December 27th, 2021 Here were our top 10 commercial / industrial real estate videos (by views) in 2021: Number 10: Number 9: Number 8: Number 7: Number 6: Number 5: Number 4: Number 3: Number 2: Number 1: The post Top 10 Videos of 2021 appeared first on Edmonton Commercial Real Estate ..read more

December 23rd, 2021 This is a short story about how the former CEO of a very large company completely changed my mind about business. I’ve always thought of a CEO fitting some image of a larger-than-life figure who purposefully maintained an image of an infallible leader. Vulnerability and humility were not options; the CEO had to be rock solid at all times. Sadly, this same mentality seems to have worked its way down from the world’s largest companies all the way down to small companies the world over. Many company leaders take the flawed approach that they need to come across as all powerful ..read more

Join us as we interview Nitin Bhatia to discuss a variety of different topics. Nitin is a lawyer and commercial real estate investor, and after watching this video you’ll see why we’re such a big fan of his! 0:00 – introduction 0:48 – legal challenges over the past 18 months 4:25 – any new lease provisions? 7:59 – have any asset classes struggled more than others? 10:04 – are banks scrutinizing companies more? 15:39 – how Nitin’s portfolio fared over the past 18 months 20:40 – dealing with tenants who need help 25:11 – forecast for Q4 2021 Connect with Nitin on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin ..read more

September 21st, 2021 Every once and awhile we get a powerful reminder about how interconnected the global economy is, and if you’ve caught any financial news lately you would have seen numerous headlines about a real estate company in China making investors all over the world nervous. The company is called Evergrande, and they’re certainly not the run of the mill real estate companies.  With over 1300 apartment, office building and shopping centre projects under their belt, combined with other various business interests, this China-based real estate developer is actually one of the larges ..read more

September 17th, 2021 Commercial real estate is about the hard assets. But behind the physical real estate is the wide assortment of professionals who keep it all running. We’ve met many, many remarkable people throughout our journey in this industry and Whitney Sewell with Life Bridge Capital is definitely one of them. In this interview Whitney details his journey from a career in law enforcement to having over $125M in commercial real estate assets under management. He has a fascinating story, and the reason he is so motivated is truly inspiring. Take a listen below! The post How to Raise Ca ..read more

September 13th, 2021 Finding industrial properties in Edmonton with rail access is becoming increasingly more difficult. From our experience, it seems the major rail companies in the region are pushing companies to use the intermodal yards instead of granting direct access to the buildings (in some cases they won’t even allow an existing line to be reactivated). In this video Chad explains why it’s a much more complicated of a process than some may think: — The post Finding Industrial Properties with Rail in Edmonton? appeared first on Edmonton Commercial Real Estate ..read more

September 12th, 2021 Tune in as Chad interviews Kevin Gardner, Senior Director with Canada ICI and an expert in commercial real estate finance. We covered a number of fascinating points in regards to both industrial real estate and the commercial real estate market as a whole! 0:00 – Introduction 0:45 – Welcoming Kevin 1:03 – The Super Bowl of Receiverships? 3:26 – Is Gov’t Spending Kicking the Can Down the Road? 5:11 – How are Lenders looking at different asset classes? 8:48 – Access to Capital 9:52 – Underwriting Timelines 11:20 – Are lenders scrutinizing tenants? 17:14 – Current terms and i ..read more

Industrial real estate is a broad term that can be broken down into the following categories: 1. Manufacturing properties 2. Warehouses 3. Flex properties. We just listed a building (former Revolve Furniture Building on the corner 99 Street and Whitemud) which is a great example of a flex property. We have two videos to share, one is a walk through of the building and the other is a further explanation of the common characteristics of a flex property. At the end Chad also give a really important tip when working with flex properties. Property Tour: What is a Flex Property? The post What is a ..read more

March 22nd, 2021 –– After five years writing a blog each and every week, the time has come for us to change things up. This includes taking a break from writing on this site. We won’t be posting weekly blogs again, but we will likely resume a monthly post at some point down the road. Someone has to complain about property taxes after all! Writing about Edmonton’s commercial real estate market has been a true labour of love, and your comments, feedback, and support over the years has meant the world to us. Our team isn’t going anywhere either, and you can still reach us anytime here. Thanks aga ..read more

March 19, 2021 — One of the perks about writing our own blog is that we don’t have an editor telling us what we can or cannot write. That gives us the leeway to start our posts in unorthodox ways. To illustrate this creative freedom, we’re going to introduce you to the latin term Ad Nauseam, which is referring to something that has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome. Using it in a sentence: we have complained about Edmonton’s property taxes ad nauseam. (It’s at this point where people wonder if we would better off having an editor). But we digress, as it’s i ..read more