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A case study by Tim Vi Tran, SIOR, CCIM: a commercial property lease renewal for a Fremont, CA international company: a win-win for tenant & landlord in 2 wks.

By Tim Vi Tran, | May 10, 2026 |

Turning a High-Stakes Lease Renewal Into a Win-Win: An Introduction to a Case Study

How The Ivy Group Helped a Fremont Manufacturing Tenant Secure a 5-Year Lease Renewal....

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The Ivy Group case study: represented a multinational corporation in leasing a Fremont commercial property, Tim Vi Tran's proprietary CRE data analysis system

By Tim Vi Tran, | Apr 27, 2026 |

CRE Representation of a Multinational Corporation: Data Analysis, Dual Agency, AI and Brokerage – A Short Intro to a Case Study

This short intro highlights four important aspects of commercial real estate brokerage services: 1)....

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The Ivy Group helped Faraday Future, an EV company structure a sublease, then a lease for a larger R&D facility in San Jose as it grows from private to public.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Apr 9, 2026 |

How The Ivy Group Helped an EV Company Lease Commercial Property in San Jose as It Evolved from Private to Public

The Ivy Group's broker twice advised and represented Faraday Future, an EV company to....

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Tim Vi Tran, SIOR, CCIM tells a case study on representing KB Home in selling 4 mixed use, retail condos in Castro Valley: Pricing, marketing, SBA 7(a) loan

By Tim Vi Tran, | Mar 10, 2026 |

Selling Four Retail Condos for a National Homebuilder in Castro Valley, CA – an Intro to Case Study

What do you do when a national homebuilder entitles a mixed-use project… but gets....

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Investment in commercial real estate compared with buying a residential house, by Tim Vi Tran, SIOR, CCIM, The Ivy Group, in Silicon Valley, Fremont, and San Francisco Bay Area.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Jan 26, 2026 |

Commercial vs Residential Investment – Why Investing in CRE Beats Residential – a short intro to a case study

Commercial vs Residential Investment: Why an Investment in Commercial Real Estate Beats a Residential....

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To find tenant for a landlord / owner for commercial property for lease, Tim Vi Tran, SIOR, CCIM, first asks the owner the WHY questions.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Jan 23, 2026 |

What Questions to Ask the Owner, to Find a Tenant for a Commercial Property for Lease – a Short Intro

To find a tenant for a commercial property for lease on behalf of an....

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Case study on commercial property leasing vs. sale or 1031 Exchange for investors and owners: let personal priorities drive decision not tax, per Tim Vi Tran.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Dec 21, 2025 |

Commercial Property Leasing, Sales, 1031 Exchange: Decision-making Is Personal to Each Owner or Investor

This is a short intro to a case study: How the Ivy Group guided....

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Case study on protecting family relations and cash over prop 13, 1031 exchange, real estate taxes, CRE tax savings strategy, tax basis step up, per Tim Vi Tran.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Dec 19, 2025 |

Multifamily Apartment Owner Choose to Pay IRS Millions of Real estate Taxes, Without Passing Down Prop 13 and 1031 Tax Savings to his Children

This is a brief introduction to a full case study about the true story....

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Tim Vi Tran of The Ivy Group used 1031 strategies & negotiation to grow a seller's commercial real estate portfolio from 2 warehouses to 5 diverse properties

By Tim Vi Tran, | Nov 25, 2025 |

How The Ivy Group Turned 2 Aging Warehouses into 5 Real Estate Assets, Using a Smart 1031 Strategy

Negotiation, timing, and a smart 1031 Strategy turned 2 aging warehouses into 5 CRE....

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Tim Vi Tran on data-driven site selection for a commercial real estate tenant (Hyundai), and dual agency for landlord representation, an AI age CRE case study.

By Tim Vi Tran, | Nov 19, 2025 |

Data-Driven Site Selection of Fremont Tech Center for Hyundai, and Dual Agency Representation

How can AI help a commercial real estate broker as a dual agent in....

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