business owner?  What happens when one party cannot perform under the specified terms of the contract?  Ever heard of "frustration of purpose" or laws on "impossibility"?

In today's podcast, author and commercial real estate veteran Jorge Morales interviews Jonathan Arias of The Onyx Group, a law firm dedicated to fight for the rights of landlords and business owners.  Jonathan has a great story and his mission is to "create companies that create good."  Tune into this most informative look at your rights under a lease agreement.

To contact Jonathan Arias, please visit https://www.theonyxgrouplegal.com/.

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Irrespective of what our political leaders and the media label the recent economic news:  two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth equals a Recession.  While it's fun to watch the media try to put a positive spin on the recession of 2022, the impact to commercial real estate is already being felt.  Tune in to today's podcast as look at the turbulent waters ahead for commercial real estate.  We also discuss the "parabolic" rise of rents in Miami and look at which cities are losing companies at the greatest clip.

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Miami snags another blue state corporation; Citadel to relocate from Chicago to Miami.  Citadel enters with two massive real estate deals in the Brickell area.  Sublease space continues to grow in Florida, but is mainly concentrated in central Florida.

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South Florida continues weekly to provide us with large CRE transactions including the sale of a nearly 260k square foot office portfolio and a major crypto currency firm announces plans to leave New York for Miami.  In today's podcast, we also discuss what office tenants desire from their landlords in a post pandemic world, and what a recent survey reveals of law firms WFH strategies going forward.

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The office sector of commercial real estate continues to dominate the attention of the news, investors, property owners, tenants, and brokers - with good reason.  With 80% of companies offering flexible work schedules (such as work-from-home), coworking demand ramps up in demand as traditional office demand diminishes.  How will this impact the office sector long term? 

What about maturing CMBS loans between now and 2026?  All involved in the office sector will need to buckle up for the next few years.  Take a listen and stay ahead of the pack in today's podcasts.

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please consider liking the show and subscribe today.  To learn more about commercial real estate, visit www.dontsignthelease.com and purchase Jorge's book entitled Commercial Real Estate Office Leasing.

Jorge Morales is the founder and president of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC - an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com.

What's the commercial real estate confidence levels? What do commercial real estate brokers think of work from home strategies?
Find out in today's podcast.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Other CRE topics discussed include:

• Blackstone makes further enormous investment in Miami
• New York lawmakers introduce more chase away business proposals
• One NYC law firm brings employees back to the office
• Perhaps Hub and Spoke isn't all we thought

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Nearly a year has passed since the last Don't Sign the Lease Podcast, and we now have a better picture of what's happening in commercial real estate.  Join us as we unfold commercial real estate highlights in 2023.  Stay tuned as we plan to bring snapshots of key South Florida office markets in future episodes.

Jorge L. Morales is President of the indpenedent commercial real estate firm, Blue Box Real Estate - www.blueboxre.com.  Contact at jorge.morales@blueboxre.com.

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As business continues to open across America, we consider what companies across all sectors are doing to open safely.  In today's episode we discuss New York office transactions which rose in the month of May, a billion dollar retail deal is terminated, another large Silicon Valley company lays off 1,400 people, a new 160,000 square foot office project in Miami Beach and we dive into the current Miami Beach office market conditions.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

Commercial Real Estate continues to dominate with the office sector receiving a few blows this past week. {PLEASE SUBSCRIBE] We discuss:

• Top five amenities office tenants desire
• Walmart to close their Dallas HQ 
• Lease expirations offer an ominous sign for office landlords 
• Troubled times for office REITS 

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business. Commercial Real Estate Talk - formerly the Don't Sign the Lease Podcast - can now be found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TBuMCFln-Hc

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Amazon continues its impressive expansion across the U.S. and the globe. According to CNBC, Amazon now employees approximately 876,000 with no end in sight to their hiring spree.  Will we all work for Amazon? 

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate news.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  In today's episode we consider:

• Amazon's continued expansion in Washington
• New York City office leasing volume is on track to be the worst this century
• SL Green delivers an impressive 1.7 million square foot office project in New York City
• JP Morgan orders traders to return to the NYC office
• Amazon rumored to take more space in Homestead, FL
• Banyan Street Capital taps Blue Box Real Estate to lease the newly renovated 9350 Financial Centre in Miami, FL

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Who will fill up the empty office space going forward?  When will employers require employees to return to the office?  Will coworking make a come back and bail out office landlords?  Why did ACI Worldwide chose Miami as its new corporate hub.  Tune in to today's podcast.  

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The Office Sector continues to dominate the commercial real estate news - but it's not good news.  Continued diminished demand, higher than expected inflation, and a federal government office space bubble lie ahead for property owners.  In today's podcast, we discuss the impact of inflation to the business community and look at a few key deals and facts in the South Florida Office Community.

