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Meet Commercial Real Esate Agent Richard Cheng

Commercial Brokers International real estate agent Richard Cheng sits down with CEO George Pino to answer questions about commercial real estate and his life. This is part four of our agent introduction series and we hope you can learn a little more about our team and the people behind Commercial Brokers International

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New Generation Of Office Tenants Prefers A Flexible Office Space Environment

Gone are the days of sitting for hours behind a line of desks and in compartmentalized cubicles in front of bulky computers. 

Workers want more natural light, interaction and collaboration with colleagues, to have the ability to work outside and have access to other amenities in or around the office building, panelists said at Bisnow's Los Angeles Office: Workplace of the Future event Wednesday at the Convene coworking space at the Wells Fargo Center in downtown Los Angeles.

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Wayfair to Open its First Brick & Mortar Store

Wayfair, the largest online furniture retailer in the U.S. with $6 billion in annual revenues, is following in the steps of numerous other e-tailers in opening its first brick and mortar store.

The site of the store is in Florence, KY outside of Cincinnati, according to Furniture Today. The 20,000-square-foot outlet store will be given its own space within a 260,000-square-foot distribution center being constructed to handle Wayfair’s growing online business.

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What’s the Outlook for the Grocery Sector in the Age of Amazon?

Nearly one year after Amazon’s acquisition of organic grocer Whole Foods, the grocery-anchored shopping center sector, typically viewed as more “Internet-proof” than other segments of retail, has taken greater strides to boost its omni-channel offerings.

So far, the acquisition has not been overtly disruptive to the grocery industry, experts say. However, some grocers are still working to hedge any long-term effects of the deal, particularly as smaller chains struggle to keep up with technological pressures and price competition intensifies. These factors could lead to continued consolidation of smaller grocers and increased investor scrutiny of grocer tenants, according to those in the industry.

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Central Valley Continues to Charm Logistics Buyers

STOCKTON, CA—Newport Beach, CA-based CT purchased the 345-acre industrial site for the 4.4 million-square-foot NorCal Logistics Center in May 2017 and has now completed the first phase development, including three spec buildings. The last to be completed is a 1.12 million-square-foot building, one of the single-largest speculative industrial buildings in Northern California. The second phase of development will begin toward the end of 2018 and include three additional buildings totaling approximately 1.6 million square feet.

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Why Fitness Tenants Are Leading Retail Leasing

Fitness tenants are driving retail leasing activity in Southern California. According to a new report from CBRE that looked at retail leasing activity, fitness tenants are among the top five retail users in Southern California, and they are expanding. This is a stark change from the activity from this retail segment in the past, when fitness centers were not considered a primary tenant. Today, fitness centers are occupying big boxes as well as smaller footprints and in some cases can even serve as anchors in shopping centers

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