The hit Broadway Musical “Hamilton” has renewed interest in Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of the United States Treasury in 1791. With passion and detail, this visionary submitted his report on Manufacturers to Congress. He laid out the path for the United States to gain specific economic advantages, independent of foreign nations
Florida Governor Rick Scott Proclaims October is Manufacturers Month Read More »
By Mike Moss, SIOR Director of Industrial Properties There’s a revolution brewing in the industrial and retail segments of commercial real estate, soon to be in full swing in every tertiary market in the United States. As consumers, we all seem to be enamored by the ability to search online
The Last Mile Revolution Read More »
By Rhonda Butler, Marketing and Performance Manager When I started working at “Lightle Commercial” in 2008, we were a company on the cusp of our greatest growth since its inception in 1996. In 2008 we had one broker, two agents, and an office administrator. We had, maybe, 50 commercial real …
Why Do You Need A Performance Manager? Read More »
By Brian L Lightle, CCIM, SIOR Only an elite few of the more than 2,000,000 real estate licensees in the United States and abroad have earned the highest designation in the commercial real estate industry. The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) admits only the most experienced brokers and …
LBR Celebrates the SIOR Industrial Specialist Designation Read More »
By Rob Beckner, PrincipalThis year there have been several important factors that have come to light when dealing with the Brevard County Office Market.These factors are not unusual for any county with significant growth in both jobs and industry. This engineering boom has seen some interesting aspects:1) Office vacancy is 6.8%2) …
Challenges Ahead for Brevard’s Office Market Read More »
By Brian Fernandez, Office Specialist When it comes to Real Estate, the biggest factor in Selling or Leasing is location, location, location. Just as important, although unseen, is the interaction between Broker and Landlord. This communication is vital to an effective relationship and is a must to help find the …
Working to Achieve 100% Occupancy Read More »
By comparison, there are only two main categories of real estate, residential and commercial. Both are complex businesses, and as different as night and day. In Florida, Real Estate Agents receive their basic certification, a state issued license, from the same course work, but that is where the connection …
Generalist versus Specialist—Choosing The Right Agent To Meet Your Specific Needs Read More »
“No one succeeds alone.” Prima facie, this quote puts any successful businessman or businesswoman on the defense. However, let it sink in. Chances are you will find yourself nodding in agreement, thinking of the person who helped you get your big break or the person you helped to get …
No One Succeeds Alone Read More »
Our organization is often asked how we have maintained our success and continued growth even through the worst recession our country has seen in the last century. This article should highlight a few key components of those differentiating factors, but by no means be a dissertation on all practices, …
Brian L Lightle, CCIM, SIOR President | Broker On July 1, 1996, I sat on the floor of my newly leased executive suite on the sixth floor of One Harbor Placeassembling the Office Depot furniture that I had just purchased. After 8 successful years in Commercial Real Estate, I …
20 Years Ago….Brian Lightle Began His Commercial Real Estate Company Read More »