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please subscribe and like the show and share with others.  For additional CRE resources, head to www.dontsignthelease.com today.

In today's podcast, we consider the recent $355 million fine by New York against Donald Trump and the implications for other commercial real estate investors in New York.  Will this have a trickle-down effect or will this be an isolated incident?  

We will also discuss two struggling sectors in commercial real estate; namely indoor malls and the office sector.  

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate - set to post on Thursday's going forward (God willing).  After several years in the works, Jorge's book has been updated with a new title and cover:

Commercial Real Estate Office Leasing - A Tale of Tenant Representation:  Commercial Real Estate Explained and Applied for Business Owners and Realtors is now available for direct purchase in paperback.  For a copy, click: https://www.lulu.com/shop/jorge-morales/commercial-real-estate-office-leasing/paperback/product-v8k92wg.html?page=1&pageSize=4

Jorge Morales is founder of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC (https://blueboxre.com/), a best-in-class independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida serving all of Florida.   

Look up the word uncertainty in a dictionary and the year 2020 will likely pop up.  The business community has yet to return to the office in mass scale, with only one-third of CEO's expecting a full return in the 1st quarter of 2021.  The virus, the civil unrest, the elections, the economy: so much uncertainty for office occupiers to consider.  In today's podcast we discuss:

• Recent survey of over 1,000 executives 
• Office tenants continue to pay rent for empty offices
• California lawmakers push companies to Arizona
• A major landlord is bailing out tenants by purchasing them
• RFR purchases a soon to be vacant 575,000 SF office building in NYC
• Banyan Street Capital grabs a Class A office project for $43 million in Doral

Tune into this weekly look at commercial real estate news and events.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please consider liking this post and subscribing to the podcast.  

Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate, a commercial real estate firm in South Florida that specializes in Landlord Advisory Services, Tenant Advisory Services and Investment Sales.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com today. Blue Box Real Estate, LLC is a Lic. Real Estate Broker. 

South Florida investment deals have heated up again after a one year pause due to the pandemic.  In today's weekly look at commercial real estate news, we focus the podcast on the major office buildings and investment grade properties that have traded in recent weeks.  Today we discuss:

• Top sales of the quarter
• Weston Corporate Center sold
• Miami Center sold
• Waterford Atrium sold
• Several Palm Beach office projects sold

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

Jorge Morales is President at Blue Box Real Estate, an independent firm that specializes in Tenant Advisory Services and Landlord Advisory Services.  For commercial real estate solutions in South Florida, find us at www.blueboxre.com.

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What is commercial real estate?  Is the office valid today or is the office an old-fashioned ideology that faded with bow ties and IBM blue suites? In a post-pandemic world, the need to understand commercial real estate has never been more important.  In today's podcast, get an inside seat to a speech Jorge delivered at a book launch event in 2017 at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida.  

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Jorge Morales is the founder and President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC - an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida that specializes in Tenant Advisory Services, Landlord Advisory Services, and Investment Sales.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com for all your commercial real estate needs in Florida. 

Office Sector Woes Part Seven - The pressure mounts on office landlords and the break point is swiftly approaching as we enter Defcon 2. Expiring CMBS loans coupled with expiring leases leads to an increase of over 30% of CMBS loans hitting special servicing in offices experiencing low occupancy. Additionally, post-Labor Day stats prove that work-from-home is here to stay spelling more trouble for the office sector. Tune in to this special look at the challenges facing the office sector - challenges that will lead to a tremendous buying opportunity.

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Major REIT and institutional office owners share optimism for leasing activity through the end of 2024. Investment in commercial real estate is the lowest in four years. AI will drive demand in many key cities across the US. Restaurants continue to close or file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as inflation continues to take a toll on the industry.

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate. Please subscribe and like the podcast. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

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Is the Amazon boom a positive or a negative for the industrial markets?  What's the impact to small business?  What happens if Amazon slows down its growth or experiences a set back?  In today's podcast we consider the Amazon effect to commercial real estate and we take our talents to South Beach and consider the Miami Beach Class A office market.

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

Today is the final new content podcast of the Don't Sign the Lease Podcast.  We'll be transitioning the podcast to a new Florida market specific podcast coming soon.

In today's podcast, we look at the commercial real estate world shedding jobs as well as big tech.  WeWork announces the closure of 40 locations and we discuss the prospects of a recession in 2023.

For commercial real estate services in Florida, please visit www.blueboxre.com.  Contact Jorge Morales directly at jorge.morales@blueboxre.com.  Blue Box Real Estate, LLC is a Lic. Real Estate Broker.

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Have workers returned to the office?  Do they even want to?  Do employers and employees agree on the future work day/schedule?  What can office landlords do to attract tenants?  Where is demand for office space heading?  All this and more as we review recent articles and news related to office demand and worker returns to the office.

