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Local News - Local News - August 02, 2012
Office tenants go bargain hunting in Spokane area
Landlords offering rent concessions to stay competitive

By Mike McLean
Of the Journal of Business

River View Corporate Center leasing manager Jack Marr says free introductory rent has lured tenants to the big building.
River View Corporate Center leasing manager Jack Marr says free introductory rent has lured tenants to the big building.
—Staff photo by Mike McLean
Many commercial-property landlords here are offering rent concessions in the form of reduced rates or periods of free rent to attract and retain tenants, who are shopping the market and willing to move for better deals or more desirable space, some leasing agents here say.

Mark McLees, senior sales and leasing broker with commercial real estate brokerage NAI Black, of Spokane, estimates that about two-thirds of landlords have been willing to adjust rents in recent transactions.

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