Three Ways to Use Instagram for Commercial Real Estate

May 9, 2017 Amy Karnesagent tools, branding, commercial real estate, company, hashtags, instagram, listing, Social Media, team0 comment

Wondering how social media and in general, Instagram can work for your business? Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media sites, mainly because it is image driven instead of word driven. Here are three ways to make Instagram your new favorite social media site: Showcase your listing. Duh. Of course, this is the first reason. But, you can make it more fun than just posting a bland photo. Instead, create an Instagram Story by taking 1 photo of the inside, a boomerang (this is a .gif that quickly…

Commercial Real Estate 101

Why Columbus?

May 2, 2017May 3, 2017 Amy Karnescolumbus, Columbus2020, commercial real estate, industrial, office, retail, The Ohio State University, Warehouse0 comment

In the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about the “up and coming” cities in the United States. Almost every list includes our hometown, Columbus, Ohio. “What?” people keep saying, “why Columbus?” Even though we thought we could keep our gem in the midwest a secret forever, we are also proud to be included in such an amazing conversation. Here’s why: It’s Affordable. Columbus ranks number 14 on the CNBC list of “15 Cities Where you Can Live Really Well on $60,000.” It is also one…

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Did You Know? NAI Ohio Equities is Part of a Global Network

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 Amy Karnes0 comment

Did you know NAI Ohio Equities is part of a global commercial real estate service network with over 400 offices and 7,000 market leaders spanning the globe? NAI has offices all over the world, so with our local expertise, combined with our global reach, we offer innovative, customized solutions and seamless service to our owners, tenants, and investors throughout Central Ohio. Our company has been in operation for over 46 years, specializing in office, industrial, retail, and land development. Whether you’re a small business in the Central Ohio area or…

Market Reports

2017 First Quarter 2017: What’s Up With Retail?

April 18, 2017 Amy Karnescommercial real estate, economy, market report, retail0 comment

Quarter after quarter, we send our friends these “State of the Market” updates professing the vitality of the current commercial real estate market. We see an abundance of urban mixed-use projects, speculative warehouses, and more apartment buildings than even Don Kenny could have imagined. All of this with no whispers of glut, surplus or oversupply. Clearly, our consumer based economy, which relies on retail sales and consumer spending for a whopping 70% of GDP, is firing on all cylinders. But what’s up with retail? Already this year, we have seen…

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Survival Guide to an Open Office

April 4, 2017September 28, 2021 Amy Karnesbreak out spaces, change, commercial real estate, light, office, open office0 comment

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News

NAI Ohio Equities’ Matt Gregory and Andy Dutcher Receive 2016 CoStar Power Broker Award

March 28, 2017 Amy Karnesaward, central ohio, columbus, commercial real estate, costar, leases, office, power broker, sales0 comment

NAI Ohio Equities is pleased to announce that Matt Gregory and Andy Dutcher have been named a 2016 CoStar Power Broker TM by CoStar Group, Inc. Both Gregory and Dutcher qualified as the only team to win both top office leasing and top office sales brokers in Columbus based on the total transactions they closed during the year. In order to be selected for this honor, Gregory and Dutcher’s overall transaction volumes were evaluated by CoStar against other commercial real estate brokers active in the region, and subsequently ranked among…

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Did You Know? Property Management

March 21, 2017 Amy Karnesannual budgets, commercial real estate, HOA, leasing, maintenance, operations, owner operations, property management, tenant0 comment

Did you know NAI Ohio Equities has an entire Property Management Division? We manage over 10.5 Million Square Feet of properties, including 20 residential condos and HOAs. We provide the following Property Management Services on behalf of the community in accordance with our Property Service Standard: Client Accounting Property Contracts Leasing Operations Annual Budgeting and Capital Planning Reporting Risk Management Vendor Management Tenant and Owner Operations We also offer maintenance and engineering support services at our managed properties, including responding to tenant calls, preventative maintenance, site inspections, and operational audits. The maintenance…

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NAI Ohio Equities Honored with Four 2016 Co-Star Power Broker Awards

March 21, 2017 Amy Karnesawards, brokerage, commercial real estate, costar, industrial, office, retail0 comment

Columbus, Ohio – March 16, 2017 – NAI Ohio Equities has been selected by CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces, to receive a CoStar Power Broker TM Award. This annual award recognizes the “best of the best” in commercial real estate brokerage by highlighting the firms and individual brokers who closed the highest transaction volumes in commercial property sales or leases in 2016 within their respective markets. NAI Ohio Equities qualified as one of the top commercial brokerage firms…

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Four Big Retail Trends

March 14, 2017 Amy Karnes0 comment

Retailers are pulling out all the stops in 2017 to attract new customers and keep existing customers coming to their brick-and-mortar retail locations. New and innovative marketing ideas are going to flood consumers email boxes in 2017, as retailers try to catch up with online businesses, such as amazon.com who have already mastered this approach to direct marketing the consumer. Traditional retailers have to catch up in terms of marketing to consumers, but their locations also must attract today’s modern consumer in terms of offering the best price and selection…