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Property Guides
Articles on managing, leasing, and selling retail property.
Retail centersCAM reconciliation for small shopping centersHow the year-end CAM reconciliation works at a small shopping center: NNN costs, pro rata share, caps, admin fees, Prop 13 and a worked four-tenant example.Retail centersEstoppel certificates for shopping center ownersHow tenant estoppel certificates work when a shopping center is sold or refinanced: what tenants confirm, lease deadlines, deemed approval, SNDAs and fixes.Retail centersHow retail leasing commissions work in CaliforniaHow retail leasing commissions work in Los Angeles and Orange County: rates, who pays, broker splits, timing, renewals, sales and the California rules.Owners and heirsInheriting commercial property in California: the first 90 daysWhat a successor trustee or heir should do in the first 90 days after inheriting California commercial property: notices, Prop 19, leases, rent and options.Retail centersTransfer taxes on a commercial sale in Los Angeles and Orange CountyWhat a retail owner pays in transfer tax when selling in LA or Orange County: the county rate, LA's base tax and Measure ULA, other city taxes and who pays.Retail centersWhat shopping center management costsShopping center management fees in Los Angeles and Orange County: fee structures, CAM recovery, leasing commissions and California rules for owners.
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