The national media sure has a lot of negatives concerning the national real estate business and a lot of people ask me how it is affecting our business.  Well the truth is Houston's commercial real estate business continues to boom due to the increased job growth and economic activity related to the oil business.  You can say all that you want about Houston's economy being diversified and not as dependent upon oil and gas as in the past, but the truth is this city is booming because of the oil and gas industry.  Who would have thought that we would see $ 100 oil in our lifetime?  

You can also see what's happening in the Houston market by taking a look at all of the construction going on around the city.  There is something like 4 million square feet of office space currently under construction with the bulk of it downtown, westchase, and the energy corridor (I-10 West).  That's a lot of space and the huge cra ...

Office space comes in many sizes and shapes. You have rectangular looking spaces and more squared looking spaces. In addition, many office spaces have columns that can either add or take away efficiency to a space. What space works best for you is really based on what you are trying to accomplish in terms of the efficiency of your work environment.

If you need more private offices then open area, a more rectangular type of space works best. Rectangular type spaces typically allow more window line to place more offices against. However if you need private offices but you are consistently communicating with employees in workstations then a squared office where you can surround the workstations with private offices is best suited. This allows for not only better communications but also better work performance because everyone is more or less watched by their fellow employees during the workday.

Rectangular offices usua ...

Well here we go, my first BLOG..... 

Welcome to my  website and the wonderful world of commercial real estate.  I'm assuming that you are reading this because A: you are my mother, B: I coerced you into going to my website, or C: you really are interested in what I have to say.  You know which category that you fall into and so I'll try and keep these entries short, sweet, and as painless as possible.  Commercial Real Estate Services is what I do to support my other habits, which although not an all inclusive list, includes paying my daughters college tuition, feeding a 15 year old boy, supporting my trophy wife, and helping my fellow man.  What are Commercial Real Estate Services, you say?  Well you can read the pages of this website get more formal explanations or here is the short version.&am ...