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NO ON AB350! It’s Bad For Property Owners!

September 6, 2011 By

Some of you may have heard of AB 350, which is a California Assembly bill put forth by Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Santa Ana) of Orange County.  In short, it’s a bill that would force contractors and sub-contractors for property services (like us) to hire a predecessor’s employees.

No matter what side of the isle you fall on, taking choice away from professionals whose sole job is to acquire the best services for the most appropriate cost is a bad idea.  Our main objective is to act in our client’s best interests, and more often than not, owners and managers change property services in order to get better service and/or more appropriate pricing. [Read More...]

Laverty Chacón’s New Commercial Real Estate Site is Live!

August 29, 2011 By

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, we’ve been working hard for the last several months to roll out a new website that is more than just an online brochure.  Well, it’s finally here!  The new www.lavertychacon.com has a totally different look and feel and should ultimately be a better resource for owners, tenants and brokers. [Read More...]

BOMA Silicon Valley District

June 9, 2011 By

I hope you are doing well today and getting ready for the weekend.  I’m sure liking the better weather, but now I’m dreading the Sacramento heat!

I just wanted to give you some info today about an organization we became members of in May.  As you know, we currently belong to professional organizations like IREM, CCIM, ACRE and so on, but last month we joined BOMA.  BOMA is another acronym, which in this case stands for Building Owners and Managers Association and because of our ongoing effort to expand our current business in the bay area, we joined the Silicon Valley Chapter of BOMA. [Read More...]

Thank You

June 3, 2011 By

I hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend and are staying dry in this crazy weather.  We’re keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that summer shows up soon; we love the rain, but it’s just gone on too long! [Read More...]

Unit Appeal and the “Make Ready List”

April 11, 2011 By

For the last few years, there has been a lot of conversation about how to lease the vacant space on the market.  Much of the conversation has centered on the economy and on topics such as unemployment, consumer confidence, lease rates and the like.  Much of the conversation has been about the marketing side as well.  Things like advertising, web listings, email blasts, mailers and even craigslist are an everyday topic.  However, a commonly overlooked or in some cases even ignored topic in a down economy like this, is curb appeal.  The first is out of our control, the latter is within our control.  So today, I’m making it the topic of my email letter. [Read More...]