News Archive for June, 2008

June 20, 2008

Seller Solves Bidder’s Financing Dilemma


crenews.com
When bids came in 10 percent below its asking price for a Tampa, Fla., office building, Blumberg Capital Partners stirred the process by offering gap financing.
The Coral Gables, Fla., firm eventually got the property under contract for the full asking price after it had provided the buyer 15 percent financing for the transaction.
According to Philip [...]

June 11, 2008

My Space: Creating Happier, More Productive Office Spaces


NFIB
It’s become such common knowledge that it’s almost cliché to say it: We spend most of our time at work. Everyone knows this, yet there are many employers who give scant thought as to the conditions of our home away from home. This is an unfortunate oversight because the appearance, comfort, cleanliness and security—or [...]

June 9, 2008

Good work environment improves satisfaction, productivity


TMC.net
If the message that workers sometimes receive during tough economic times is “your job is your perk,” it seems unlikely that an employer would give a rip about the decor, or the break room, or the room temperature.
Yet experts say that employers who pay attention to such niceties are more likely to retain their best [...]