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Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate - an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com today.

Miami continues to receive out of town corporate relocations.  In today's podcast we discuss several of the key recent lease transactions in Brickell, Coral Gables, and Doral.

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

Jorge Morales is founder and president of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC, an independent commercial real estate firm in Florida.    For real estate solutions in Florida, find us at www.blueboxre.com.

Elon Musk "allegedly" called work-from-home (WFH) "morally wrong" recently. Is it really? (PLEASE SUBSCRIBE) We dive deeply into this fading pandemic-induced phenomenon. If Work-From-Home ends, who will it impact the most? Did you know this week many retail brokers, tenants, and developers are together at the ICSC Convention in Las Vegas? We take a look at the current retail trends which may surprise you. 

We end the podcast discussing the much-mentioned WeWork and consider if WeWork will survive bankruptcy?

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In today's episode, we discuss several recent actions by the governing authorities which severely impact business owners if not cause them to go out of business altogether. Will small business survive COVID-19 and governmental lockdowns? Is now the right time to enforce higher labor cost on the business community?

Tune into this weekly look at commercial real estate news and events.  Today we highlight:

• CBRE Global Investors buys major office building in Dallas
• Wynwood office market to receive a 229,000 SF project in 2021
• Discount retailers like Ross and Homegoods cave into the e-commerce trends 
• Floridians elected to move towards a $15/hour minimum wage with the first increase to hit in 2021
• Several midwestern States impose draconian lockdowns on the small business community while going easy on Walmart and Target

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Blue Box Real Estate, LLC is a Lic. Real Estate Broker.

Demand for office leasing is dramatically down, a new round of lockdowns is coming for Christmas 2020, employees begin suing employers for contracting COVID-19, and sublease space is rising across America:  How much more can commercial real estate take in 2020?  

Tune in to this weekly outlook on commercial real estate.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

Please consider liking and subscribing to the podcast.  Please visit www.dontsignthelease.com for additional resources on commercial real estate.

Jorge Morales is founder and president of Blue Box Real Estate, an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com. Blue Box Real Estate, LLC is a Lic. Real Estate Broker.

As New York City goes, so goes Miami.  In today's podcast, we discuss recent office deals signed in New York City and discuss office demand and the gap between the haves and have nots.  Own a Class B or C office building in a major metro-market?  It may be time to consider major renovations or alternative uses.

What can office landlords do to attract office tenants back to the office?  Tune in.  

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For commercial real estate solutions, please visit www.blueboxre.com.

What is the future for office space? What does it take to sign a lease in today's world? In today's podcast, we consider a recent interview of Ken Fisher, Partner of Fisher Investments and review the recent major office leased signed in New York City. While rents remain steady, office landlords must deal with rising operating cost, rising incentives and expiring debt. A perfect storm. Plus, a recent study by JLL showed 48% of office tenants plan to downsize when the lease expires.

We end the show by considering another question from REDDIT Commercial Real Estate on what programs exist to learn commercial real estate (hint: visit www.dontsignthelease.com/book).

 Please give us a thumbs up and subscribe to keep up with the latest commercial real estate news and helpful tips. Tune in to this weekly look on Commercial Real Estate. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

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Tom Brady's TEB Capital Management takes down office space in Miami's Bay Harbor Islands - makes sense since the GOAT owned the Miami Dolphins for twenty years and recently purchased property in Miami's exclusive Indian Creek Island. In today's podcast, we also discuss the state of office foreclosures and the health of the overall office market which some believe will create huge buying opportunities.

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How are office landlords and tenants responding to the nearly year long pandemic?  The answers may surprise you.  In today's podcasts we discuss the steps landlords are taking to attract and retain office tenants. We also discuss the mindset of office tenants today as it relates to work from home strategies.  

We also head back to New York City to discuss a major new office lease, and follow the Amazon expansions in Florida.

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate news. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

Please consider subscribing to the podcast.  

Jorge Morales is founder and president of Blue Box Real Estate, an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com today.

Florida and Disney are atop every headline with the Florida legislatures recent vote to strip Disney of their special tax incentives and self-governing provisions after Disney failed to "stay in their lane".  But are we asking the right questions:  is it right for government to give special tax provisions and regulations to big corporations and not to every corporation?  Why can't all the private sector self-govern- after all, Disney proved over the last 60 years that this can be done. 

Government and the private sector intersect in today's podcast.

UK landlords push to force or "compel" landlords to lease retail spaces.  New federal emissions and carbon reduction regulations to kick in as of 2025 for office building owners. 

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please considering liking and sharing the podcast.

Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate - an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  To contact Jorge, please email info@blueboxre.com.

