http://www.realup.com/blog/ RealUp Blog 25 May 2013 05:56:19 -0400 en http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/21/new-apartment-complex-slated-for-downtown-raleigh/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/21/new-apartment-complex-slated-for-downtown-raleigh/#comments 21 May 2013 01:22:38 -0400 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/21/new-apartment-complex-slated-for-downtown-raleigh/ Raleigh real estate developer John Florian plans to build a 224-unit apartment building, called The Lincoln, on a two-acre site near Moore Square in downtown Raleigh.

A site plan that was recently filed at the Raleigh Planning Department.

The site plan shows a four-story building that would have a 321-space parking deck, a pool and an interior courtyard with a heavy mix of one-bedroom and some two-bedroom apartments along the perimeter of the block.

The downtown Raleigh city block where The Lincoln is planned is bound by E. Hargett Street, S. East Street, E. Martin Street and S. Bloodworth Street, and is located about one block east of Moore Square, or about four blocks from Fayetteville Street.

According to the site plans, JDavis Architects of Raleigh is the designer of Florian's The Lincoln project.]]> Raleigh real estate developer John Florian plans to build a 224-unit apartment building, called The Lincoln, on a two-acre site near Moore Square in downtown Raleigh.

A site plan that was recently filed at the Raleigh Planning Department.

The site plan shows a four-story building that would have a 321-space parking deck, a pool and an interior courtyard with a heavy mix of one-bedroom and some two-bedroom apartments along the perimeter of the block.

The downtown Raleigh city block where The Lincoln is planned is bound by E. Hargett Street, S. East Street, E. Martin Street and S. Bloodworth Street, and is located about one block east of Moore Square, or about four blocks from Fayetteville Street.

According to the site plans, JDavis Architects of Raleigh is the designer of Florian's The Lincoln project.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/21/new-apartment-complex-slated-for-downtown-raleigh/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/21/new-apartment-complex-slated-for-downtown-raleigh/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/13/commercial-real-estate-a-bargain-in-las-vegas/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/13/commercial-real-estate-a-bargain-in-las-vegas/#comments 13 May 2013 01:53:11 -0400 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/13/commercial-real-estate-a-bargain-in-las-vegas/ Las Vegas’ commercial real estate market will not fully recover anytime soon from the recession, but it has one perk: low-priced deals for investors.

Prices for strip malls, office buildings, warehouses and other commercial properties are about 20% below what they were in 2000, while other U.S. markets are 75% higher, said Glenn Mueller, a professor at the University of Denver’s school of real estate and construction management.

"I’d say to an investor, Las Vegas is a screaming buy," Mueller said Thursday at a commercial real estate symposium hosted by UNLV’s Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies.

Occupancy growth and rental rates are no longer at bottom but still trail most of the country.

An expected influx of Baby Boomer retirees could eventually help the commercial real estate market, given their need for retail, medical and financial management services, Mueller said.

According to local research firm Applied Analysis, the office market had a record 26.2% vacancy rate in the three months ending March 31, up from 25.1% a year earlier.

According to the brokerage firm CBRE Group, in the fourth quarter last year, Las Vegas had the highest office vacancy rate in the country and was tied with Cleveland for the fifth-highest retail vacancy rate.]]> Las Vegas’ commercial real estate market will not fully recover anytime soon from the recession, but it has one perk: low-priced deals for investors.

Prices for strip malls, office buildings, warehouses and other commercial properties are about 20% below what they were in 2000, while other U.S. markets are 75% higher, said Glenn Mueller, a professor at the University of Denver’s school of real estate and construction management.

"I’d say to an investor, Las Vegas is a screaming buy," Mueller said Thursday at a commercial real estate symposium hosted by UNLV’s Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies.

Occupancy growth and rental rates are no longer at bottom but still trail most of the country.

An expected influx of Baby Boomer retirees could eventually help the commercial real estate market, given their need for retail, medical and financial management services, Mueller said.

According to local research firm Applied Analysis, the office market had a record 26.2% vacancy rate in the three months ending March 31, up from 25.1% a year earlier.

According to the brokerage firm CBRE Group, in the fourth quarter last year, Las Vegas had the highest office vacancy rate in the country and was tied with Cleveland for the fifth-highest retail vacancy rate.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/13/commercial-real-estate-a-bargain-in-las-vegas/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/13/commercial-real-estate-a-bargain-in-las-vegas/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/9/2013-recon-las-vegas-icsc/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/9/2013-recon-las-vegas-icsc/#comments 09 May 2013 01:54:11 -0400 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/9/2013-recon-las-vegas-icsc/ It’s that time of year once again to head to Las Vegas for ICSC RECon 2013.

RECon is the global convention for the shopping center industry and provides networking, deal making and educational opportunities for retail real estate professionals from around the world.

With over 30,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors it is the largest industry convention, making it an unparalleled opportunity to do a year’s worth of business in just four days!

If you are looking to meet retailers to discuss new or existing leases in your centers, view the latest industry products and services that are critical to your business, attend over 30 educational sessions or find the next deal, then you need to attend RECon.

