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Tampa Bay Office Market Outlook | Early 2025

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Historical market overview: March 2025. This article reviews information available when it was originally published, including year-end 2024 office reports and an earlier regional medical office report. These figures do not describe current market conditions. Tampa Bay entered...
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Tampa Bay Office Market | December 2024 Overview

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Historical market commentary: December 2024. This article reflects the office market outlook and information available when it was originally published. It should not be used as a description of current rents, vacancy, or available space. As 2024 came to a close, Tampa Bay office...
Tampa commercial real estate market insights by John Milsaps

Energy-Efficiency Incentives for Florida Office Buildings

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Energy-efficiency improvements can help Florida office owners manage operating costs, replace aging equipment, and improve building performance. Rebates, tax deductions, and financing may help with qualifying projects, but each serves a different purpose. Updated October 2026....
Hillsborough County Office Sales Year in Review 2023: Insights for Office Building Owners

Hillsborough County Office Sales: 2023 Year in Review

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The original 2023 Hillsborough County office sales analysis reported 146 transactions, with a median sale price of $750,000 and an average sale price of approximately $2.34 million. The large difference between the average and median illustrates why countywide statistics need...
Navigating the Tampa Office Market: Trends and Insights

Tampa Office Market | December 2023 Overview

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Historical market overview: December 2023. This article summarizes the Tampa office market commentary originally published on December 12, 2023, which cited a CoStar report dated December 5, 2023. These figures have not been updated and do not describe current market conditions....
Keeping Florida Office Buildings Safe after Daylight Saving Time ends – security check-up guide by John Milsaps

Office Building Security Checklist for Florida Owners

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Earlier sunsets are a useful reminder to review office building security. Walk the property after dark and check what tenants, employees, patients, and visitors experience when arriving or leaving. For Florida office and medical office owners, a seasonal review should cover...
How to Optimize Tenant Retention: Top 7 Strategies for Office Property Owners by John Milsaps

Office Tenant Retention: 7 Practical Strategies for Tampa Bay Landlords

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Keeping a good office tenant starts well before the lease expires. The tenant needs space that works for the business, dependable communication, and a clear understanding of the terms being offered at renewal. For the building owner, retaining that tenant also needs to make...
How Office Property Owner-Occupiers Can Benefit From Sale-Leasebacks by John Milsaps

Office Sale-Leasebacks: What Tampa Bay Property Owners Should Consider

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A sale-leaseback allows you to sell the real estate your business occupies and lease it back from the buyer. Your business can remain in the property under the new lease while you receive the sale proceeds, after loan payoffs, transaction costs, and applicable taxes. For an...
Accountants: What Is a Sale-Leaseback and How Can It Help Your Client? by John Milsaps

Accountants: What is A Sale-Leaseback & How Can It Help Your Client?

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When a client owns the office or medical office property their business occupies, a capital, retirement, or succession discussion may also raise a real estate question: should they continue owning the building? A sale-leaseback is one option to evaluate. It allows the owner to...

Hurricane Preparedness for Tampa Office Building Owners

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A hurricane does not have to make landfall at your property to interrupt operations. Wind, flooding, power outages, and access restrictions can affect an office building and its tenants. A practical hurricane preparedness plan identifies who makes decisions, what needs to happen...