To further explore today's Bible reading on the healing of the Leper by Jesus, you are welcomed to listen to a sermon by Jorge Morales at the following link: sermonaudio.com/sermon/83116162810.

South Florida continues to attract major corporations and investment firms seeking refuge from ever increasing corporation and state income taxes, and increasing intrusion by governmental authorities implementing draconian lockdowns. In today's weekly look at commercial real estate news, we consider:

• Blackstone plans to open Miami office with 200 jobs
• JLL and Cushman & Wakefield are in alleged merger talks
• How can the CBD attract back their office tenants
• Major 300k+ SF sublease hits NYC
• JDS Development unveils major hi-rise plans for Brickell
• Motorsport Network to develop 370,000 SF office in Little Haiti
• New strategies for landlords and tenants in a pandemic world
• Zoom Fatigue - 10% of zoomers use bathroom and work out during Zoom calls

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please consider subscribing to the podcast to receive an email alert when new podcast are available.

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Blue Box Real Estate, LLC is a Lic. Real Estate Broker.

Rent Caps Part Two - President Biden recently announced a 5% cap on apartment rents, though there was some confusion as he struggled to read '5%' on the teleprompter, accidentally suggesting a $55 cap. This raises questions about the effectiveness of rent caps in addressing America's housing crisis. What implications will this have for future development? Do rent caps have a successful track record, such as in New York? It's worth pondering why, if the President views rent caps as a definitive solution to soaring housing costs, why he did not implement this measure back in 2021 when the average rent was around $1,150 per month, in contrast to the current average of approximately $1,411 per month. The timing of this policy, introduced less than four months before the Election after three and a half years of inflation, is also noteworthy.

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Links to an article by GlobeSt referenced in the show: https://www.globest.com/2024/07/17/why-bidens-rent-cap-proposal-isnt-going-to-happen/

 #commercialproperty #property #biden #rentcontrol

Commercial real estate outlooks and prediction abound as we progress into 2021. Why not one more look at office leasing for the upcoming year from Don't Sign the Lease!  In today's podcast, we consider:

• Another company is relocating to South Florida from California
• New York City expects a $1.5 Billion shortfall in the city's budget due to lower commercial real estate property values
• Miami's Mayor Suarez continues to garner national news
• Are tax increases a priority for the new Biden Administration
• The top 7 REITS and Funds are ready to invest up to $24 Billion in 2021

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please be sure to subscribe to this weekly podcast on commercial real estate and recommend us to others.

In today's Episode 048, we discuss key commercial real estate news and events of the past week including:

• South Florida Billionaires increase wealth during pandemic
• GDP records highest decrease since 1947
• New Miami survey reveals bad news for office demand
• Rodent themed kids entertainment venue files for Ch. 11
• WeWork set to default on 40,000 SF Miami Beach lease
• Facebooks signs NY's largest transaction of 2020

Please tune in and subscribe to the Don't Sign the Lease Podcast and keep up with the latest news and events impacting commercial real estate and your business.  

To learn more about commercial real estate, consider getting a copy of Jorge's book entitled Don't Sign the Lease!  The book is available wherever books are sold; but to help support the show, pick up a copy at www.dontsignthelease.com today.

Blue Box Real Estate provides commercial real estate solutions in South Florida. Find us at www.blueboxre.com.  Blue Box Real Estate, LLC is a Lic. Real Estate broker.

The Recession bearing down on the office sector coupled with corporate America's adoption of work from home strategy have many wondering if we've entered into an Office Apocalypse.

Tune into this weekly look at commercial real estate news. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Give us a thumbs up and subscribe to the podcast.  Want to help the show?  Visit www.dontsignthelease.com/shop and pick up some great gear.

Miami is destination number one for big tech, financial services, banking and a host of many other industries.  What sets Miami and the South Florida region apart? Why are so many firms flocking New York and other areas of the country to Miami?  

In today's podcast, we visit with May's edition of Florida Trend and their coverage of Miami at a glance. Topics include real estate, GDP, technology, tourism, banking, education and much more.  Get an inside look at Miami.

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Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC, an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Find us at www.blueboxre.com.

The March jobs reports are in for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County.  Did we gain jobs or continued losing jobs?  How did office sector jobs perform?  Retail jobs?  Tune in to today's podcast.  The jobs report may surprise you.

We also discuss the effect of the vaccine in the overall all absorption trends in the office sector, and look at why landlord's with single tenant occupied properties may soon be in trouble.

Please consider liking and subscribing to the podcast. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

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The reality of a V-shaped recovery is quickly fading.  With so many businesses closed or working from home, the long-standing impact of the pandemic on commercial real estate becomes clearer and clearer.  In today's 50th podcast, we review:

• Only 8% of New Yorkers have returned to the Office
• New York City leasing activity picked up in July
• Nearly 97% of CRE professionals have been impacted by pandemic
• Renter evictions could reach 40% in the next month
• Office Buildings are adapting key upgrades to attract workers back to the office
• Top commercial sales in the South Florida Market

Tune in to this weekly commercial real estate podcast.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  To learn more about commercial real estate, visit www.dontsignthelease.com today.

