I have always thought of Rosh Hashanah as the “real” New Year. The other New Year, the one that comes in January, is simply about taxes.  Here in New Jersey our summers quickly turn to autumn as fall foliage, with its multicolored panorama, suddenly starts filling the landscape.             Parents are frantically preparing… Read More

         In last month’s newsletter we sounded an alarm, warning about the return of the Landlord market here in the Garden State.  A Landlord market occurs when the perceived negotiating leverage in a lease transaction swings toward the Landlord. An unfortunate consequence of this event is the unanticipated high stress levels that business owners face.   Landlord markets, especially when… Read More

            Last month’s newsletter, a reprint of the article, “Why Use a Tenant Rep?”, was highly rated by our readers and is still ranked as number 7 on the all-time Google rankings.  It seems that our readers are really looking for the secret sauce, an easy to understand, how-to guide to use when negotiating an office lease.   That… Read More

What Does A Tenant Rep Do For Me? Selecting space for your organization – and successfully negotiating a lease you can live with – are complex, time-consuming tasks, full of potential pitfalls.  The pitfalls only multiply if you undertake the process on your own – without the benefit of an experienced commercial real estate professional serving as your tenant representative.… Read More

Welcome to 2026 where Landlords are now in the driver’s seat once again, although not in the way they imagined.    Since Covid we have seen a record number of office properties that have failed.  Just this month, we are seeing many New Jersey commercial properties being listed on the Ten X and other similar auction sites with more appearing… Read More