Jason Hughes San Diego

  • The Senior Broker Tipping Point

    The Senior Broker Tipping Point

    It’s interesting looking back at the commercial real estate brokerage industry over the last 30 years. Brokerage is a fantastic business, offering incredible financial opportunities and work independence for aspiring entrepreneurial-minded real estate strategists. But it also comes with high risk for those not willing to innovate and evolve.

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  • Our Belief

    Our Belief

    I got a call from a reporter asking about my individual position, as well as our company’s position, on a recent California draft Senate Bill (SB 939) that would provide potential rental relief for companies who suffered catastrophic loss of business due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reporter assumed I would of course support it…

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  • The Canary in the Coal Mine Stops Singing…

    The Canary in the Coal Mine Stops Singing…

    The story of the “canary in the coal mine” is an advanced warning of danger. The metaphor originates from when miners used to carry caged canaries while at work; if the air in the mine became toxic, the canary would die before levels of gas became hazardous to humans. Many of our clients consider Hughes…

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  • Proposal to Ban Dual Agency Turned Back in California

    Proposal to Ban Dual Agency Turned Back in California

    Legislation introduced in California intended to prohibit CRE brokers from acting in a ‘dual agent’ capacity and represent both sides of the same commercial property transaction was turned back this week. California Assembly Bill 1059 was introduced last year by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San Diego. However, business and real estate groups opposed the bill as…

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  • Shining a Light on Lease Operating Expenses 

    Shining a Light on Lease Operating Expenses 

    Landlords would prefer to keep you in the dark – which is why our team at Hughes Marino collectively spends tens of thousands of hours advocating for the rights of our tenants during lease negotiations. But what about after everything is said and done and the lease is signed – how can you be sure…

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