VIDEO: How Apartment Rents Can Affect Commercial Real Estate

George Pino, CEO of Commercial Brokers International, talks about how multifamily (workforce housing, low-income housing and the LA multifamily market in general) & rental rates can affect the entire commercial real estate industry.

This is the video version of the article that was published earlier this week.

George Pino, CEO of Commercial Brokers International, talk about how multifamily (workforce housing, low-income housing and the LA multifamily market in general) & rental rates can affect the entire commercial real estate industry. Commercial Real Estate in Southern California Commercial Brokers International is a group of experienced commercial agents that have a strong background in analysis as well as marketing.
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