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September 21, 2026 · Leasing

New Construction Needs $40 Rent. That Is Your Moat.

A new small strip center in Southeastern Wisconsin needs about $40 a foot triple net to pencil, roughly three times the metro average asking rent. That gap protects most of your rent roll, and exposes the tenants who will pay for new.

June 9, 2026 · Leasing

When a Tenant Sells Its Business, It Is Selling Your Lease

A local tenant's business sale is priced partly on your below-market rent. How to find the lease premium, what Wisconsin law says about consent and release, and why consenting with a rent reset usually beats both a rubber stamp and recapture.

May 27, 2026 · Asset Management

Credit, Local Operators and the Mix That Holds a Center Together

Two centers the same size and fully leased can be very different assets. How to read your tenant mix for concentration, co-tenancy and exclusive-use risk, when local operators work, and how to choose who gets the next open space.

April 9, 2026 · Asset Management

Your Pylon Is Leasable Space. Stop Giving It Away.

A small center has more suites than sign panels, and the code will never give you more. Here is how to allocate panels, when a face refresh pays for itself in one month of vacancy, and why the old pylon may be worth more than a new one.

March 24, 2026 · Leasing

The Strip Center Owner's Monthly Scorecard: What You Should Actually Be Watching

The flywheel is the framework, so use it as the scorecard. Five stations, one question each, with a fast signal to check every month and a slower measure that only means something once a year.