
May 18th, 2012
Fairhaven Commercial, Inc. has recently been renamed to Retail Property Advisors. The focus of the company has been gradually shifting to the representation of retail property owners and tenants over the last year and has finally completely shifted to exclusively represent retail properties moving forward. The background …
March 9th, 2012
What do you do for a living? As a commercial real estate agent in Bellingham,, WA, I get this question a lot as I meet new people, parents at my kid's school, or just in general. This is typically how my answer, and the rest of the conversation, continues: New acquaintance (NA): What do you do for a living? Me: …
March 2nd, 2012
Blu Sky Web Solutions, LLC, a Bellingham based web and graphic design & development firm, recently leased over 2,500 square feet of downtown Bellingham office space. Blu Sky moved their headquarters to suite 200 of the Puget Sound Energy Building at 1329 North State in Bellingham, WA. Fairhaven Commercial, Inc. …
March 1st, 2012
Blaine is a waterfront town that sits on the U.S.-Canadian border about 20 miles north of Bellingham, WA, the largest city in Whatcom County. The town of Birch Bay, just a couple miles south of Blaine, is also included in the demographics of the city which brings the total population in the area to around 14,000 people. Blaine …
February 29th, 2012
Blaine is a waterfront town that sits on the U.S.-Canadian border about 20 miles north of Bellingham, WA, the largest city in Whatcom County. The town of Birch Bay, just a couple miles south of Blaine, is also included in the demographics of the city which brings the total population in the area to around 14,000 people. Blaine …
February 14th, 2012
As we've seen in recent years, landlords of retail and office properties sometimes need to be vetted just as much as tenants and can share similar risk of financial default. One deal I recently completed when representing the tenant called for the landlord to pay about $100,000 in a tenant improvement allowance on a …
February 14th, 2012
Most landlord leases are heavily weighted in their favor unless you are a very powerful tenant that demands landlords bend to your demands, not the other way around. Among the various lease clauses that landlords attempt to sneak past tenants, is the default provisions. Essentially, landlords say that if the tenant …
February 7th, 2012
Blaine office space is plentiful as of late. Some of the major office properties in Blaine have been largely vacant since the recession began and have struggled to attract new tenants despite huge drops in asking rents. The good news is that there is still some activity happening in Blaine. A portion of that activity …
February 7th, 2012
Joke of the week: ____________ The local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they offered a standing $1000 bet: The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to a patron. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out would win the …
February 6th, 2012
A great friend of mine just launched a company called WiseUpTaxDown to assist property owners with lowering their taxes. Normally I don't endorse outside companies, but since I personally know the owner I can vouch for the professionalism and ethical approach to this frustrating topic. Check it out and see if it is …