I’M NOT A GAMBLER, BUT FOR SHOPPING MALLS WITH VACANT RETAIL SPACEhttp://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130523/CRED03/130529882?template=mobile THIS TENANT MAY PROVE TO BE A JACKPOT R. Kymn HarpRobbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd.Chicago, ILwww.rsplaw.comFOLLOW MY CRE BLOG: www.Harp-OnThis.com
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SoLoMo: The What and the Why | Social Media Today
AN INTRODUCTION TO SoLoMo, SOCIAL, LOCAL, MOBILE SOCIAL MEDIA http://socialmediatoday.com/jacey-gulden/1429651/solomo-what-and-whyFOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS/PROPERTY MANAGERS/RETAILERS, This technology could help monetize the THIRD SPACE. R. Kymn HarpROBBINS, SALOMON & PATT, LTD.www.rsplaw.comrkharp@rsplaw.comwww.HARP-OnThis.comSent from my iPad
Maximizing The Third Space – A Key ICSC RECon 2013 Takeaway
Questions abound about where our commercial real estate market is headed. As many suspect, where we were prior to the Great Recession is not where we are now, and not where we’re headed as we move forward. Things have changed. […]
ICSC RECON 2013 UPDATE – Things Are Happening Now!
May 20, 2013. ICSC RECON UPDATE. Today was an exhausting but productive day. My Fitbit recorded nearly 20,000 steps, or roughly 8.75 miles covered. My feet hurt, so I believe it. It was great to see friendly, familiar faces, from […]
Searching for WOW! at ICSC RECON 2013
May 19, 2013. Walking the ICSC RECON 2013 Marketplace floor, I am struck by the relatively few WOW exhibits of innovative products and solutions I find myself interested in. What do I mean by a WOW exhibit? Simply put, it […]
CREC Capital Markets Review – CHICAGO
May 14, 2013: The Chicago Real Estate Council hosted a panel of experts during a lunch meeting today to discuss the current state of commercial real estate industry capital markets. The panel was moderated by Dave Hendrickson of Jones Lang […]
LEGAL DUE DILIGENCE: DON’T FORGET TO TELL YOUR LAWYER ABOUT CLOSING!
Odd things are happening. Did people forget during the recession about the role of lawyers in commercial real estate transactions? I have been negotiating and closing commercial real estate transactions for over 35 years. Happily, as the market is picking […]
Kymn Harp has shared: City wants to change transfer tax law to protect revenue
Of course, instead of “protecting” its revenue stream, an argument might be made that the City of Chicago is trying to legitmize an unlawful practice of collecting transfer taxes when none are legally due – a position the City’s own […]
Chicago Grid | Big new plans for Chicago’s Old Main Post Office
TIME TAKES TIME . . . Sometimes – lots of it. Can this massive project get off the ground in the foreseeable future? It’s hard to see how – but time will tell. Planned redevelopment of Chicago’s Old Main Post […]
BOTTOM FEEDERS – A Leading Economic Indicator?
Bottom Feeders – and Bottom Feeder Funds – Our New BFF? Bottom feeders have a distasteful reputation with some – but, truth be told, they are among the most reliable leading economic indicators of recovery for the commercial real estate […]