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Title: LoopNet

Description: Commercial Real Estate Definitions

Total Flash Cards: 27

Created: 04/07/2008 12:49:03

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Term
1031 Exchange property
Definition

The IRS tax code that says the seller of a property can defer the payment of any capital gains on a sale if he uses the proceeds of that sale to buy a “like” property.

Term
Anchor Tenant
Definition

The major or prime tenant in a shopping center, building,etc.

Term
Building Class
Definition

Rating assigned to a particular building, often very subjective.

Term
Class "A" properties
Definition

Building class composed of typically newer buildings with superior construction and finish in excellent locations with easy access, attractive to credit tenants and which offer a multitude of amenities such as one-site management or covered parking. These buildings, of course, command the highest rental rates in their sub-market. Note that a building of this class in one sub-market might rank lower if it were located in a distinctly different sub-market just a few miles away containing a higher end product.

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Class "B", "C" and sometimes "D" properties
Definition

The three building classes following Class "A" properties. As the "Class" of the building decreases, one component or another such as age, location or construction of the building becomes less desirable.

Term
Building Size
Definition

Total Building Square Ft

Term
Broker
Definition

An agent licensed by the state to represent buyers or sellers of property; normally receive a commission.

Term
Cash on Cash
Definition

Another way of determining the value of a building. (pre-tax cash flow divided by down payment expressed as a %)

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Commission Split
Definition

How much of the commission the listing broker is willing to split w/ the broker who brings a tenant to lease a space.

Term
Cap rate
Definition

The percentage rate of return estimated from the net income of a piece of property. The rate that is considered a reasonable return on investment (on the basis of both the investor's alternative investment possibilities and the risk of the investment.) Used to determine and value real property through the capitalization process. Net Operating Income (NOI) divided by asking price expressed as %.

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Contiguous Space
Definition

(1) Multiple suites/spaces within the same building and on the same floor which can be combined and rented to a single tenant. (2) A block of space located on multiple adjoining floors in a building (i.e., a tenant leases floors 6 through 12 in a building).

Term
Exclusive Agreement
Definition

The deal between the seller in a property sale or the owner in a property lease that says that the broker listed in the deal gets paid a commission on the sale or lease of the property regardless of whether that broker participates in the transaction. If the transaction occurs, the principal (seller or owner) has to give the broker the commission regardless of how the transaction came about.

Term
GLA (Gross Leasable Area)
Definition

The abbreviation for the amount of rentable space in a shopping center. Does not include common areas, parking lots, etc., just the space that can be leased.

Term
Ground Lease
Definition

It’s a lease (just like leasing a building) for use of land, typically used in areas where there is not much open land available for purchase or development (such as New York, San Francisco, etc.)

Term
Gross Lease
Definition

A lease in which the tenant pays a flat sum for rent out of which the landlord must pay all expenses such as taxes, insurance, maintenance, utilities, etc.

Term
Investment Property
Definition
A property that produces, or is capable of producing income.
Term
In Contract
Definition

A property for which the seller has accepted the buyer's offer to purchase is referred to as being this. Generally, the prospective buyer is given a certain period of time in which to perform its due diligence and finalize financing arrangements. During this period of time, the seller is precluded from entertaining offers from other buyers.

Term
Most rental rates are expressed four ways:

1. $/SF/Month
2. $/SF/Year
3. $ Amt/Month
4. $ Amt/Year

Most of the U.S.A. quotes rental rates on the $/SF/Year basis.

Definition

Lease Rental Rates Most rental rates expressed in which four ways? Most of the United States quotes rental rates on the __/__/__ basis?

Term
Net-Leased Investment
Definition

A property in which the tenant occupying the property pays most, if not all of the property expenses.

Term
NOI (Net Operating Income)
Definition

The “income” a building generates (or the money left over after the building’s expenses are taken away from the money generated from rent and other sources of revenue such as parking, etc.)

Term
Open Listing
Definition

A listing given to any broker without liability to compensate any broker except the one who first secures a buyer who is ready, willing, and able to meet the terms of the listing, or secures the acceptance by the landlord of a satisfactory offer; the lease of the property automatically terminates the listing.

Term
Opinion of Value
Definition

The listing agent has the option of entering the price into this field to keep the price confidential. To do this, enter the price and next to the price field check the box that says ____________. By entering the price in this field, the price will not be listed when viewing the listing and will simply display "Not Disclosed" in the price field. If a search is performed and the searching criteria meets the amount entered as this, the listing will appear in the search results page.

Term
Parking Ratio
Definition

The intent of this ratio is to provide a uniform method of expressing the amount of parking that is available at a given building. Dividing the total rentable square footage of a building by the building's total number of parking spaces provides the amount of rentable square feet per each individual parking space (expressed a 1/xxx or 1 per xxx). Dividing 1000 by the previous result provides the ratio of parking spaces available per each 1000 rentable square feet (expressed as x per 1000).

Term
Principal
Definition

In real estate, one of the chief parties in the transaction, meaning once the transaction is complete, this person has either sold a property s/he owned, bought a property that s/he now owns, leased a property s/he owns to a tenant, or acted as a tenant and leased a property that s/he will occupy. (To be this on LoopNet you must select one of the following roles when you become a member: Owner/Investors, Acquisitions Managers, Tenants, Landlords, Developers, Asset Manager, Site Selection Managers, Dispositions Manager, and Corporate R.E. Executives). The employer (e.g., landlord) of an agent or broker. This is the agent's or broker's client.

Term
Property ID
Definition

LoopNet supplied unique identifier. Sometimes referred to as Listing ID.

Term
Tax ID/APN (Assessor Parcel Number)
Definition

Two exchangeable terms which are the Assessor's identification number for a specific property. LoopNet allows agents to list either of these terms instead of address for LAND listing ONLY. The latter of these two exchangeable terms is not universal and is mostly used in CA. Other states use the term former term.

Term
Triple Net (NNN)
Definition

Lease which requires tenant to pay property expenses such as taxes, insurance, maintenance, utilities, etc.