Daniel Schmergel is the Managing Editor of LoopNet. He has worked in the commercial real estate industry for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of marketing, content and communications roles for companies that include Newmark Knight Frank and C...
Daniel Schmergel is the Managing Editor of LoopNet. He has worked in the commercial real estate industry for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of marketing, content and communications roles for companies that include Newmark Knight Frank and Cushman & Wakefield. He has also previously held positions as an adjunct professor, music critic and editor-in-chief of an online arts and culture publication.
Daniel obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from Colgate University and earned his Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College.
This is the third installment in LoopNet’s new series, “My First CRE Investment.” You can find the first article in the series here and the second here.
For both prospective tenants and potential investors, evaluating how effectively an office property is managed can be a critical but elusive task. How do you ascertain if a building is being managed ...
In the ever-evolving tug-of-war between office tenants and property owners, conventional wisdom would suggest that tenants currently have the most leverage.
In the ever-evolving tug-of-war between office tenants and property owners, conventional wisdom would suggest that tenants currently have the most leverage.
David Friedman, CEO of RealicoreRealEstate based in San Bernardino, California, doesn’t look like your typical real estate investor — or at least not the version that you’d see in a movie. With his ...
New York City is often at the vanguard of trends that ripple out to the rest of the country; it’s also typically one of the most active property investment markets in the world. And while first ...
New York City is often at the vanguard of trends that ripple out to the rest of the country; it’s also typically one of the most active property investment markets in the world. And while first ...
In part one of this two-part series, Justin Smith — a partner with brokerage firm Lee & Associates — guided us through the first two phases of the industrial due diligence process.
Over the past decade, a confluence of circumstances — including the rise in online shopping and the COVID-19 pandemic — have contributed to nearly unprecedented investor and user interest in ...
For many novice commercial real estate investors, triple-net (NNN) leased retail properties have long served as a point of entry into the asset class. Typically, NNN retail properties are standalone ...
As the hybrid work paradigm persists, it has become undeniable that the office sector is going to need to evolve. A confluence of circumstances — including the flight to quality, rising interest ...
Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a plethora of data and anecdotes about young professionals relocating from gateway cities — such as New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco — to smaller ...
To describe the past two months in the United Kingdom as tumultuous would probably be – in characteristic British fashion – understating the situation.
When it comes to tax avoidance strategies, most real estate investors are probably familiar with the 1031 “like-kind” exchange, in which an investor can defer a tax liability — capital gains, ...
For industrial real estate users, efficiency is often the most critical attribute that they seek from their facility. But efficiency doesn’t happen by accident; it’s usually the result of meticulous ...
Imagine that you’re the CEO of a successful, locally-based, fast-casual chain of restaurants when the pandemic begins. Like nearly any other operator in the restaurant industry, attempting to discern ...
Let’s start with the foundation: if you’re unfamiliar with the term sale-leaseback, you should go here. For a more focused explanation relating to industrial properties, let’s turn to Erik Foster, ...