Click here to take a quick look at the Prezi from ICSC.]]> It’s that time of year once again to head to Las Vegas for ICSC RECon 2013.

RECon is the global convention for the shopping center industry and provides networking, deal making and educational opportunities for retail real estate professionals from around the world.

With over 30,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors it is the largest industry convention, making it an unparalleled opportunity to do a year’s worth of business in just four days!

If you are looking to meet retailers to discuss new or existing leases in your centers, view the latest industry products and services that are critical to your business, attend over 30 educational sessions or find the next deal, then you need to attend RECon.

Click here to take a quick look at the Prezi from ICSC.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/9/2013-recon-las-vegas-icsc/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/5/9/2013-recon-las-vegas-icsc/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/29/outlet-mall-rises-near-chicago/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/29/outlet-mall-rises-near-chicago/#comments 29 Apr 2013 03:15:27 -0400 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/29/outlet-mall-rises-near-chicago/ A new outlet mall is under construction in Rosemont, IL — the first enclosed mall to be built in the Chicago area in over a decade.

The $250 million mall, Fashion Outlets of Chicago, is scheduled to open this summer.

The two-level, 530,000-sq-ft center is being co-developed by AWE Talisman and the Macerich Company.

"The project is a game changer on several levels," said Arthur Weiner, chairman of AWE Talisman. "We’re in a prized area with a higher level of construction and amenities than you would normally see at an outlet center."

The mall, which is 90% leased, is focused on luxury retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue’s Off 5th, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s the Outlet Store and Barneys New York.

To date, outlet stores have not been very prominent in the Chicago area, with the nearest outlet center — Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora, Ill. — about 40 miles from downtown Chicago. Rosemont is a closer suburb and only 20 minutes from Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.]]> A new outlet mall is under construction in Rosemont, IL — the first enclosed mall to be built in the Chicago area in over a decade.

The $250 million mall, Fashion Outlets of Chicago, is scheduled to open this summer.

The two-level, 530,000-sq-ft center is being co-developed by AWE Talisman and the Macerich Company.

"The project is a game changer on several levels," said Arthur Weiner, chairman of AWE Talisman. "We’re in a prized area with a higher level of construction and amenities than you would normally see at an outlet center."

The mall, which is 90% leased, is focused on luxury retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue’s Off 5th, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s the Outlet Store and Barneys New York.

To date, outlet stores have not been very prominent in the Chicago area, with the nearest outlet center — Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora, Ill. — about 40 miles from downtown Chicago. Rosemont is a closer suburb and only 20 minutes from Chicago’s Michigan Avenue.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/29/outlet-mall-rises-near-chicago/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/29/outlet-mall-rises-near-chicago/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/22/happy-earth-day/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/22/happy-earth-day/#comments 22 Apr 2013 02:02:57 -0400 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/22/happy-earth-day/ Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment.

Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970.

Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.

Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues.

In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22 International Mother Earth Day. Earth Day is planned for April 22 in all years at least through 2015.]]> Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment.

Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in first held on April 22, 1970.

Earth Day is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and is celebrated in more than 175 countries every year.

Numerous communities celebrate Earth Week, an entire week of activities focused on environmental issues.

In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22 International Mother Earth Day. Earth Day is planned for April 22 in all years at least through 2015.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/22/happy-earth-day/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/22/happy-earth-day/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/12/commercial-real-estate-sector-poised-for-big-rebound/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/12/commercial-real-estate-sector-poised-for-big-rebound/#comments 12 Apr 2013 02:06:01 -0400 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/12/commercial-real-estate-sector-poised-for-big-rebound/ Economists and analysts are now more optimistic about the commercial market than they were six months ago, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young.

The survey polled 38 of the nation’s top real estate economists and analysts between March 4 and 25 in an effort to measure their sentiment about the market.

Survey respondents now expect transaction volume this year to increase by 7 percent from last year to a total of $310 billion. By 2015, volume could be around $360 billion.

"The survey suggests that despite some tapering off of price increases and returns, the commercial real estate industry will, in general, be on solid footing for the next three years," Dean Schwanke, ULI senior vice president and executive director of the ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate, said in the report.

Survey respondents believe all sectors — office, industrial, retail and multifamily — will actually decline slightly by 2015.]]> Economists and analysts are now more optimistic about the commercial market than they were six months ago, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young.

The survey polled 38 of the nation’s top real estate economists and analysts between March 4 and 25 in an effort to measure their sentiment about the market.

Survey respondents now expect transaction volume this year to increase by 7 percent from last year to a total of $310 billion. By 2015, volume could be around $360 billion.

"The survey suggests that despite some tapering off of price increases and returns, the commercial real estate industry will, in general, be on solid footing for the next three years," Dean Schwanke, ULI senior vice president and executive director of the ULI Center for Capital Markets and Real Estate, said in the report.

