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When you're in need of commercial office space, you're often facing a time-sensitive deadline. While you're likely going into the search for commercial real estate with a sense of urgency, it's vital that you still make a wise decision when it comes to site selection and the terms of your lease. Following these tips will help you to make the best decisions when it comes to commercial real estate.

The bad news is that open office space is here to stay. The good news is that private offices are also here to stay. While the office design pendulum has swung in both directions over the past few decades, it appears to be finding a space closer to the center, offering opportunities for both collaboration and privacy.

Of course, I'm a little bit biased, but I strongly believe that the commercial broker is more important than ever. It's true that the field is leveling out more than ever before. Technology is making information that was once almost impossible to access widely accessible. A different culture is also increasing openness and access. While information and market access are both important parts of what brokers offer their clients, the brokerage community still has some tricks up their sleeves.

With demand for logistics space increasing and shifting needs for warehouse locations, actual warehouse occupancy cost is growing even faster than rental rates. Luckily, the right strategies can help you to keep those expenses down and maximize your ROI on your warehouse expenditures.

Calculating your occupancy costs correctly is important for managing the expenses of your company. Unfortunately, many companies underestimate their occupancy costs or forget to consider factors that contribute to the overall cost of occupying a commercial space. To avoid making mistakes, be sure to consider the following when calculating your occupancy costs:

Boosting productivity is a major concern for many companies, and it's easy to understand why. When every employee is able to work as productively as possible, you'll see a big positive impact on your bottom line. Many companies overlook the fact that their commercial office space can have a big effect on productivity in the workplace. To ensure that your space is working to your benefit and helping to promote a productive working environment, follow these tips:

We've blogged a great deal about how the nature of office design is changing. However, just because office space is changing in general doesn't necessarily mean that your specific space needs to follow all of these trends. Noted architecture firm HLW International has come up with a seven factor scale by which you can judge your office design or come up with ideas for a new one.

Technology is developing at a lightning fast pace, and it's easy to see how new technologies can benefit many aspects of your business from data management to financial reporting. What may surprise you is that technology also has an impact on commercial real estate for corporate tenants. In commercial real estate, technology is important because it can: