BRES' Deal of the Week - Financial Plaza

Matt Spachman of Block Real Estate Services, (BRES) closed on the lease of a Class A office building in Overland Park, Kansas.

The Best Productivity Apps for iOS and Android

Do you have a smartphone in your possession? Most likely, you do. Sure, you use it to talk, to email, to text message. However, are you as a business professional using this tool to its full potential? Maybe not. Here are some of the best productivity apps for Android and iPhone to help a CRE professional use their tools and time to their best ability. - 

The KC Region Emerges as the Nation’s Second-Largest Auto Hub

Ford Motor Company introduced their new 2015 Ford F-150 at this year’s Kansas City Auto Show. Soon

after it’s unveiling, people were buzzing about the truck’s “revolutionary new aluminum design” which allowed 700 pounds to be shed off the truck’s total weight.  This buzz is a plus for the Kansas City region—as the first of these new models will roll off the assembly line at Ford’s Kansas City Plant in Claycomo, Missouri.

BRES VP of Retail Leasing Recognized as an Influential Woman In Business

Each year, Kansas City's most outstanding civic and business leaders are recognized at the Influential Women of Kansas City Business Event. This program recognizes women from a variety of business communities:

• Creative
• Entrepreneurial 
• Non-Profit 
• Corporate

The Benefits of Investing in CRE

Investing in and owning commercial real estate can be beneficial short and long term across a multitude of industries and professions. Commercial real estate is an investment option that offers size and depth for its market so that investors are less volatile than other comparable options. Here are seven benefits of investing in commercial real estate, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in particular: 

Getting Your Pot of Gold: Commercial Real Estate Prospecting Ideas

It takes more than the Luck of the Irish to secure a new commercial real estate client. Prospects are barraged more than ever with emails, LinkedIn messages and messaging from every which direction. Here are 10 commercial real estate prospecting ideas to get your name in front of your prospect and make the connection to take them to client status:

Block Healthcare Development 2014 Overview

The healthcare real estate market continues to establish itself as one of the most active sectors in commercial real estate.

Celebrating CRE Development in Kansas City

The Kansas City Business Journal Capstone Awards aim to spotlight development projects that enhance Kansas City. With 2013 being such a fantastic year for development in Kansas City, this year's Capstone Awards were especially riveting. The categories for the Awards were:

BRES' Deal of the week - Pinnacle IV

Kenneth G. Block and Hunter Johnson of Block Real Estate Services (BRES) closed on a long-term lease of a Class A office building in Leawood Kansas.

Block Construction Services 2014 Market Overview

Kansas City's construction continues to grow  making it a desired location for future developments.