Survey respondents believe all sectors — office, industrial, retail and multifamily — will actually decline slightly by 2015.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/12/commercial-real-estate-sector-poised-for-big-rebound/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/12/commercial-real-estate-sector-poised-for-big-rebound/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/3/tech-energy-add-pop-to-commercial-real-estate-rise/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/3/tech-energy-add-pop-to-commercial-real-estate-rise/#comments 03 Apr 2013 01:11:05 -0400 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/3/tech-energy-add-pop-to-commercial-real-estate-rise/ Growth in the technology and energy industries is adding extra pop to the commercial real estate rebound in the biggest U.S. cities as well as smaller ones.

While New York and Los Angeles continue to rack up the highest dollar volumes of transactions, tech-heavy centers like Seattle and San Jose, Calif., are seeing some of the fastest growth rates.

In Manhattan, technology and media companies are filling up commercial real estate that law firms and financial companies are vacating, said Marisha Clinton, capital markets research director at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

Online retailers like Amazon (AMZN), for example, are snapping up distribution centers to fill orders around the country.]]> Growth in the technology and energy industries is adding extra pop to the commercial real estate rebound in the biggest U.S. cities as well as smaller ones.

While New York and Los Angeles continue to rack up the highest dollar volumes of transactions, tech-heavy centers like Seattle and San Jose, Calif., are seeing some of the fastest growth rates.

In Manhattan, technology and media companies are filling up commercial real estate that law firms and financial companies are vacating, said Marisha Clinton, capital markets research director at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

Online retailers like Amazon (AMZN), for example, are snapping up distribution centers to fill orders around the country.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/3/tech-energy-add-pop-to-commercial-real-estate-rise/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/4/3/tech-energy-add-pop-to-commercial-real-estate-rise/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/22/custom-video-listings/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/22/custom-video-listings/#comments 22 Mar 2013 04:34:40 -0400 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/22/custom-video-listings/ Video is the future of real estate!

• Turn your property photos into informative video slideshows.
• Our custom property video listings are an affordable way to showcase your property.
• Video tours save buyers and sellers countless hours.
• Videos also include aerial imagery & data maps.
• Americans view more than 9 billion videos online.
• 92% of Internet buyers found their agent on a Web site.

Click here for a sample!

Please contact us for more information about RealUp Video Listings. To get your own Custom Video Listing, please call 888-878-2975 or email contact@realup.com.]]> Video is the future of real estate!

• Turn your property photos into informative video slideshows.
• Our custom property video listings are an affordable way to showcase your property.
• Video tours save buyers and sellers countless hours.
• Videos also include aerial imagery & data maps.
• Americans view more than 9 billion videos online.
• 92% of Internet buyers found their agent on a Web site.

Click here for a sample!

Please contact us for more information about RealUp Video Listings. To get your own Custom Video Listing, please call 888-878-2975 or email contact@realup.com.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/22/custom-video-listings/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/22/custom-video-listings/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/7/prudential-mortgage-provides-425m-in-loans-for-office-towers/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/7/prudential-mortgage-provides-425m-in-loans-for-office-towers/#comments 07 Mar 2013 01:51:01 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/7/prudential-mortgage-provides-425m-in-loans-for-office-towers/ Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. provided $425 million in financing for two office properties in Chicago and Seattle.

In Chicago, Prudential provided a $300 million loan for 155 North Wacker, a 1.15-million-sq.-ft. office tower in the city’s West Loop submarket. The loan features a fixed interest rate and a 10-year term.

The property, which was developed in 2009, is currently 94.6% leased. 155 North Wacker carries LEED Gold certification and features a glass lobby, high-speed elevators, floor-to-ceiling windows and conference and fitness centers.

In Seattle, Prudential provided a $125 million loan for AEW Capital to refinance West 8 th St., a 498,893-sq.-ft. class-A office tower.

The loan features a 12-year term. West 8th St. was developed in 2009 and also carries LEED Gold certification. The building is 97% occupied, with Amazon.com serving as its anchor tenant.]]> Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. provided $425 million in financing for two office properties in Chicago and Seattle.

In Chicago, Prudential provided a $300 million loan for 155 North Wacker, a 1.15-million-sq.-ft. office tower in the city’s West Loop submarket. The loan features a fixed interest rate and a 10-year term.

The property, which was developed in 2009, is currently 94.6% leased. 155 North Wacker carries LEED Gold certification and features a glass lobby, high-speed elevators, floor-to-ceiling windows and conference and fitness centers.

In Seattle, Prudential provided a $125 million loan for AEW Capital to refinance West 8 th St., a 498,893-sq.-ft. class-A office tower.

The loan features a 12-year term. West 8th St. was developed in 2009 and also carries LEED Gold certification. The building is 97% occupied, with Amazon.com serving as its anchor tenant.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/7/prudential-mortgage-provides-425m-in-loans-for-office-towers/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/7/prudential-mortgage-provides-425m-in-loans-for-office-towers/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/1/free-custom-listing-video-for-first-10-callers/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/1/free-custom-listing-video-for-first-10-callers/#comments 01 Mar 2013 01:12:23 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/1/free-custom-listing-video-for-first-10-callers/ Video is the future of real estate!

