--- title: Commercial Real Estate Insights | Small Businesses (2) description: Small Businesses | Subscribe to commercial real estate development and investment insights. Approximately 2x weekly informational emails. (2) --- # Posts about Small Businesses (2) [![A real estate development consultant can help landowners maximize land value when it's time to sell through the land entitlement process.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1774880030%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=shutterstock_1774880030%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/3-tips-for-maximizing-land-value-when-its-time-to-sell-capturing-the-highest-best-use) ## [3 Tips For Maximizing Land Value When It's Time to Sell](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/3-tips-for-maximizing-land-value-when-its-time-to-sell-capturing-the-highest-best-use) As a real estate asset class, land is often the most misunderstood. What makes one piece of raw land worth more than another similar-looking property? [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/3-tips-for-maximizing-land-value-when-its-time-to-sell-capturing-the-highest-best-use) [![Leverage the expertise of a real estate development consultant to help you achieve more profitable development projects.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Save%20Time%20%26%20Money.png?width=365&name=Save%20Time%20%26%20Money.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-a-real-estate-development-consultant-can-save-you-money-reduce-project-risk) ## [How a Real Estate Development Consultant Can Save You Money & Reduce Risk](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-a-real-estate-development-consultant-can-save-you-money-reduce-project-risk) Real estate development projects are laden with risk at all stages of the process - from site selection, through land entitlement and ultimately... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-a-real-estate-development-consultant-can-save-you-money-reduce-project-risk) [![Business owners concerned with timing flexibility and on-site expansion should be consider ground-up real estate development instead of acquisition.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Should%20Businesses%20copy.png?width=365&name=Should%20Businesses%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-businesses-should-consider-ground-up-real-estate-development-instead-of-acquisition) ## [Why Businesses Should Consider Ground-up Development vs. Acquisition](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-businesses-should-consider-ground-up-real-estate-development-instead-of-acquisition) Any owner that has managed a growing business understands the dilemma -- if you're expanding or need to relocate, should you build a new property or... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-businesses-should-consider-ground-up-real-estate-development-instead-of-acquisition) [![To limit your liability before real estate development or acquiring a property, consider ordering a phase 1 environmental site assessment (ESA).](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1239310486%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=shutterstock_1239310486%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-are-phase-1-environmental-site-assessments-esa-important) ## [Why are Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) Important?](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-are-phase-1-environmental-site-assessments-esa-important) When I think about the property acquisition or real estate development process, I generally break down all the component steps into one of two... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/why-are-phase-1-environmental-site-assessments-esa-important) [![In order to combat inflation, the federal reserve is raising interest rates and it has both short and long-term implications for real estate.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/What%20Do%20Rising%20copy.png?width=365&name=What%20Do%20Rising%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/what-do-rising-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate) ## [What Do Rising Interest Rates Mean For Real Estate?](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/what-do-rising-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate) Since the Great Recession, we've lived in an economy with artificially low interest rates. But to combat inflation, the Federal Reserve has begun... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/what-do-rising-interest-rates-mean-for-real-estate) [![Before you buy a property, you need to properly sequence your real estate due diligence tasks to minimize costs and time overruns.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CRE%20Development%20copy.png?width=365&name=CRE%20Development%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/cre-development-mistakes-sequencing-your-real-estate-due-diligence-land-entitlement-tasks) ## [Sequencing Real Estate Due Diligence & Land Entitlement Tasks](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/cre-development-mistakes-sequencing-your-real-estate-due-diligence-land-entitlement-tasks) Once you put a property under contract what's the next step? The short answer... it depends. It depends on the type of site and the type of proposed... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/cre-development-mistakes-sequencing-your-real-estate-due-diligence-land-entitlement-tasks) [![To avoid costly mistakes, consider these 5 real estate site selection criteria to help you find the perfect site for your business.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Finding%20a%20New%20Site%20(1).png?width=365&name=Finding%20a%20New%20Site%20(1).png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/5-real-estate-site-selection-criteria-to-consider-as-a-business-owner) ## [5 Real Estate Site Selection Criteria to Consider as a Business Owner](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/5-real-estate-site-selection-criteria-to-consider-as-a-business-owner) For many businesses, finding the right site is a critical component of long-term success. But the site selection process is daunting -- you're... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/5-real-estate-site-selection-criteria-to-consider-as-a-business-owner) [![Instead of gold, precious metals, or cryptocurrencies, real estate as an inflation hedge is a superior risk adjusted investment vehicle during periods of high inflation.](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hedge%20Inflation%20copy.png?width=365&name=Hedge%20Inflation%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/using-real-estate-as-an-inflation-hedge) ## [Using Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/using-real-estate-as-an-inflation-hedge) It's an invisible tax that's eroding your buying power by 6-10% annually - grocery bills are higher, energy prices have skyrocketed, and wages aren't... [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/using-real-estate-as-an-inflation-hedge) [![A sale-leaseback offers business owners the opportunity to better allocate their company's capital and solve liquidity challenges](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Solve%20Liquidty%20copy.png?width=365&name=Solve%20Liquidty%20copy.png) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/sale-leaseback-how-businesses-can-solve-liquidity-problems-with-real-estate) ## [Sale-Leaseback: How Businesses Can Solve Liquidity Problems With Real Estate](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/sale-leaseback-how-businesses-can-solve-liquidity-problems-with-real-estate) Turn non-earning assets into productive ones. [Read More](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/sale-leaseback-how-businesses-can-solve-liquidity-problems-with-real-estate) [![Finding a development mentor is one of the best assets you can have if you want to become a real estate developer](https://marsh-partners.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_1935093323%20copy.jpg?width=365&name=shutterstock_1935093323%20copy.jpg) ](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-to-become-a-real-estate-developer-tips-to-get-started-in-development) ## [How to Become a Real Estate Developer: Tips to Get Started in Development](https://marsh-partners.com/blog/how-to-become-a-real-estate-developer-tips-to-get-started-in-development) When you consider the possible job opportunities available in real estate or finance, few present as many barriers to entry as real estate... 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