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Retail Property Lease Guides

Practical lease abstraction and audit references tailored to retail properties. Each guide is built for CRE teams handling acquisitions, dispositions, and ongoing portfolio reviews.

Estoppel Certificate
Retail Estoppel Certificates: Sales, CAM, Co-Tenancy
Retail estoppel certificates: base rent, percentage rent breakpoints, CAM reconciliation, co-tenancy, exclusive use rights, and default disclosure.
Lease Abstraction
Retail Lease Abstraction: Percentage Rent, Co-Tenancy
Retail lease abstraction: percentage rent (5-10% typical), natural breakpoint formulas, co-tenancy clauses, exclusive use rights, and CAM reconciliation fields.
Lease Audit
Retail Lease Audit: CAM, Percentage Rent, Co-Tenancy
How retail lease audits surface CAM overcharges, percentage rent breakpoint errors, and co-tenancy violations. Audit triggers, scope, and typical findings.
Operating Expense Reconciliation
Retail OpEx Reconciliation: CAM Recon and Audit Rights
Retail OpEx reconciliation: CAM reconciliation review, anchor exclusions, audit rights, capital vs operating split, and shopping center expense allocation.
Rent Roll Analysis
Retail Rent Roll Analysis: Occupancy Cost Ratios & Red Flags
Read a retail rent roll like an underwriter: occupancy cost ratio benchmarks (8-12% healthy, 15%+ at risk), sales-per-SF context, and co-tenancy red flags.