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As Houston retailers consider space lease options, some communities improving pedestrian access

by Jonathan Grimes

When choosing a Houston retail space for lease, a company first needs to answer one question about itself - is it a destination location or will it require a high volume of foot traffic (and random walk-ins) to succeed? According to Yahoo contributor S.H. Wallick, the answer to this question will determine whether a business needs to position itself in a high visibility area.

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The Search For Commercial Space Is Coming Online

by Justin Lee

Well now it's official.  You've known it was coming for years, but you weren't sure who exactly would be looking and through what vehicles the search would be carried out in.  Commercial Real Estate is a funny business.  For an industry so lucrative with billions of dollars switching hands every year, it seems to be very slow to adapt to change and technology.  Most experts (real estate professionals who understand digital marketing and the technology behind online advertising) say that the residential side of real estate adopts changes in technology faster than the commercial side, and is about 3-8 years ahead of commercial when it comes to adopting technology and using it to increase productivity and source prospects.  

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NAR: Job growth leading to fewer vacancies

by Aron Susman

Real estate experts have long tied the industry's fortunes to the strength of the nation's job market, and now many say the right type of growth is occurring to positively effect several corners of the market - including commercial real estate.

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