69% of commercial real estate (CRE) brokers say they made more money in 2021 than 2020, according to the latest Apto National Broker Buzz Poll. This represents a dramatic turnaround from 2020, when the historic COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the economy for at least part of the year, and most brokers made less […]

Like many commercial real estate brokers, you probably have learned a lot about yourself during the Covid-19 pandemic. Most likely, you miss your co-workers as well as the office camaraderie — brainstorming ideas on the fly, standing in a colleague’s doorway chatting about whatever, sharing a sandwich over lunch. This has been a huge worldwide […]

The nation’s workers may be crawling back to the office, but commercial real estate pros are leading the return to in-person work. The latest Apto National Broker Buzz Poll shows that 88% of brokers are back at the office grinding it out. More specifically, 42% say they are back full time, 19% are working a […]

Many of us remember exactly where we were or what we were doing the day WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. So much has changed since that day last year, and we would be remiss to not take a closer look at what happened in commercial real estate. The roots of Apto were born out of […]

We’re back with our annual roundup of commercial real estate conferences to attend! While many in-person events and conferences have been canceled or postponed until later this year, there are still plenty of opportunities to network virtually in 2021. Prospecting, nurturing relationships, and networking are crucial to success in commercial real estate. And brokers know […]

Change is inevitable. In all aspects of life, you can normally separate people, businesses, and ideas into two groups: those who are willing to embrace change and adapt to it, and those who refuse change and are soon forgotten. Culture is constantly changing, and I don’t think that has ever been more evident than in […]

Brokers know that prospecting, nurturing relationships, and networking are crucial for success in commercial real estate. One of the best (and most fun!) ways to network with a lot of people in a short amount of time is by attending industry events and conferences. Conferences provide an opportunity to meet with people you might not […]

Commercial real estate brokers are less threatened by WeWork and the overall co-working trend than they were a year ago, but they’re even more convinced that co-working is here to stay and that the market for flex office lease space will grow in the next 10 years. That’s according to the latest Apto National Broker […]

No real estate market in the U.S. is more competitive than New York, and no commercial brokers are more tech-enabled than New York real estate pros. From drones to databases, modern tech tools and information services proliferate in this market. The evidence is everywhere across New York City’s boroughs and into Northern New Jersey and […]

As a commercial real estate broker, you carefully research every property you’re trying to sell/fill. Before each meeting with a potential client, you make sure you’re clear on the building’s square footage, number of units, year it was last renovated, who the current and previous tenants are/were, etc. And hopefully all of that information is […]

DENVER (September 10, 2019) — For the third year in a row, Apto, the industry-standard CRM and deal management software for commercial real estate brokers, has won a Real Estate Technology Award in the international competition sponsored by CREtech, the commercial real estate technology network. Also for the third year in a row, Apto has […]

Last year we published 6 commercial real estate podcasts you should be following. While these are still great ones to give a listen, we’ve rounded up four more that we think commercial real estate professionals would benefit from.  From interviews with commercial real estate brokers and tech executives on the state of the industry, to […]