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At Retail Property Advisors , we represent tenants, landlords, buyers, and sellers of retail property throughout Whatcom & Skagit County with unparalleled market insight and creativity.  We're known for ethical and aggressive representation of our clients to ensure they get the best possible outcome for whatever their retail real estate requirement may be.
 
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May 18th, 2012

Fairhaven Commercial Becomes Retail Property Advisors

Fairhaven Commercial Becomes Retail Property Advisors

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 …

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March 9th, 2012

I’m a Bellingham commercial real estate broker – great, but what does that mean?

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: …

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March 2nd, 2012

Bellingham Office Space Leased – Blu Sky leases 2,500 SF in downtown Bellingham

Bellingham Office Space Leased – Blu Sky leases 2,500 SF in downtown Bellingham

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. …

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March 1st, 2012

Blaine Retail Space For Lease & Blaine Retail Properties For Sale

Blaine Retail Space For Lease & Blaine Retail Properties For Sale

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 …

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February 29th, 2012

Blaine Office Space – For Sale or For Lease

Blaine Office Space – For Sale or For Lease

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 …

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February 14th, 2012

Tenant Representation: I’ll show you mine if you show me yours, Mr. Landlord

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 …

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February 14th, 2012

Tenant Representation: Oft overlooked, but vitally important lease clause for tenants

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 …

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February 7th, 2012

Blaine Office Space: Three new office leases signed in the Loomis Hall Building

Blaine Office Space: Three new office leases signed in the Loomis Hall Building

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 …

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February 7th, 2012

Met with our accountant yesterday, thought this joke was appropriate

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 …

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February 6th, 2012

Want to lower your property taxes? This could be the answer.

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 …

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