What’s my definition of a digital detox? To me it means no screen time.
Screens include my computers, laptop, smart phone and televisions. I happened to grow up before the video game craze so that one’s not on my list.
Studies show that much of society today is addicted to digital. I could very well be included in that group!
I’ve experimented with withdrawing from use of electronics for a day in the past; I decided to make it a once a week, permanent habit early this year.
Continue Reading →
I’ve not been shy about my love affair with the traditional interior mall as a retail institution.
While skeptics have been predicting their inevitable death, the interior mall seems to innovate and survive in spite of its critics.
But could the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic finally have done them in?
Continue Reading →
Fair is a pretty relative term in the commercial real estate universe.
It depends entirely on which side of the transaction you are as to what your perception of fair may be.
In regard to commercial leasing, does fair apply to the landlord or tenant?
Continue Reading →
If you’ve purchased a commercial or residential condo, you would have encountered an estoppel certificate.
There are many reasons for obtaining a condominium estoppel. They provide insight into the project reserve fund, illustrate if there are any unpaid contributions or arrears and determine if its bylaws and policies are in good standing.
Estoppels are just one of many due diligence items I encourage buyers to ask for.
The information I’m discussing here is applicable only to single and multi-tenant investments (excluding multi-family rentals).
Let’s look at the importance of obtaining estoppel certificate(s) during your investigation of an investment property.
Continue Reading →
Despite patting ourselves on the back for flattening the curve in Saskatchewan, we flatlanders are not out of the woods yet.
In the anticipated build up to employees returning to their traditional workspaces, stringent protocols will be in place for office users in particular.
A return to our previous normal practice seems a long time away and some speculators predict the Covid-19 pandemic will change office interaction permanently.
Continue Reading →
Last week Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced a phased in plan to reopen the province for business in the wake of Covid-19.
While some people are saying it is too soon, most agree that it has been long enough.
So how will this unfold for commercial real estate tenants?
Continue Reading →
The sudden, real impact of COVID-19 can be seen in supply chain disruptions, lower consumer confidence and reduced consumer spending.
Trying to measure the macro picture, the scope and duration of the economic stoppage is not easy.
For those corporations who are currently sitting on surplus capital, waiting for the bargains to surface, it is still to early to assess how property values will be affected.
It is however, becoming clear which sector will emerge as strongest asset class.
Continue Reading →
There is no question about the effects of the Covoid-19 pandemic on Canada’s economy.
This sudden misfortune has tested the strength of the commercial real estate industry in ways we’ve never encountered before.
So what does the future hold for tenants when this is all over?
Continue Reading →
I’m grateful that despite the new challenges many of us are currently encountering in this remarkable new world, I’m doing well.
However, that would not always have been the case in my past.
Continue Reading →
Did you know when you’re buying or leasing that you can engage a commercial broker to search listings, organize viewings, and write offers, among other duties, for the low cost of… ZERO?
This relationship is referred to as a Buyer’s broker and as the name suggests, they work for you and you alone.
Continue Reading →Subscribe now and never miss another blog from SaskEdge!
Recent Comments