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Ten on One – Running a Startup CRE Software Company with Charlie Coppola

I’m especially excited about this month’s Ten on One as it features my son, Charlie Coppola, Chief Operating Officer of CRE OneSource. Charlie gives us a ten-minute insight into running a SaaS CRE company that is in growth mode.   Here are some key takeaways:   –Hire people you trust.  A great team is irreplaceable.  –Culture starts with …

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Can you “hack” your office space?  Or better yet, can it be adapted?  Below is a thought-provoking article from Gensler that asks this very question.   My short answer is….maybe.  Why do I hedge?  Because you need to have some fundamentals in place to make it worth the adaptation.  Here are the top three fundamentals required …

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At the Coppola-Cheney Group, we have been waiting for workers to get back into the office since the start of COVID….and now here it is. Companies are making employees come back to the office to work. This isn’t a shock to us because we talk to owners, CEOs, and leaders every day.  They want this. …

Shocker: Workers are Going Back to the Office? Read More »

The Metro Phoenix Office Market continues to face significant headwinds in 2023.  Net absorption, measured by the net change in physically occupied space, came in at negative 127,468 square feet in Q1. This means the office recovery took a step backward after realizing positive net absorption in the same amount during the last quarter of …

1 – Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q1 2023 Read More »

We are living in the office space reimaging projects every single day.  Where is the office going?   There are a lot of articles coming out about the demise of office now.  I just picked two so you can see what people on the street are saying. As experts in the office world, what do we …

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In our latest Ten on One podcast. We spend 10 minutes with Charley Freericks, Senior VP at Catellus Development Corp. Charley knows a thing or two about building teams….specifically commercial real estate teams. Here is some gems that came out: Start with The Big Picture and look for the missing links Include the entire team …

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Location has been the cornerstone of all commercial real estate decisions since the industry began.  Location, Location, Location.  But with the rise of technological advancements, this sure-fire parameter is being tested. Here are just a few of the trends pushing the boundaries of location: —Remote work. People are working from anywhere and everywhere.  This trend …

Redefining Location Read More »

You have taken all the right steps, 12-18 months before your lease is set to expire you have hired your broker (C2 of course!), identified 2-3 options you are happy moving into, negotiated a great deal with a great Tenant Improvement package and signed a lease. Now what??? It is at this point where most …

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The demise of office space is over exaggerated…  If you look at our team’s business, we continued to close a transaction every 2 days over the last quarter.  C2 is representing, touring, negotiating, and closing deals. –We would love to work with you. –We know the market….todays’ market. –We have insider information on deal terms …

4th Quarter Recent Transactions: Strong Start to 2023 Read More »

This week we have an exciting episode of Ten on One with Maria Luna, the fabulous Co-Founder of Famigo, a mobile app for artists and creators. She riffs on starting a business, being a female founder, and how her mother helped drive her to succeed. It’s a conversation worth 10 minutes of your time, but …

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