• Upload your own commercial real estate videos to your RealUp Listing directly from your computer.
• Upload a wide range of video formats including: AVI, WMV, MOV, MP4.
• Property Video Listing allow viewers to see full motion video tours of your property.
• Video tours save buyers and sellers countless hours.

Need help making a video?

• We can create custom property videos to showcase your property

RealUp will create a custom video for the first 10 callers for free, using your own information, photos, and maps.

Click here for a sample!

To get your own Custom Video Listing, please call 888-878-2975 or email contact@realup.com.]]> Video is the future of real estate!

• Upload your own commercial real estate videos to your RealUp Listing directly from your computer.
• Upload a wide range of video formats including: AVI, WMV, MOV, MP4.
• Property Video Listing allow viewers to see full motion video tours of your property.
• Video tours save buyers and sellers countless hours.

Need help making a video?

• We can create custom property videos to showcase your property

RealUp will create a custom video for the first 10 callers for free, using your own information, photos, and maps.

Click here for a sample!

To get your own Custom Video Listing, please call 888-878-2975 or email contact@realup.com.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/1/free-custom-listing-video-for-first-10-callers/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/3/1/free-custom-listing-video-for-first-10-callers/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/27/commercial-real-estate-sectors-steadily-improve/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/27/commercial-real-estate-sectors-steadily-improve/#comments 27 Feb 2013 04:34:42 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/27/commercial-real-estate-sectors-steadily-improve/ According to the National Association of Realtors quarterly commercial real estate forecast, major commercial real estate sectors continue to improve with gradual economic improvement and job creation driving absorption of space.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said rental housing demand has been exceptionally strong. "Rent increases have been higher in multifamily housing where supply is not matching strong demand, thereby allowing landlords to raise rents at faster rates," he said.

"Overall commercial real estate leasing activity continued to grow in most markets during the closing months of 2012, which is modestly lowering vacancy rates in all of the commercial sectors early this year."

National vacancy rates over the coming year are expected to decline 0.4 percentage point in the office market, 0.4 point in industrial, 0.3 point for retail and 0.1 point in multifamily, with that sector experiencing the tightest availability.

Vacancy rates in the office sector are forecast to fall from a projected 16.0% in the first quarter to 15.6% in the first quarter of 2014.

Office rents should increase 2.6% in 2013 and 2.8% next year, following a 2.0% gain in 2012.

Industrial vacancy rates are likely to decline from 9.6% in the first quarter of this year to 9.2% in the first quarter of 2014.

Retail vacancy rates are forecast to slide from 10.7% in the first quarter of the year to 10.4% in the first quarter of 2014.]]> According to the National Association of Realtors quarterly commercial real estate forecast, major commercial real estate sectors continue to improve with gradual economic improvement and job creation driving absorption of space.

Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said rental housing demand has been exceptionally strong. "Rent increases have been higher in multifamily housing where supply is not matching strong demand, thereby allowing landlords to raise rents at faster rates," he said.

"Overall commercial real estate leasing activity continued to grow in most markets during the closing months of 2012, which is modestly lowering vacancy rates in all of the commercial sectors early this year."

National vacancy rates over the coming year are expected to decline 0.4 percentage point in the office market, 0.4 point in industrial, 0.3 point for retail and 0.1 point in multifamily, with that sector experiencing the tightest availability.

Vacancy rates in the office sector are forecast to fall from a projected 16.0% in the first quarter to 15.6% in the first quarter of 2014.

Office rents should increase 2.6% in 2013 and 2.8% next year, following a 2.0% gain in 2012.

Industrial vacancy rates are likely to decline from 9.6% in the first quarter of this year to 9.2% in the first quarter of 2014.

Retail vacancy rates are forecast to slide from 10.7% in the first quarter of the year to 10.4% in the first quarter of 2014.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/27/commercial-real-estate-sectors-steadily-improve/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/27/commercial-real-estate-sectors-steadily-improve/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/21/custom-video-listings/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/21/custom-video-listings/#comments 21 Feb 2013 01:03:08 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/21/custom-video-listings/ Video is the future of real estate!

• Turn your property photos into informative video slideshows.
• Our custom property video listings are an affordable way to showcase your property.
• Video tours save buyers and sellers countless hours.
• Videos also include aerial imagery & data maps.
• Americans view more than 9 billion videos online.
• 92% of Internet buyers found their agent on a Web site.

Click here for a sample!

Please contact us for more information about RealUp Video Listings. To get your own Custom Video Listing, please call 888-878-2975 or email contact@realup.com.]]> Video is the future of real estate!

• Turn your property photos into informative video slideshows.
• Our custom property video listings are an affordable way to showcase your property.
• Video tours save buyers and sellers countless hours.
• Videos also include aerial imagery & data maps.
• Americans view more than 9 billion videos online.
• 92% of Internet buyers found their agent on a Web site.

Click here for a sample!

Please contact us for more information about RealUp Video Listings. To get your own Custom Video Listing, please call 888-878-2975 or email contact@realup.com.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/21/custom-video-listings/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/21/custom-video-listings/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/18/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/18/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/#comments 18 Feb 2013 01:20:20 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/18/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ Then a video is priceless!