Jorge Morales is Founder and President of Blue Box Real Estate, a South Florida commercial real estate firm that specializes in Tenant Advisory Services, Landlord Advisory Services and Investment Sales.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com.

Blue Box Real Estate, LLC is a Lic. Real Estate Broker.

Has the Miami office market, namely, the Brickell Avenue office market simmered down?  Today we discuss in detail a recent Wall Street Journal article aimed at Miami's hottest market, Brickell Avenue.  We'll look at the current conditions including the current Class A rate and occupancy, and walk through three new office development projects.   Available for our listeners is a full Brickell Avenue Office Report.  Send us a note at jorge.morales@blueboxre.com today for your copy.

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please consider subscribing and giving us a thumbs up.  To learn more about commercial real estate and get an inside view of the industry, pick up a copy of Jorge's book at:  https://www.lulu.com/shop/jorge-morales/commercial-real-estate-office-leasing/paperback/product-v8k92wg.html?q=Jorge+Morales&page=1&pageSize=4 

Blue Box Real Estate is an independent commercial real estate firm specializing in Tenant Advisory Services, Landlord Advisory Services, and Investment Sales. Find us at www.blueboxre.com.  

Today, we continue with Part Two of the Miami Office Market Outlook and review the Downtown Miami, Coral Gables and Miami Airport submarkets.  We discuss rental rates, occupancy, absorption, large transactions, sales and more.  Learn about the current state of the Miami office market.

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Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC - an independent commercial real estate firm in Florida specializing in Tenant Advisory Services and Landlord Advisory Services.  Email Jorge at jorge.morales@blueboxre.com today. 

In today's weekly look at commercial real estate news, we discuss the causes that led to several national CRE firms ending 2023 with posted losses.  Is this a reflection of things to come for commercial real estate or a reaction to what's already taken place?

We also consider the continuing saga of office occupancy or lack thereof with work from home continuing to eat into office demand.  

Please consider liking the podcast and subscribe today.  Want to learn commercial real estate from an insider?  Then consider purchasing Commercial Real Estate Office Leasing - A Tale of Tenant Representation:  Commercial Real Estate Explained and Applied for Business Owners and Realtors.  Please visit https://dontsignthelease.com/book/ and pick up a copy today.  

Jorge L. Morales is founder and President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC (https://blueboxre.com/), an independent best-in-class commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Lic. Real Estate Broker. 

Is a mass exodus of urban core districts to the suburbs a reality?  Will the trend for social distancing and moving out of crowded districts last beyond the pandemic?  What does the data show?  In today's weekly look at commercial real estate, we discuss:

• Layoffs pick up for the airline industries
• Another round of layoffs for Walt Disney World
• Leasing activity in downtowns verses the suburbs
• Millennials in large numbers plan to buy houses
• The data is in on relocations to the suburbs
• Tesla moves to Austin, Texas and real estate prices soar
• What happens to your rent and lease if your coworking provider defaults on their lease
• Wynwood property sold at a major discount due to the pandemic

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please be sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a thumbs up.

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There is a real tug of war between workers and employers - some employers like Tesla have given ultimatums:  work from the office 40 hours a week or find another job.  Have American workers become entitled?   Is a five-day work week in the office harsh work conditions?  In today's podcast we explore recent employee and employer surveys on remote work.  

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please like and follow us and share us with others. To support the show, please visit www.dontsignthelease.com and pick up a copy of Jorge's book on commercial real estate.

For commercial real estate help in Florida, please visit www.blueboxre.com today.  

Extra! Extra!  What happens in New York City, impacts South Florida!  Especially Miami.  In today's podcast we discuss:

• 2020 office leasing output including a submarket review of each New York City district.  
• Governor Cuomo is onboard with office and hotel use changes to housing in NYC
• Can Del Monte Fresh be Amazon to the produce industry
• Will the Biden Administration learn anything from the Trump Economy

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please consider subscribing and liking this podcast on commercial real estate.

In today's Podcasts, we review the news and highlights of the past week's commercial real estate news as the business community and commercial real estate sector adjusts to the longstanding pandemic state.  We discuss articles relating to:

•  Major Property Owners hires a  Doctor on staff
•  COVID-19 related cures and vaccines props up Life Sciences
• Your favorite coffee store is closing 800 stores
• The Pandemic has drastically reduced investment sales
• The top ten South Florida firms to receive PPP funding
• Subleases are on the rise across the country
• Swire sells Brickell City Centre office buildings for a record price

Tune in for all the latest news and and commentary by Jorge Morales on commercial real estate.  Jorge Morales is President the independent commercial real estate advisory firm in South Florida, Blue Box Real Estate (www.blueboxre.com).  He is author of the commercial real estate book Don't Sign the Lease (www.dontsignthelease.com) which is available in print or as an eBook.

