Category Archives: Commercial Real Estate

Tenant Representation and Whatever Happened to Price Transparency?

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Ken

 This is the latest in my continuing series on tenant representation.  No time to read? Click here  or on the video above. This month’s article is about price transparency – or the lack thereof. What is price transparency? Let’s … Continue reading →

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A Shot In the Arm – Thought I’d Share One of My Better Email Blasts

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Ken

I generally tend to blog on items related to office space leasing and commercial real estate. If all I did was promote my properties, I probably wouldn’t get a lot of attention. But sometimes I come up with promotional pieces … Continue reading →

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The South Florida Office Market Post-COVID – a Year-End Snapshot

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Ken

I began my career as a commercial real estate market analyst and built a paid subscriber base of top investors and lenders. My reports were also featured in the local and national press. Today, I spend more time doing deals … Continue reading →

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My Summer Staycation, A Flurry of Deals and Market Outlook

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Ken

In the early days of the lockdown, I got pretty good at creating videos and podcasts while gearing up to do my own virtual tours. Then, my activity level began to take off. So how did I spend the lockdown … Continue reading →

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Coming Full Circle – Words of Hope, 360° Tours and My Return to Cypress Creek

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Ken

I remain optimistic that some good will come out of our recent struggles. In a recent facebook post celebrating my 30th wedding anniversary, I quoted Marvin Gaye’s 1971 classic What’s Going On. “We’ve got to find a way to bring … Continue reading →

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Special for 4/20: CBD vs. CBD – A New Definition for a Key Term in Commercial Real Estate

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Ken

I am told the number 420 and the date 4/20 have special significance.  The term CBD has been used in Commercial Real Estate for years. More recently it has taken on a new meaning in cannabis culture. Here is my special … Continue reading →

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Eight Years Later – The Week the World’s Two Most Powerful Men Came to Boca Raton

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Ken

 I’m Ken Silberling. In today’s edition of KensTrends, we are celebrating a very special anniversary. It was eight years ago this week that the worlds 2 most powerful men came to my home town of Boca Raton, Florida. In … Continue reading →

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VIDEO – Corona and the Cheesecake Conundrum – Please Don’t Try this at Home

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ken

You can read the blog below, or click above for the video version.So the economy was riding high, businesses were thriving and the commercial real estate market was seeing all-time high rental rates and historically low vacancies. Then a virus … Continue reading →

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Finding Value in South Florida Office Space – “The Submarket that Time Forgot”

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Ken

As a tenant/buyer representative, it is my mission to find value in South Florida commercial real estate. Working with office tenants throughout the South Florida market, I am finding it increasingly difficult to find space for less than $30 per … Continue reading →

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What’s Unusual About My Most Recent Office Market Report, and a 2020 Outlook. Part 1

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Ken

I recently presented highlights of my most recent office market report to the South Florida Office Brokers Association. The key points: Our tremendous job growth and population growth have positioned South Florida as a highly attractive investment market. In addition, … Continue reading →

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Reflections on My Longest Year and a Look Ahead

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Ken

I rang in 2019 from Bangkok, twelve hours before most of you, making it the longest (non-leap) year of my life. It was a crazy year full of ups and downs, but things are definitely looking up for 2020. I … Continue reading →

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New Logo, New Digs, New Deals, New Opportunities

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Ken

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve joined Levy Realty Advisors as Senior Vice President of Brokerage and Tenant Representation. It’s basically an extension and expansion on what I’ve been doing for the past 30+ years in South Florida; creating value … Continue reading →

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The $1 Billion #CRE Question – Can Soccer Be Successful in South Florida?

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Ken

Major League Soccer is coming to South Florida much sooner than you think. And it is the centerpiece of one of the largest real estate deals ever proposed for South Florida. From the elevator of Levy Realty Advisors’ headquarters in … Continue reading →

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Rum Raisin and Tenant Representation

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Ken

Welcome to the award-winning KensTrends. I was just named “Newest Blogger” in the Top 10+ CRE Blogs of 2018 by theBrokerList, a top online community of Commercial Real Estate Professionals. No, it wasn’t Best Blogger, Most Comprehensive Data Insights, or … Continue reading →

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CoWorking Wars – Will IWG’s Spaces Provide a “Wee” Bit of Competiton?

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Ken

An Exclusive Pre-Opening Preview of Spaces Las OlasKen’s Konfessions of a Coworking Convert – Episode 3   Okay – I am going to start my article with the surprise twist. A couple of days after I started writing this post,  … Continue reading →

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Leasing, Sustainability and Why My Glass of Buffalo Milk is Half Full – Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Ken

I am writing my special holiday edition of KensTrends from Luang Prabang, Laos. While my usual blog involves office leasing, today I cover the slightly more obscure topic of buffalo leasing.  I am in Laos visiting my daughter Amanda who … Continue reading →

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