RealUp.com is the one of the first real estate property listing site to give our Premium customers the ability to upload videos for property listings.

You can upload a video clip to YouTube, and then post the video link on this site and your video will display in your property listing.

The video will appear in the box as the other photos/documents you have uploaded.

Be sure to take advantage of this feature by uploading a video clip to your property listings!

A video allows you to create a compelling advertisement for your property listing. Video has proven itself to be a valuable marketing tool in the new era of digital advertising and your listing will spring to life with this new feature!]]> Then a video is priceless!

RealUp.com is the one of the first real estate property listing site to give our Premium customers the ability to upload videos for property listings.

You can upload a video clip to YouTube, and then post the video link on this site and your video will display in your property listing.

The video will appear in the box as the other photos/documents you have uploaded.

Be sure to take advantage of this feature by uploading a video clip to your property listings!

A video allows you to create a compelling advertisement for your property listing. Video has proven itself to be a valuable marketing tool in the new era of digital advertising and your listing will spring to life with this new feature!]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/18/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/18/if-a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/15/video-on-property-listings/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/15/video-on-property-listings/#comments 15 Feb 2013 01:21:38 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/15/video-on-property-listings/ RealUp.com has just added a new feature to our website! You can now add a video clip to your property listings!

You can upload a video clip to YouTube, and then post the video link on this site and your video will display in your property listing.

The video will appear in the box as the other photos/documents you have uploaded.

A video allows you to create a compelling advertisement for your property listing. Video has proven itself to be a valuable marketing tool in the new era of digital advertising and your listing will spring to life with this new feature!

It's free, so give it a try!]]> RealUp.com has just added a new feature to our website! You can now add a video clip to your property listings!

You can upload a video clip to YouTube, and then post the video link on this site and your video will display in your property listing.

The video will appear in the box as the other photos/documents you have uploaded.

A video allows you to create a compelling advertisement for your property listing. Video has proven itself to be a valuable marketing tool in the new era of digital advertising and your listing will spring to life with this new feature!

It's free, so give it a try!]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/15/video-on-property-listings/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/15/video-on-property-listings/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/14/happy-valentines-day/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/14/happy-valentines-day/#comments 14 Feb 2013 01:01:42 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/14/happy-valentines-day/ "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."

- William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 (1609)
]]> "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."

- William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 (1609)
]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/14/happy-valentines-day/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/14/happy-valentines-day/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/6/kbs-realty-buys-captrust-tower-in-raleigh/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/6/kbs-realty-buys-captrust-tower-in-raleigh/#comments 06 Feb 2013 02:50:10 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/6/kbs-realty-buys-captrust-tower-in-raleigh/ California-based KBS Realty Advisors purchased the 17-story Captrust Tower in Raleigh, NC for $98.4 million.

Duke Realty Corp. and Kane Realty Corp. developed the 302,443-sq-ft office and retail building at 4208 Six Forks Road in 2009.

"KBS’s philosophy is to invest in the top buildings in the top markets, and Raleigh is one of the top markets, expected to outperform in the foreseeable future. Captrust is arguably one of (the best buildings), if not the best building, in Raleigh," Stephen Evan, the company’s senior vice president of acquisitions.

Kane will continue to own an interest in the development through a joint venture formed with KBS.

The LEED Gold certified structure consists of 275,630 square feet of office space and 26,813 square feet of retail space as well as a six-level parking deck.

It is part of the 50-acre North Hills master planned project.

The tower is 95% occupied by 18 tenants including Captrust Financial Advisors, the American Board of Anesthesiology, Regus, RBC Capital Market, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.]]> California-based KBS Realty Advisors purchased the 17-story Captrust Tower in Raleigh, NC for $98.4 million.

Duke Realty Corp. and Kane Realty Corp. developed the 302,443-sq-ft office and retail building at 4208 Six Forks Road in 2009.

"KBS’s philosophy is to invest in the top buildings in the top markets, and Raleigh is one of the top markets, expected to outperform in the foreseeable future. Captrust is arguably one of (the best buildings), if not the best building, in Raleigh," Stephen Evan, the company’s senior vice president of acquisitions.

Kane will continue to own an interest in the development through a joint venture formed with KBS.

The LEED Gold certified structure consists of 275,630 square feet of office space and 26,813 square feet of retail space as well as a six-level parking deck.

It is part of the 50-acre North Hills master planned project.

The tower is 95% occupied by 18 tenants including Captrust Financial Advisors, the American Board of Anesthesiology, Regus, RBC Capital Market, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/6/kbs-realty-buys-captrust-tower-in-raleigh/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/6/kbs-realty-buys-captrust-tower-in-raleigh/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/1/realup-iphone-app/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/1/realup-iphone-app/#comments 01 Feb 2013 01:19:07 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/1/realup-iphone-app/ Just a friendly reminder.

The RealUp iPhone app, which is also compatible with the iPod Touch and iPad, was designed for iOS4 and includes augmented reality.