To appear as a guest on the show or to contact Jorge, please email info@dontsignthelease.com.   

Back after a few months hiatus, today we discuss the Miami Office Market and take a look at what happened in 2021 with an outlook to 2022.  We also explore Brickell Avenue in great detail and review the new to market transactions that defined the last 12 months.  How has Miami weathered the pandemic?  Did office rates rise or fall?  Tune in.

Please consider liking and subscribing to the podcast.  

Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC - an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida helping clients throughout all of Florida.  Find us at www.blueboxre.com today.

Billionaire real estate developer Moshe Mana recently offered his insight to Miami's growth potential as the global financial capital of the world at a South Florida Office Broker's Association luncheon hosted by Collier's at Museum Tower in Downtown Miami.  Contact the show if you are interested in attending future monthly luncheons.

With permission from Moshe Mana, today's podcast is the recording of that presentation as Mr. Mana dives into Miami's explosive growth, his vision and execution of Wynwood, and his latest project - Flagler Street in Downtown Miami.  For a brief bio on Moshe Mana, please visit:

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moishe_Mana

For more information on Mana Commons please visit:

https://properties.manacommon.com/

For commercial real estate services in Florida, please consider the independent CRE firm, Blue Box Real Estate by your host Jorge Morales. Please visit:  https://blueboxre.com/.

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Non-Compete agreements are a staple in the CRE industry; but will the FTC's ruling outlaw them going forward?  Tune in as we discuss and define a non-compete agreement and look at the two ways this ruling could be interpreted.   We also look at the continued concerns in the office sector for landlords - while office tenants gain the upper hand.

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

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The 2024 US Election season is upon us with only a few months until the November election. Which candidate is better for the commercial real estate industry? Former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris?

Tune in and find out what the experts think of the election and the impact to commercial real estate. Please consider subscribing and liking the show.

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We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business. #trump #kamalaharris #trump2024 #election2024 #election #cre #commercialrealestate

Office tenants tune in:  what are the priciest US markets?   The pandemic temporarily slowed the progress of office rents and sales prices, but over 2021, the numbers came roaring back for many US markets.  Further, we discuss two major lease transactions in NYC and Miami and consider other news relating to commercial real estate.

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Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC (www.blueboxre.com), an independent commercial real estate firm in Florida.

The first quarter in 2021 produced several large leases and renewals in South Florida.  In today's podcast, we consider the largest deals signed in 2021, and we discuss the top publicly traded national CRE firms office outlook for the rest of 2021.  

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate news and events.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please like and subscribe to the podcasts and visit www.dontsignthelease.com for additional commercial real estate help and resources.

Re-occupancy of office space comes to the forefront - May 29 2020 - Coronavirus and commercial real estate.  In this weekly video on commercial real estate news, we look into the challenges companies face in bringing their employees back to the office, work from home strategies continue to grow across American corporations, another REIT forgoes a substantial deposit on a blown commercial real estate deal, California Senators introduce a overreaching commercial real estate bill and New York City recently reported historically high unemployment figures. We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

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The New York economy is a vital component to South Florida commercial real estate with so many firms maintaining satellite offices in Miami and sending business down south.

In today's episode, we bring on Joseph Armano, CEO and President of Armano Real Estate, a boutique tenant advisory firm in New York.  We discuss all things New York with Joseph including:

• The impact of COVID-19 to New York City's commercial real estate
• Where are office rents and occupancy heading in NYC
• When will New Yorkers return to the office
• New York businesses leaving the city
• How has the role of a tenant advisor adapted to the pandemic
• Tips and strategies for tenants

As New York goes, so goes South Florida.  Tune in to today's highly informative interview and get an insider's view of what's happening in New York City. 

For more information on Armano Real Estate, please visit www.armanorealestate.com.  Reach Joseph at joseph@armanorealestate.com.

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Jorge Morales is Founder and President of Blue Box Real Estate, an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com for commercial real estate solutions today.  Blue Box Real Estate, LLC is a Lic. Real Estate Broker.

In today's episode, we consider office demand for end of Q2 2022 as we look ahead to the rest of the year.  We also discuss the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act - calling for the spending of over $400 billion to reduce inflation?  Yes, spending is what led to inflation...and we discuss in detail ESG and why your small business needs to be aware of this tidal wave that is on American shores.

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

For commercial real estate solutions, visit www.blueboxre.com.

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Please consider liking the podcast and sharing it with others.  

Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC, an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Find us at www.blueboxre.com.

Office demand is off in major markets by as much as 75% to 90%.  What happened to October's uptick in leasing tours and activity? Find out as we consider national commercial real estate news and trends.  

In today's episode we discuss:

• The disappearance of office leasing activity in 2020
• Office landlords at a crossroad: increasing expenses and decreasing rents
• Another major NYC investment firm eyes South Florida
• Retail big box getting a second life with the vaccine
• Can an employer require an employee to be vaccinated

Tune in to this weekly look at commercial real estate.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

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Blue Box Real Estate is an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida, headquartered in Miami. Find us at www.blueboxre.com today.

In some much-needed good news for the office sector, large office users are staying put and renewing their office spaces. Vertex, Bank of America, Bloomberg, Fannie Mae and other large users recently extended their HQ spaces from 200,000 up to 1,000,000 square feet - all across the country. While positive absorption is not impacted by renewals, supply remained steady signaling a bottom to the work-from-home impact to occupancy. Is this the right time to find office deals for both office tenants and office investors? We think so.

We also consider two new supertall office towers planned in Miami's Brickell Avenue district.

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Tenant's Bill of Rights?  That's what Miami-Dade County Mayor proposed to favor tenants to the detriment of landlords.  While this apparently only applies to residential, it's only a matter of time until the concept trickles down to commercial real estate.   One major U.S. city has already applied rent controls.  But is this the role of government or is it better left to the free markets?  

Other considerations in today's podcast:  we revisit Disney verses DeSantis, Amazon's first negative quarter in seven years, and we discuss two major capital market sales in Miami.

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.

Please consider liking and subscribing to the podcast.  

Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate, LLC, an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida. Please visit www.blueboxre.com.

Light at the end of the COVID-19 Tunnel, May 1, 2020 Edition of Coronavirus and Commercial Real Estate.  In today's show, we discuss where a majority of the PPP funding went, Amazon's grocery store plans, Bed Bath and Beyond's up swing, Simon Property's plan to open malls, and we look back at the rent delinquencies in the office sector.  Tune in to this bi-weekly look at commercial real estate news in the face of coronavirus.

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Blue Box Real Estate is South Florida's voice for commercial real estate.  Find Blue Box at www.blueboxre.com.

Have your workers returned to the office?  If not, when?  In today's podcast we discuss the views of two REITs on when they expect the office community to return to work.  Additional topics include Biden's new tax plan and its affect on commercial real estate industry, another tech company chooses Miami as a corporate hub, and the cruise industry is sailing without the U.S.

Please consider liking and subscribing to the podcast.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your real estate.

Category 4 Hurricane Ian slammed into the west coast of Florida this week leaving hundreds stranded, many lives lost and much real estate damaged.  Our prayers go out to the many who have been impacted by the storm.  

Some reports have AI replacing 85 million American jobs in the near term.  What will this mean for the office sector already struggling to get past the pandemic induced downturn.  How about the CRE pending loan crisis - it's a perfect storm of less demand and higher operating cost for office landlords. We also consider a Reddit question pertaining to CAM. 

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Jorge Morales is founder and president of Blue Box Real Estate, a commercial real estate firm in South Florida.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com for commercial real estate solutions. 

As the pandemic continues with no end in sight, losses and lawsuits continue to mount up for the commercial real estate sector.  In today's podcast, we consider:

• Regal closing all U.S theaters
• Law firms transitioning to day-officing
• Rent concessions mirror the Great Recession
• Landlords sue the federal government over the Halt Orders
• Returning employees to the office per health department guidelines
• JDS purchase development site for a 2 million square foot mix-use project in West Brickell

Tune in to this weekly outlook on commercial real estate news and events.  We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  

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Blackstone Group signs 41,000 SF in Downtown Miami with plans to bring 200+ jobs to Miami.  And more and more investment firms are "kicking tires" in South Florida.  Tune in today's podcast as we discuss the wave of New York and California companies seeking to relocate to Miami.

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business.  Also- Jorge Morales will be the office sector panelist at the 2021 CCIM CRE Outlook Conference, January 13th.  Please click the link below to register for the event and not miss the office sector outlook for Miami presented by Jorge:

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Jorge Morales is President of Blue Box Real Estate.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com.  

Coronavirus and Commercial Real Estate is a bi-weekly look at commercial real estate news and trends.  May 8, 2020 Episode:  Coronavirus related lawsuits grow in numbers across America between all parties.  Today discuss a Miami landlord that sued Ross Dress for Less for payment of rent, and tenants suing Lloyds of London for denying business interruption insurance.  We review Nationwide and other corporations that are transitioning permanently to a work from home strategy, the massive slowdown of leasing activity for April, and we end by reviewing the top leases and sales signed in South Florida in the first quarter of 2020. 

