Filter by Media TypeAllVideoArticleSuccess Story The Emotional Tightrope of Closing Commercial Real Estate Deals If you’ve ever been part of a real estate closing, you know the truth — even in an active market, cl... Article October 29, 2025 The Power of Convening I've just returned from a summit with my coach and 30 of my peers feeling re-energized about nurturi... Video October 29, 2025 From Stalled Listing to Auction Success: Lake Charles Power Center Land Sale After years on the market, Justin and his team sold this tract of land through an auction process. Success Story October 29, 2025 The Fed Cuts Rates: What CRE Investors Need to Know The Fed cut rates for the first time in 9 months... what does it mean for CRE investors? Article September 23, 2025 Slack Tide Tune in as I discuss the effects of slack tide on each CRE sector, and what we can be doing to prepa... Video September 23, 2025 Low Double-Digit Cap Rate Attracts National Investors Up against investor skepticism about the Jackson market, Justin and his team were able to generate f... Success Story September 23, 2025 Q2 2025 Market Insights Report: Baton Rouge MSA Whether you’re an investor, landlord, tenant, or developer, these insights provide a clear snapshot ... Article September 16, 2025 Smokin' 1031 Exchange Justin was able to identify an off-market investment opportunity that was an ideal fit for his clien... Success Story August 28, 2025 Blind Spots I've identified a few blind spots in my business - do you experience the same thing? Video August 28, 2025 Q2 2025 Market Insights Report: New Orleans MSA Whether you’re an investor, landlord, tenant, or developer, these insights provide a clear snapshot ... Article August 28, 2025 The Economic Slowdown Is Real — But Let’s Keep Perspective Let's unpack the U.S. economy without sounding any alarm bells – yet. Article August 28, 2025 CRE Leasing in 2025: How to Navigate Change and Unlock Opportunity Here’s what’s shaping the commercial leasing landscape right now—and how landlords and tenants can a... Article July 29, 2025 How to Instantly Increase the Value of Your Building (Without Spending a Dime) Learn how to increase the value of your building without spending a single dollar! Video July 29, 2025 Build. Lease. Sell. Repeat: Growing an Office Park One Deal at a Time Justin helped his client create momentum at an office park in Prairieville by proactively building a... Success Story July 2, 2025 Built to Last: Guiding a First-Time Retail Developer to Full Occupancy Justin worked with a first-time retail developer to create a long-term, income-producing asset that ... Success Story June 29, 2025 What a Decade of Yield Spreads Tells Us About Today’s CRE Market The 10-year treasury yield is the benchmark for every investment conversation we have. This is what ... Article June 28, 2025 Book Review: James by Percival Everett I switched to fiction this time around, reading James by Percival Everett. Tune in for my three take... Video June 28, 2025 Playbook for Maximizing CRE Value in Uncertain Times Riding out economic storms takes more than just owning a piece of real estate — it takes strategy, p... Article May 29, 2025 Insights from Dr. Marci Rossell at BOMA 2025 Dr. Marci Rossell's keynote at BOMA 2025 was eye-opening. Read my takeaways here. Article May 29, 2025 Economic Shifts & CRE Investment Sales Tariffs and policy shifts will begin to have a gradual impact on investors, as rent increases fail t... Video May 29, 2025 Creative Leasing Solutions Fill Former Grocery Store in Gentilly (NOLA) Justin and Carly helped their landlord client achieve full occupancy while assisting a medical tenan... Success Story April 30, 2025 Losing a Deal Hurts Have you ever lost a deal so big it hurts? It's a painful experience, but if you've been in CRE long... Video April 28, 2025 How Trade Policy Shapes CRE Investment Tariffs affect construction costs, supply chains, foreign investment and more, ultimately having an ... Article April 25, 2025 Build-to-Suit Medical Office Deal in Baton Rouge’s Top Office Corridor With a firm list price and rising construction costs, Justin and his team overcame the challenges of... Success Story March 31, 2025 CRE Investors are Upbeat According to a survey by CBRE, 70% of investors plan on buying more properties in 2025 despite inter... Video March 31, 2025 Weigh the Benefits of Purchasing an LLC vs. the CRE Property Outright Structuring a commercial real estate transaction property is key to mitigating risks and maximizing ... Article March 31, 2025 Three Things: Two