Posts from August 2016

In 2015, Jacksonville's commercial real estate market saw foreign investment finally reach pre-recessionary levels. While Jacksonville is still lagging behind places like Tampa and Orlando, last year's foreign investment reached $183,000,000. But considering that the state sees about $4.3 billion from foreign investors, that leaves plenty of room for improvement.

At least at the state-wide level, 2016 is poised to be an event better year for Florida than 2015 was. As 2015 closed, Florida was ranked #4 nationwide in terms of "cross-border investment." At the close of the 1^st quarter of 2016, Florida was ranked #3.

Who Is Investing & Where
Since 2007, the two most active countries for foreign investment have been Canada and Israel. Canadians are seeking multi-family investment and retail locations. Israelis are...

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There's nothing worse than facing a summer with a broken (or even just struggling) air conditioning unit. Ask any one of our property managers, and they'll list it as the most popular complaint of the season. The good news is that there are several steps that you can take as a renter to avoid having issues with your air conditioning unit. As it turns out, a little bit of TLC goes a very long way.

In this article, we'll focus on eleven simple steps that you can take to help keep your air conditioner in tip-top condition. Most of these can easily be added to your Google or another calendar program to keep the reminders front and center.

1. Change air filters regularly. In most cases, this means once each month. In some instances (and with certain specialty filters) these intervals might be 60 or even 90 days. If in doubt, revisit the terms of your l...

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