More and more significant building developments are setting out to achieve five star green building ratings. Large insurance companies, banks, and energy companies are leading the charge to go green.

And there is no doubt that these buildings are both grand and green, costing much more than the average.

So what happens to the rest of us? Do (more…)

Parallel Directions has two complimentary registrations to give away for the 12th Annual Commercial Leasing & Property Management Conference being held at the Crowne Plaza on Tuesday 26 August and Wednesday 27 August 2008.

The complimentary tickets worth $2,295.00 + GST each are free to the (more…)

Tough economic times bring out the best and the worst in people. While the best will look laterally and creatively to maintain profitability, others resort to cutting costs in an underhand way.

Over the years, I’ve found some commercial landlords (more…)

It is no good business leaders muttering into their beards that if the market was right, everything would be right.

The truth is the market is always right! While that might sound a bit philosophical, my point is that if the market shifts, (more…)

Forget supply and demand, in a crisis it’s all about partnership. Commercial landlords and tenants holding a hard line over lease terms could find themselves going to the wall in the current market.

There’s a real risk we could end up like the 90s when tenants (more…)