Good and One Bad As 2025 gets underway we've got three things to discuss: two of them are good and one is not so good... Video February 27, 2025 Banking Resilience Amidst CRE Challenges Despite banks having high CRE exposure, they are strategically positioning themselves to absorb pote... Article February 27, 2025 Driving Long-Term Value: Office Warehouse Sold in Baton Rouge, LA This office warehouse property was targeted to investors seeking a single-tenant opportunity. Justin... Success Story January 28, 2025 Office Absorption: A New Chapter for CRE Investors We're seeing a shift in the office sector; one that signals a period of recalibration rather than de... Article January 20, 2025 2025 CRE Predictions Tune in to hear my predictions for 2025, including my thoughts on rate cuts, economic growth and AI. Video January 20, 2025 Bidding War Victory: Deville Plaza Auction Deville Plaza had a high vacancy rate and required due diligence before the auction, posing challeng... Success Story December 29, 2024 When Will CRE Interest Rates Adjust? The recent announcement of a 25-basis point cut was met with jubilation – this finally means interes... Article December 29, 2024 Year End Recap - 2024 It's time to look back at the year and grade my predictions for 2024! Tune in to find out how I did ... Video December 27, 2024 The Election, Taylor Swift & Interest Rates Tune in to learn about the invisible string connecting the upcoming election, Taylor Swift, and inte... Video October 30, 2024 CRE Investment Opportunities Increase in 2025 In 2025, commercial real estate is poised for selective recovery. Article October 30, 2024 Rate Reduction: It's Not Time to Party Just Yet Even with this recent rate cut of 50 basis points, it's not time to increase list prices on properti... Video September 26, 2024 Walker Commons Justin and his team created strong competition among potential buyers by selling this fully-occupied... Success Story September 26, 2024 Rate Reductions to Have Resounding Impact Across CRE The recent 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve will significantly impact the commercial r... Article September 26, 2024 Have a Backup Plan In this video, Justin Langlois shares a personal story about the importance of contingency planning ... Video August 28, 2024 Plaquemine I Justin utilized a unique "call for offers" approach to sell this multi-tenant shopping center. Success Story August 28, 2024 U.S. Retail Market Update Read the latest blog post to get an update on retail markets in 2024, both nationally and with a foc... Article August 27, 2024 CRE Hot Topics: Interest Rates & Insurance Costs Rising interest rates and increasing insurance costs are shaping the current landscape of commercial... Article July 26, 2024 What's in a Valuation? Valuations are turning up huge increases in insurance policies for buyers, an issue that often has t... Video July 26, 2024 Checking the Temperature of the CRE Market We're halfway through the year - let's do a temperature check on the commercial real estate market a... Article June 27, 2024 An Interview with Val Despard If you've ever wanted the opportunity to get to know me a little better, here's your chance! I was r... Video June 27, 2024 Office Investment Property on Ocean Drive In the current market, buyers are having difficulty obtaining financing for commercial properties, w... Success Story June 27, 2024 Preparing an Annual Operating Budget that Maximizes Cash Flow This high-interest-rate environment is an ideal time for investors to focus on maximizing returns on... Article May 28, 2024 Weathering the Storm: Lake Charles Power Center The Lake Charles Power Center was impacted by recent hurricanes and in foreclosure. Justin and his t... Success Story May 28, 2024 The NAR Settlement and How It Impacts Real Estate Although most commercial agents don't use the MLS, the NAR settlement has impacted the real estate i... Video May 28, 2024 Unlocking Value: Successfully Marketing and Selling an Office Property in Baton Rouge Justin utilized his network of local CRE advisors and investors to market this single-tenant office ... Success Story April 24, 2024 Top 4 Mistakes CRE Investors Make In this video I review the top four mistakes investors should watch out for as they seek their next ... Video April 24, 2024 Globe St. Net Lease Conference Offers Valuable Insight Insights from key industry events shed light on the current lending environment and market sentiment... Article April 24, 2024 Fed Update: Jerome Powell Sees His Shadow Why has the Fed decided