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Leasing space is usually a great way to both save money and reduce your company's debt load. Doing it the right way can save you even more, though. Here are some tips for how to manage your commercial lease and minimize costs as much as possible.

Imagine going to the store and buying seven cans of tuna. Now imagine that you got home, opened your bag, and found six cans. You'd probably think that the cashier or bagger made a mistake, and you'd either go back to the store for your can of tuna, or you'd chalk it up to experience.

When you're looking to relocate your offices or are expanding to a whole new market, you want to end up with the best space for your needs and be able to secure that unit for a fair price. Having a tenant rep broker on your side is crucial to accomplishing those goals.

Like many industries, the world of commercial real estate is its own community. It has its own business practices, its own language and its own sometimes-closed set of people. If you are one of the many people that ended up in the business as a user instead of a practitioner, here is a list of some commercial real estate concerns to keep in mind.

Maximizing workplace productivity isn't as simple as some experts make it out to be. To create a space where every worker performs to their peak, you have to make the space compatible with the types of work that they actually do. Renowned corporate interior design firm Gensler has identified four different types of work. Spaces that allow for all four are the ones that can boost employee morale and retention as well as workplace productivity.

If it's time to move, creating a green office is relatively easy. All that you have to do is to seek out a LEED Platinum building, work with an architect that specializes in green designs and then move in. However, if you're staying in your existing space for a while, you can still make it much more environmentally friendly. Here are some tips to increase the sustainability of any space.

Commercial real estate optimization can be a broad discipline spanning both measurement and action. However, every aspect of the practice has the same benefit: helping your company get more revenue for each dollar that it spends on its portfolio. Here are some of the ways that you can work towards optimizing your portfolio.

Whether you're a broker looking to dazzle a client, or a tenant looking for a new space, not every property tour is created equal. Here are a few best practices that can make time spent touring potential spaces more productive for everyone.