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Shay Hughes Named Executive of the Year Finalist at LABJ Women’s Summit
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Last week the Los Angeles Business Journal hosted its 23rd annual Women’s Summit Awards Luncheon to celebrate Los Angeles’ most inspirational women business leaders. We are thrilled to announce that Hughes Marino’s very own chief operating officer, Shay Hughes, was selected as a finalist in the Executive of the Year category. With over 300 nominees,…
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As a commercial real estate broker, sometimes I feel like I am haggling over pennies. When rental rates are quoted on a monthly basis, we can be negotiating for days over $.05 per square foot! Are we crazy? Is this sheer lunacy? It sure doesn’t sound like a lot of money when it is put in these terms. But it…
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There is a new law in California as of January 1, 2015. Known as SB 1171, the law requires that commercial real estate agents disclose to their clients the nature of their agency relationship. A similar law was already in place for residential agency, but now the same protections apply for commercial agency.
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It should come as no surprise that the internet is one of the most widely used tools for searching for real estate. Companies like Zillow have secured real estate’s foothold on internet search patterns and consumers are usually better off for it. What is less understood is how companies use the internet to aid them in their corporate real estate…
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Since 2008 the conversations taking place in economics, politics, and media have primarily focused on the global recession and, more specifically, dismal unemployment rates. For this reason it can be difficult to think about signs pointing to an approaching workforce deficit as an actual concern. However, organizations from Stanford University to Kelly Services all agree that the data suggest highly…
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Okay, so maybe we’re exaggerating. But team Hughes Marino, at least, is pretty excited about our new website, which launched last week. If you’re reading this post that means you’re likely making your first visit to our new digital home. Welcome!
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For over a century, commercial real estate brokers have had their familiar “For Lease” signs on buildings, marketing vacant space for building owners. Even deeper in their service offering to landlords, these firms manage the buildings, help with financing, co-invest in the real estate (and often own the real estate themselves) and advise property owners in the purchasing and selling…
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When Kim Salzer, CEO of Gifts.com tasked Hughes Marino with helping her find new space for her LA-based team, she came to us with a very specific vision. “We wanted a space hip enough to fit the sensibilities of our company, and inspiring enough to keep our incredible team happy and comfortable at work,” Kim said.
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A real estate lease is often one of the largest recurring, fixed expenses for any business. Adding insult to injury, most leases provide for the rent to increase every year so that, even if the starting rent was reasonable, it often ends up being above market by the end of the lease term.
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Within just six months of having signed a long-term lease for Hughes Marino’s Orange County office space, we had already outgrown it. So we made the decision to upgrade from a 1,500 square foot office into a 5,000 square foot space to accommodate our growing team. The new space (which we will tell you about soon, but here’s a hint:…
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Earlier this month I hosted a presentation with representatives from Gensler, the global design and architecture firm, focusing on workplace trends and the ways corporate interiors are being used to drive productivity and culture. Joining me on the panel were Kevin Heinly, Managing Director of Gensler’s San Diego Office, and Claudia Salazer, Workplace Design Director for Gensler.