It is available as a free download from iTunes.

This app allows users to search, locate and access 300,000 available properties nationwide from their mobile devices.

Commercial property can be searched based on multiple criteria, such as property type, price range, building size and more.

Search results can be displayed in three different map views (street map, satellite/aerial, and hybrid) as well as a list view and augmented reality.

The app uses the built-in GPS capabilities of the iPhone to automatically return results of the current physical location, although there is also the option to enter locations of anywhere in the nation.

Click here to learn more about the RealUp iPhone app.]]> Just a friendly reminder.

The RealUp iPhone app, which is also compatible with the iPod Touch and iPad, was designed for iOS4 and includes augmented reality.

It is available as a free download from iTunes.

This app allows users to search, locate and access 300,000 available properties nationwide from their mobile devices.

Commercial property can be searched based on multiple criteria, such as property type, price range, building size and more.

Search results can be displayed in three different map views (street map, satellite/aerial, and hybrid) as well as a list view and augmented reality.

The app uses the built-in GPS capabilities of the iPhone to automatically return results of the current physical location, although there is also the option to enter locations of anywhere in the nation.

Click here to learn more about the RealUp iPhone app.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/1/realup-iphone-app/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/2/1/realup-iphone-app/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/24/commercial-real-estate-conference-hits-attendance-record/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/24/commercial-real-estate-conference-hits-attendance-record/#comments 24 Jan 2013 00:02:40 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/24/commercial-real-estate-conference-hits-attendance-record/ The 11th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast held Tuesday in Chicago set a record: 1,027 commercial real estate professionals attended the event at the Chicago Sheraton Hotel & Towers.

Mark Menzies, group publisher of Illinois Real Estate Journal said, "Every year it seems that this conference is getting bigger. It’s becoming the go-to conference for real estate professionals, the one people attend to hear real, unfiltered predictions about the state of our industry."

Some highlights from this year’s conference:

- Companies are looking for locations that allow them to reach the greatest number of skilled workers.

- Adaptive reuse of old commercial buildings remains a hot trend.

- 2013 should be a strong year for the retail segment, especially for discount operators.

- Multi-family is showing no signs of slowing down. This remains the hottest commercial segment, and the Chicago area is still one of the stronger multi-family markets.]]> The 11th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast held Tuesday in Chicago set a record: 1,027 commercial real estate professionals attended the event at the Chicago Sheraton Hotel & Towers.

Mark Menzies, group publisher of Illinois Real Estate Journal said, "Every year it seems that this conference is getting bigger. It’s becoming the go-to conference for real estate professionals, the one people attend to hear real, unfiltered predictions about the state of our industry."

Some highlights from this year’s conference:

- Companies are looking for locations that allow them to reach the greatest number of skilled workers.

- Adaptive reuse of old commercial buildings remains a hot trend.

- 2013 should be a strong year for the retail segment, especially for discount operators.

- Multi-family is showing no signs of slowing down. This remains the hottest commercial segment, and the Chicago area is still one of the stronger multi-family markets.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/24/commercial-real-estate-conference-hits-attendance-record/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/24/commercial-real-estate-conference-hits-attendance-record/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/14/retail-centers-see-modest-growth/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/14/retail-centers-see-modest-growth/#comments 14 Jan 2013 03:27:58 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/14/retail-centers-see-modest-growth/ U.S. malls and strip centers saw slight growth in the fourth quarter, but experts say the wobbly economy and recent disappointing holiday-shopping season point to a lackluster 2013 for retail landlords.

According to a new report from real-estate research firm Reis Inc., the average vacancy rate at malls in the quarter declined to 8.6%, down one-10th of a percentage point from the previous quarter.

Mall vacancy has declined five quarters in a row since the industry hit a 12-year high of 9.4% in the third quarter of 2011, said Reis, which tracks the top 77 U.S. markets.

At strip centers, the rows of shops facing a common parking lot and often anchored by a grocery store, average vacancy declined to 10.7% in the fourth quarter from 10.8% in the third.

The average asking rent at malls rose by 0.2% in the fourth quarter to $39.31 a square foot per year from the previous quarter, according to Reis. In the fourth quarter, the nine markets with the lowest vacancy rates were affluent suburbs in California and New York, according to Reis.

Drew Alexander, president and chief executive officer of Weingarten Realty Investors, which owns roughly 300 U.S. shopping centers, said his centers in California, Florida and Texas are nearly full.

"There is virtually no new space being built," Mr. Alexander said. "So when a good space comes available, we have more and more opportunities to push [up] rent. I think we'll continue to see modest rent increases."]]> U.S. malls and strip centers saw slight growth in the fourth quarter, but experts say the wobbly economy and recent disappointing holiday-shopping season point to a lackluster 2013 for retail landlords.

According to a new report from real-estate research firm Reis Inc., the average vacancy rate at malls in the quarter declined to 8.6%, down one-10th of a percentage point from the previous quarter.

Mall vacancy has declined five quarters in a row since the industry hit a 12-year high of 9.4% in the third quarter of 2011, said Reis, which tracks the top 77 U.S. markets.

