Jason Hughes San Diego
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The Senior Broker Tipping Point
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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
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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 Future of Office Space – My Take
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What was once the unthinkable is now our reality. Outside of Bill Gates and maybe a handful of epidemiologists from around the world, I’m not sure anyone could have dreamt of a global social and economic lockdown to head off a global pandemic. So here we are, nearly three months of home quarantine, realizing that…
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The Canary in the Coal Mine Stops Singing…
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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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Dual-Agency Practice Has Lawmaker Attention
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Industry opposition is likely to be huge, but Jason Hughes is pushing for California to go a step further when it comes to dealing with the practice of brokers representing both landlords and tenants in the same real estate deal — by banning it altogether.
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Shining a Light on Lease Operating Expenses
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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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Brokering New Ground in California Commercial Property
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California commercial-property brokers are coming under the magnifying glass in California.
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New Real Estate Disclosure Bill Spearheaded by Hughes Marino Signed into California State Law
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Jason Hughes, President and CEO of California commercial real estate brokerage company Hughes Marino, announced today that on Friday, August 15, Governor Brown signed into law the real estate broker agency disclosure bill known as SB 1171.
