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I'm sure you've been reading more and more about how the commercial real estate market is following in the footsteps of the residential real estate market. And perhaps you've been wondering how these markets are different. Well, let me explain.

First of all, both markets suffer as bad mortgages, the credit crunch, and plummeting values affect homeowners and residential and commercial

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For several months I've been reading disturbing articles about the rise in rental vacancies---all across the county. Now the Wall Street Journal is voicing the same concerns.

Rental vacancies---both commercial and residential---are up because of the economy. And although landlords have lowered rents (in some cases as much as 20%!) and offered other concessions, renters are continuing to renege

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Just like you, I have been reading reports in the media that housing prices are not at the bottom yet. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, but I continue to remain optimistic that the real estate market will turn around---it has always rebounded in the past, and I firmly believe that it will continue to do so in the future.

However, a colleague of mine at the Professional

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I have a suggestion for your list of New Year's resolutions. If, like so many of us, one of your resolutions is to be more health-conscious by exercising, think seriously about exercising your creativity, too!

In all of my real estate programs, I emphasize the importance of finding different ways to accomplish a goal. Many times, the goal I'm talking about is acquiring property using

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