At strip centers, the rows of shops facing a common parking lot and often anchored by a grocery store, average vacancy declined to 10.7% in the fourth quarter from 10.8% in the third.

The average asking rent at malls rose by 0.2% in the fourth quarter to $39.31 a square foot per year from the previous quarter, according to Reis. In the fourth quarter, the nine markets with the lowest vacancy rates were affluent suburbs in California and New York, according to Reis.

Drew Alexander, president and chief executive officer of Weingarten Realty Investors, which owns roughly 300 U.S. shopping centers, said his centers in California, Florida and Texas are nearly full.

"There is virtually no new space being built," Mr. Alexander said. "So when a good space comes available, we have more and more opportunities to push [up] rent. I think we'll continue to see modest rent increases."]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/14/retail-centers-see-modest-growth/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2013/1/14/retail-centers-see-modest-growth/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/12/17/custom-video-listings-now-available/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/12/17/custom-video-listings-now-available/#comments 17 Dec 2012 02:40:17 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/12/17/custom-video-listings-now-available/ Video is the future of real estate!

• Turn your property photos into informative video slideshows.
• Our custom property video listings are an affordable way to showcase your property.
• Video tours save buyers and sellers countless hours.
• Videos also include aerial imagery & data maps.
• Americans view more than 9 billion videos online.
• 92% of Internet buyers found their agent on a Web site.

Click here for a sample!

Please contact us for more information about RealUp Video Listings. To get your own Custom Video Listing, please call 888-878-2975 or email contact@realup.com.]]> Video is the future of real estate!

• Turn your property photos into informative video slideshows.
• Our custom property video listings are an affordable way to showcase your property.
• Video tours save buyers and sellers countless hours.
• Videos also include aerial imagery & data maps.
• Americans view more than 9 billion videos online.
• 92% of Internet buyers found their agent on a Web site.

Click here for a sample!

Please contact us for more information about RealUp Video Listings. To get your own Custom Video Listing, please call 888-878-2975 or email contact@realup.com.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/12/17/custom-video-listings-now-available/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/12/17/custom-video-listings-now-available/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/30/special-offer-realup-terraserver-promotion/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/30/special-offer-realup-terraserver-promotion/#comments 30 Nov 2012 01:53:30 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/30/special-offer-realup-terraserver-promotion/ RealUp and TerraServer, the leader in online imagery, have joined forces to bring you a one-of-a-kind promotion.

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This is a savings of over $500.00! Call us toll-free at 877-878-9248 today to take advantage of this great deal!

Limited Time Offer. One week only. Offer ends December 7, 2012. Limit one per customer.]]> RealUp and TerraServer, the leader in online imagery, have joined forces to bring you a one-of-a-kind promotion.

For only $500.00, you receive a TerraServer Yearly Subscription (regularly $250.00) and a RealUp Nationwide Email Blast (regularly $750.00).

This is a savings of over $500.00! Call us toll-free at 877-878-9248 today to take advantage of this great deal!

Limited Time Offer. One week only. Offer ends December 7, 2012. Limit one per customer.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/30/special-offer-realup-terraserver-promotion/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/30/special-offer-realup-terraserver-promotion/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/22/happy-thanksgiving/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/22/happy-thanksgiving/#comments 22 Nov 2012 01:01:02 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/22/happy-thanksgiving/ "You heard what Linus was saying out there. Those early Pilgrims were thankful for what had happened to them, and we should be thankful, too.

We should just be thankful for being together. I think that's what they mean by 'Thanksgiving,' Charlie Brown."

- Marcie
"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" (1973)]]> "You heard what Linus was saying out there. Those early Pilgrims were thankful for what had happened to them, and we should be thankful, too.

We should just be thankful for being together. I think that's what they mean by 'Thanksgiving,' Charlie Brown."

- Marcie
"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" (1973)]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/22/happy-thanksgiving/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/22/happy-thanksgiving/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/20/miamis-commercial-real-estate-market-is-booming/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/20/miamis-commercial-real-estate-market-is-booming/#comments 20 Nov 2012 01:45:36 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/20/miamis-commercial-real-estate-market-is-booming/ Miami’s roller coaster real estate market is finally booming again.

Related Group of Florida, Adler Group & Area Property Partners LP, are among builders developing amid a shortage of rental properties as the economy improves.

"There’s a boom in Miami that we’ve never seen before," said Stephen Ross, chairman and founder of New York-based Related Cos. and owner of the Miami Dolphins football team, at the Bloomberg Commercial Real Estate Conference in New York on Nov. 13.

With most of the unsold, unoccupied condo towers that dominated the Miami skyline as recently as two years ago converted to rentals, the number of multifamily developments is soaring, according to Dallas-based Witten Advisors LLC.

The research firm forecasts as many as 3,000 rental units per year may be added through 2015 in Miami-Dade County, which includes the metropolitan area and downtown, more than double the average annual totals of the past three years.

