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Willing Away the Recession

Trace Trajano, a Procter and Gamble engineer and real estate investor, has a novel way of dealing with the recession. He simply refuses to accept it. “A lot of it is a mindset, so if you think there’s a recession, … Continue reading

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30 years, 30 Life-changing Innovations

Public Broadcasting’s Nightly Business Report and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania just ranked the top 30 innovations of the past 30 years. The list includes the Internet, of course, along with personal computers, mobile phones and e-mail. … Continue reading

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Doing More With Less

Commercial real estate managers are under intense pressure to increase corporate profit margins. It’s a challenging task: To achieve this goal, they have to  maintain high occupancy levels, invest in the right markets at the right time, deliver projects on time … Continue reading

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Due Diligence

At the peak of the real estate market several years ago, I watched in disbelief as a subprime mortgage lender leased hundreds of square feet of office space in suburban New York City. The property owners seemed thrilled with the … Continue reading

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Is It Time to Unplug?

 Technology gives us speed, convenience and depth of information. But is faster and easier always an advantage–or does too much data offer anything more than a base for self-fulfilling expectations? We’re inundated with bad news and even worse forecasts. Consider … Continue reading

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Facts or Feelings

Real estate has a heartbeat. And sometimes you hear it, even when you don’t want to.
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