Posts tagged retail
A Conventional Way of Thinking
Jun 22nd
This past Wednesday morning, the City of Jonesboro took a monumental step in filling one of its strategic deficiencies. By a 6-0 margin, the city’s Advertising and Promotion Commission exercised its constitutional authority to leverage the lion’s share of the receipts of the 3% hotel and motel tax they collect against a loan from City Water & Light in order to purchase a long-sought after 14 acre tract on which to build a Convention Center. More >
Looking To The Future
Nov 7th
It’s no secret that the global economy has changed the way we all do business. What used to take days can now be accomplished in seconds; and teams can be assembled virtually via new technology in ways that has completely transformed the infrastructure for building a competitive business model.
Keeping The Bubble Inflated
Apr 5th
One of the hottest topics in commercial real estate for the past 18-24 months has been the impending “bursting of the bubble” on commercial loans coming late in 2012 and beyond. Market conditions that led to inflated values of real estate when it was initially purchased have dissipated, leaving property owners with the dilemma of facing refinancing on property that in many cases isn’t worth as much as what is owed against it. Given the current state of lending, many have speculated that banks wouldn’t be willing or able to extend financing past the initial maturity date. More >
A Tremendous Honor
Feb 28th
Today started out like any Monday…coffee brewing early at the office, what didn’t get finished Saturday afternoon was still right there waiting to be picked back up. Granted, the stormy start to the day left something to be desired, but by the time I’m putting this blog together it is 50 degrees outside my window and the sun is shining. More >
The Center Of Attention
Feb 22nd
Have you ever known what it felt like to be the center of attention? You know what I’m talking about, where when you walked into a room it felt like all eyes were on you. Maybe you had one of those “EF Hutton” moments, where people hung on every word out of your mouth. More >
The Numbers Are In
Feb 10th
The U.S. Census Bureau released numbers today for Arkansas. I got them while attending a session with renowned economist Dr. Peter Linneman here at the NAI Global Conference in Las Vegas.
First, to our good news. More >
What Happens In Vegas…
Feb 1st
Posted by jhalseyjr in Uncategorized
You will know all about!
I write this blog as I am preparing to leave this weekend for the annual NAI Global Conference in Las Vegas. We will be there for several days hearing from and meeting with some of the top executives in our industry from around the world; talking about issues, trends, projections, and ideas. I have found NAI to be an uncompromising resource for our company and our clients. More >
Put Me in Coach
Jan 17th
Sometimes all it takes is a song.
You’re riding along, an all-too-familiar tune starts playing and you are instantly taken back to the sights & sounds of a particular person, place or era in your life.
1985 seems like an eternity ago. I was a junior in high school that year, but more significantly, 1985 was the year that John Fogerty released his third post-Creedance Clearwater Revival solo album. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Fogerty or Creedance, take a short break from reading the rest of this blog and do a quick internet search. This will be much more of an entertaining read with a little music in the background. More >
Leasing –vs- owning is proving to be a viable alternative
Jan 10th
As with any profession, in order to be successful in the commercial real estate market you have to be willing to spend a great deal of time anticipating what the needs and desires of the market are going to be. I pride myself on the team that we’ve put together here at NAI Halsey, particularly in their commitment to investing that time and in the successes we’ve had by hitting the mark far more times than missing it. More >
Laying The Foundation
Jan 3rd
Last week, we followed up our reflection on 2010 with a look ahead to 2011. In that post, I made a passing reference to the fact that I have somewhat of an opinion as to why our region has enjoyed a degree of economic insulation from many of our contemporaries and neighbors. With the confetti now swept up and the realities of the new year upon us, I thought I’d open 2011 by talking about some of those reasons in an attempt to make sure we not only capitalize on our past; but stay the course for our future. More >
