Category Archives: CRE Tips

By Andrew Hanson, Commercial Agent | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate Commercial development projects often begin long before construction starts. Before the building, the parking lot, or the ribbon cutting, there is land and a vision for what it could become. Turning raw land into a successful commercial project requires much more than simply purchasing property. […]

By Nate Vollmuth, President, Design & Development | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate Over the past decade, we’ve seen a shift in how projects are being designed and developed across the Fargo-Moorhead market. Over that timeframe, mixed-use developments have become part of the conversation.. That shift is not happening by accident. Mixed-use projects bring together different […]

By Andrew Hanson, Commercial Agent | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate For many business owners, finding the right commercial space is only the beginning. The real challenge often comes afterward, transforming that space into something functional for daily operations. Whether it is a medical office, retail storefront, restaurant, warehouse, or professional office, fit-ups and renovations are […]

By Beck Erholtz, Commercial Agent | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate One of the questions I get asked most often by investors is simple: “Where should we actually be looking right now in the Fargo Metro?” The answer changes depending on asset class, interest rates, tenant demand, and new supply hitting the market, but the first […]

By Beck Erholtz, Commercial Agent | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate In commercial real estate, relationships matter, but numbers and data should generally rule the day. You can be best friends with the Client, but if you are not giving them actual market feedback and accurate information, you are not really helping them make good decisions. […]

By Nate Vollmuth, President, Design & Development | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate When people think about healthcare, they often focus on providers, technology, and access to services. What sometimes gets overlooked is the role the building itself plays in patient outcomes. From my experience working in long-term care and rural healthcare design, I’ve seen firsthand […]

By Patrick Vesey, Senior Commercial Agent | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate From the outside, a commercial development project can look straightforward. A site gets selected, a building goes up, and tenants move in. In reality, there is a lot more that goes into it. Every project goes through a series of steps that require coordination, […]

By Andy Westby, President, Managing Broker & Auctioneer | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate If you step back and look at the numbers from Q1, one thing becomes very clear. Big deals are playing a major role in shaping the market right now. We saw that most clearly in the industrial sector, where multiple leases over […]

By Patrick Vesey, Senior Commercial Agent | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate One of the biggest shifts we’ve seen in commercial real estate over the past several years is how quickly tenant needs can change. What works today may not work five years from now. In some cases, it may not even work next year. That’s […]

By Andy Westby, President, Managing Broker & Auctioneer | Goldmark Commercial Real Estate   If you’re trying to understand where the market is headed, one of the first places I look is permits. They tell us what developers are confident enough to build today. Right now, the signals are mixed. Office permits in the FM […]