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Ten Commercial Lease Definitions to Commit to Memory

By LeaseMatrix+ On August 25, 2015 · 9 Comments
Signing a commercial lease can be a bit daunting, particularly if it’s your first experience with this sort of transaction. There are a variety of clauses and provisions that are fairly standard, and make a big difference in how the deal comes out for the tenant. As with any business move, it’s essential to be [...]
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Subletting vs. Assigning a Commercial Lease: What You Need to Know

By LeaseMatrix+ On August 19, 2015 · Add Comment
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On occasion, a commercial real estate tenant finds that it’s necessary to end a commercial lease earlier than the agreed upon term. Whether the business has outgrown the space and needs to move on, or is having trouble keeping up with the rent, tenants can choose from two options that will transfer use of the [...]
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Your Landlord Doesn’t Think You’ll Move

On August 17, 2015 By LeaseMatrix+
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Relocating a business is like moving a piano. You have to really want that piano somewhere else. You don’t just move a piano on a whim. It’s expensive, time-consuming, and stressful. Still, there are times when the benefits of the move will outweigh that. Commercial landlords know that their tenants need a pretty compelling reason [...]
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New Feature: Share, edit and collaborate

On November 9, 2014 By LeaseMatrix+
We are excited to introduce the ability for LeaseMatrix users to share lease analysis with colleagues and clients. Instead of passing around an Excel spreadsheet and wondering which one is the most accurate and up-to-date, by using LeaseMatrix tenants and tenant advisors can now share, edit and collaborate as they analyze commercial lease alternatives. Here’s [...]
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How to find the right lease analysis discount rate

On October 20, 2014 By LeaseMatrix+
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How often do you just stick 8.0% in as your discount rate as you analyze and compare leases? Every wonder how you could actually calculate what the discount rate should be. Well, you’ve come to the right place. This discount rate is the company’s Weighted Average Cost of Capital, or “WACC”. In the simplest terms, [...]
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Sublease Cost Recovery Analysis

On June 17, 2014 By LeaseMatrix+
Here is a quick and easy way to use the LeaseMatrix Difference Comparison Report to analyze a sublease proposal against any remaining lease obligation. Let’s look at an example. Below, we have a report which compares a lease with 4 more years remaining. The average rent through the remaining term of the current lease obligation [...]
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New Feature: Lease Analysis Templates

On June 9, 2014 By LeaseMatrix+
Steps to create a lease analysis template
We are excited to announce our newest feature: analysis templates. This new analysis feature will help you set up to auto-populate any and every field in a lease analysis proposal even faster. For example, you could chose to only certain information, like – Building-level information (asset type, class and address, etc) Suite-level information (rentable area, load factor, [...]
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The Pros and Cons of Leasing vs Owning

On April 6, 2014 By LeaseMatrix+
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In today’s low interest rate environment, many occupants of office, retail and industrial space may ask themselves, Would it be better to own rather than lease my space? While financial aspects play a major role in this type of decision, there are other qualitative variables that also need to be considered. Below is a summary [...]
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To lease or to buy, that is the question

On March 18, 2014 By LeaseMatrix+
The NPV of the Cash Flow Differential
In today’s low interest rate environment, many occupants of office, retail and industrial space are asking themselves, “Would it be better to own the build we occupy or continue to lease?” The answer is a complicated one, and usually includes both qualitative and quantitative variables. While there are a multitude of qualitative questions which need [...]
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Three secrets to negotiate a higher improvement allowance

On January 5, 2014 By LeaseMatrix+
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The upfront capital investment required for a new lease can be substantial. No matter if it is 1st or 2nd generation space, there will most likely be substantial buildout required before the space is suitable for occupancy. In order to entice tenants to lease space in their building, most landlords will offer some type of [...]
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