We track commercial real estate so you can focus on your business and respond to the trends and challenges of today's times.

Blue Box Real Estate provides commercial real estate services in South Florida for landlords, tenants and property investors.  Find us at www.blueboxre.com.  Coronavirus and Commercial Real Estate can also be heard through the Don't Sign the Lease Podcast.  Find the podcast wherever podcast are heard or visit www.dontsignthelease.com.

The negative effect of the pandemic and governmental responses to the pandemic is still trickling through the commercial real estate industry - especially the office sector. In today's podcast we consider recent reports on the smaller size of new office leases, CRE stagflation, and we discuss why foreign investment into US commercial real estate took a nosedive in the first quarter of 2024.

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<<>>  The Brickell Avenue Office Market led to a resurgence in the office sector in Miami and placed Miami atop the list of world-class cities. In Episode 122, we take a deep dive into the Brickell Avenue office trends and stats including: 

• Two major office towers hit the market for sale on Brickell priced over $500M
• Tier One Class A Office is over $144/SF with single-digit vacancies 
• New supply coming in four office towers on Brickell Avenue 
• Where will rates go over the next 5 years on Brickell Avenue 

We also introduce a new segment from Reddit Commercial Real Estate where we answer CRE questions: today's question pertains to breaking into commercial real estate as a newbie.

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Commercial real estate has taken the blows of the pandemic, inflation, and work-from-home implementation but this week's articles show CRE is still standing strong. Cash is king as investment firms build up their dry powder and hunt for historic level deals such as a recent NYC office building that sold for a 97.5% discount. Today we discuss the optimism that is percolating in the commercial real estate sector signaling the bottom is around the corner.

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South Florida housing market cooled off in April - is this the tip of a major housing correction iceberg?  Or a momentary, I have to pay my taxes in April blip?  We'll find out. RTO has also cooled off as major employers such as Apple pivot to keep employees home.  

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Ever heard of the true Easter Story?  What's Good Friday all about?

Find out in today's special edition - Happy Easter episode.  Tune in as Jorge Morales reads from the gospel of Luke's account of the arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus the Christ.  Next week, we'll get back to covering commercial real estate news and events as usual, but take time to understand the greatness of Easter!

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What will determine office demand in 2021 and beyond - WFH!  Work from home (WFH) implementation by the corporate world will play a factor in the commercial real estate industry recovery.  In today's podcast we consider the long term impact of WFH to the office sector and discuss:

• More retail closings coming soon
• Big tech continues to shed space
• Law firms look to downsize
• Only 50% of workers are heading to the office
• New survey predicts slow office recovery due to WFH

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A recent survey revealed that 50% of office workers would resign if required to return to the office.  What does this mean the future demand for office space in America?  Major institutional owners of Class B and C office buildings in New York and Chicago have recently turned the keys over to their lenders.  

In today's podcast, we consider all the flags ahead for the office sector and discuss what landlords can do to attract tenants back to the office. We also consider flexible leasing terms and lender approval, and Biden's new 2023 proposed budget and the impact to CRE.

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The looming commercial real estate crisis gained national attention this week. Blackstone, Deutsche Bank, and Harvard Business all point to the staggering challenges facing the commercial real estate sector; especially the office sector.

The challenges to commercial real estate include but are not limited to: rising interest rates, upside LTV ratios, increased equity positions, inflation, rising labor, rising insurance premiums, rising energy cost, less demand for office, lower occupancy, lower CRE values, rent caps, etc. How will this settle in the rest of 2024 and into 2025 and beyond?

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The September job report numbers are in and the trend is looking good.  In today's review of commercial real estate news, we consider:

• US office supply coming at a manageable pace
• Jobs reports for Miami, Broward and Palm Beach show signs of improvements
• CBRE is bailing out of California
• NYC Hedge Fund taking their talents to South Florida

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Jorge Morales is founder and president of Blue Box Real Estate, an independent commercial real estate firm in South Florida that specializes in Landlord Advisory Services and Tenant Advisory Services.  Please visit www.blueboxre.com today for commercial real estate solutions.

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Caliente is Spanish for hot, sizzling - and that perfectly describes the commercial real estate scene in Miami.  Tune in today's podcast and learn about:

• Miami grocer seeks to open seven new sights in Florida
• Amazon seeks to open another huge fulfillment center in South Floridan creating 1,000 jobs
• Microsoft eyes Brickell Avenue for major corporate office space
• New 36 story mixed-use building moves forward for the Design District
• Southland Mall foreclosed by Wells Fargo

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The media has declared Joe Biden as the President-Elect pending recounts and Trump lawsuits.  If that holds, what's the outlook for the economy and more specifically commercial real estate?  The answers may surprise you.

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