not to change rates again? I dive into that in my latest video. Video March 26, 2024 Garden Office Interest Remains in High Demand Justin and his team sold a small garden office property in a tight lending environment, securing mul... Success Story March 26, 2024 Navigating the 2024 CRE Lending Landscape: A Guide for Investors In the CRE world, not all lenders are created equal. Understanding the lending options is crucial fo... Article March 22, 2024 How's the Market? A question I've been hearing on repeat lately is..."how's the market?" I asked my trusty friend Chat... Video February 27, 2024 Off-Market Opportunity Nets Attractive Cap Rate Justin and the SIA team secured a buyer for an off-market shopping center in Lafayette, LA with a lo... Success Story February 23, 2024 Is the CRE Market Giving Us Mixed Signals? There's a lot of completely contradictory CRE market outlooks in the news right now, but I think the... Article February 23, 2024 2024 CRE Predictions Tune in to hear my thoughts about the commercial real estate realm in 2024! Video January 29, 2024 CRE Deals on Track for Resurgence in 2024 Several factors are driving a CRE resurgence in 2024, including falling interest rates and a positiv... Article January 24, 2024 Triumphant Online Auction of Shopping Center Justin Langlois and the SIA team created a competitive auction environment for the sale of a shoppin... Success Story January 18, 2024 Hard, Soft, or No Landing At All How will we land in 2024? Will it be a hard landing, a soft landing, or what if we don't land at all... Video December 26, 2023 NNN Lease Inventory Growth Foreshadows Falling Prices NNN inventory has been steadily increasing and transactions are low, due in part to stalling cap rat... Article December 20, 2023 The AI Playbook Justin Langlois was interviewed by the Business Report about how he utilizes AI in his business. Article December 7, 2023 Success in Finding a Long-Term Bank Tenant Justin Langlois and Foster Murphy secured a bank tenant for a former bank branch in Baton Rouge, Lou... Success Story December 7, 2023 The Net Lease Market Benefits from Stabilizing Interest Rates Industry analysts are noticing a migration of institutional investors to the net lease product, in p... Article November 13, 2023 The Good News Network: Retail Edition Amidst all the bad news in the world, I like to focus on the good news: the retail market! Video November 10, 2023 Multiple Offers Received...Leading to List Price Sale Justin and the SIA team quickly overcame a number of challenges to sell a single tenant net leased p... Success Story November 10, 2023 Deploying Capital and Negative Leverage I did a deep dive into why all the dry powder just sitting on the sidelines hasn't been deployed yet... Video October 25, 2023 Overcoming Market Headwinds: Quarters Shopping Center Justin and his team transformed a shopping center in Central, LA from a property facing market chall... Success Story October 25, 2023 Are Loan Extensions a Win-Win for Borrowers and Lenders? In our current market environment, we’re seeing lenders working with borrowers to avoid holding bad ... Article October 25, 2023 Book Review: Come Up for Air It's book review time! This time around I'm reviewing "Come Up For Air: How Teams Can Leverage Syste... Video September 25, 2023 Vacant Winn-Dixie Trades Above List Price Justin and his team sold a vacant Winn-Dixie in Walker, Louisiana by leveraging their valuation know... Success Story September 25, 2023 Wall Street Firms Targeting Distressed Assets Amidst Slump in Values A trend is emerging that indicates Wall Street firms have their sights set on distressed commercial ... Article September 25, 2023 Finding Office Space with Limited Options in the Market Justin Langlois helped a tenant in Baton Rouge locate and lease a garden office space; a property ty... Success Story August 17, 2023 Mail Call: Longterm Hold & Paying Off Debt A client shared a success story with me recently about a building I helped him purchase 15 years ago... Video August 17, 2023 Are Sale-Leasebacks the Answer to Debt Restructuring? Refinance loans are becoming more difficult to acquire, forcing property owners to explore other ave... Article August 15, 2023 Reprieve in Rates The Federal Reserve has announced a momentary pause in rate hikes, after 10 increase in the last 16 ... Video July 13, 2023 Competitive Bid Results in Above-Asking Sale of Shopping Center Justin Langlois and the Stirling team secured multiple offers and an above asking sale price on a mu... Success Story July 13, 2023