Rental activity in greater downtown Miami, including for condos and apartments, jumped 12% in the third quarter to 1,650 from a year ago, Bal Harbour, Florida-based Condo Vultures estimates.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami’s population grew 2.1% in 2011, the biggest increase in at least 10 years, to 2.55 million.]]> Miami’s roller coaster real estate market is finally booming again.

Related Group of Florida, Adler Group & Area Property Partners LP, are among builders developing amid a shortage of rental properties as the economy improves.

"There’s a boom in Miami that we’ve never seen before," said Stephen Ross, chairman and founder of New York-based Related Cos. and owner of the Miami Dolphins football team, at the Bloomberg Commercial Real Estate Conference in New York on Nov. 13.

With most of the unsold, unoccupied condo towers that dominated the Miami skyline as recently as two years ago converted to rentals, the number of multifamily developments is soaring, according to Dallas-based Witten Advisors LLC.

The research firm forecasts as many as 3,000 rental units per year may be added through 2015 in Miami-Dade County, which includes the metropolitan area and downtown, more than double the average annual totals of the past three years.

Rental activity in greater downtown Miami, including for condos and apartments, jumped 12% in the third quarter to 1,650 from a year ago, Bal Harbour, Florida-based Condo Vultures estimates.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami’s population grew 2.1% in 2011, the biggest increase in at least 10 years, to 2.55 million.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/20/miamis-commercial-real-estate-market-is-booming/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/20/miamis-commercial-real-estate-market-is-booming/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/7/tech-sector-in-atlanta-boosts-commercial-real-estate/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/7/tech-sector-in-atlanta-boosts-commercial-real-estate/#comments 07 Nov 2012 01:58:18 -0500 http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/7/tech-sector-in-atlanta-boosts-commercial-real-estate/ According to a new report by commercial real estate brokerage Jones Lang LaSalle, Atlanta’s technology services sector is giving the region’s struggling office market a lift.

Tech services is driving employment gains across the country at a much faster rate than almost any other sector, and that is fueling demand for office space in metro regions including Atlanta, where absorption is at its best levels in five years.

Atlanta’s tech sector ranked as the 10th largest of 20 U.S. technology markets, and jobs within that sector across the metro region are growing at 9.6 percent annually, behind only San Francisco, Las Vegas and New York, according to the report.

The high-tech sector has grown across metro Atlanta, because of 24 business incubator programs and institutions like Emory and Georgia Institute of Technology that collaborate on innovation.

"As a result, employment in this segment continues to grow while many other industries remain flat. Likewise, this growth has led to improved leasing in north Fulton and Midtown, and increased demand is expected to continue," according to Jones Lang LaSalle.]]> According to a new report by commercial real estate brokerage Jones Lang LaSalle, Atlanta’s technology services sector is giving the region’s struggling office market a lift.

Tech services is driving employment gains across the country at a much faster rate than almost any other sector, and that is fueling demand for office space in metro regions including Atlanta, where absorption is at its best levels in five years.

Atlanta’s tech sector ranked as the 10th largest of 20 U.S. technology markets, and jobs within that sector across the metro region are growing at 9.6 percent annually, behind only San Francisco, Las Vegas and New York, according to the report.

The high-tech sector has grown across metro Atlanta, because of 24 business incubator programs and institutions like Emory and Georgia Institute of Technology that collaborate on innovation.

"As a result, employment in this segment continues to grow while many other industries remain flat. Likewise, this growth has led to improved leasing in north Fulton and Midtown, and increased demand is expected to continue," according to Jones Lang LaSalle.]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/7/tech-sector-in-atlanta-boosts-commercial-real-estate/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/11/7/tech-sector-in-atlanta-boosts-commercial-real-estate/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/10/31/happy-halloween/ http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/10/31/happy-halloween/#comments 31 Oct 2012 04:12:39 -0400 http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/10/31/happy-halloween/ "What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path, amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night!

With what wistful look did he eye every trembling ray of light streaming across the waste fields from some distant window!

How often was he appalled by some shrub covered with snow, which, like a sheeted specter, beset his very path!

How often did he shrink with curdling awe at the sound of his own steps on the frosty crust beneath his feet; and dread to look over his shoulder, lest he should behold some uncouth being tramping close behind him!

And how often was he thrown into complete dismay by some rushing blast, howling among the trees, in the idea that it was the Galloping Hessian on one of his nightly scouring!"

- Washington Irving
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820)]]> "What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path, amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night!

With what wistful look did he eye every trembling ray of light streaming across the waste fields from some distant window!

How often was he appalled by some shrub covered with snow, which, like a sheeted specter, beset his very path!

How often did he shrink with curdling awe at the sound of his own steps on the frosty crust beneath his feet; and dread to look over his shoulder, lest he should behold some uncouth being tramping close behind him!

And how often was he thrown into complete dismay by some rushing blast, howling among the trees, in the idea that it was the Galloping Hessian on one of his nightly scouring!"

- Washington Irving
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820)]]> http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/10/31/happy-halloween/#comments http://www.realup.com/blog/2012/10/31/happy-halloween/