Reasons to be optimistic about our surrounding

By Ricky Lyons in : Culture Thoughts, Ricky@Champion // Nov 9 2010

I’ve recently finished reading Matt Ridley’s book, The Rational Optimists (published by HarperCollins, 2010.) More than ever, we hear about pessimism at every level. In his book, Ridley gives us a reason to be optimistic about our surrounding….(continued)…

The Missing Structure

By Adam Lyons in : Culture Thoughts // Sep 7 2010

Watch “The Missing Structure” video Champion produced about how and why our tenants are getting to the top of their industry. …(continued)…

For Sale or On Sale?

By Ricky Lyons in : Champion Culture, Culture Thoughts, Ricky@Champion // Aug 17 2010

Everyday we receive phone calls asking if we have anything for sale. They expect the answer – “of course, everything is for sale!”

That is not necessarily true.

At Champion, our plan is to hold our assets long term. …(continued)…

Lenders love cash flow

By Ricky Lyons in : Champion Culture, Culture Thoughts, News, Ricky@Champion // Aug 16 2010

In today’s real estate world we are in juxtaposition for loans and equity between cash flow and replacement costs.

Lenders love cash flow and investors love replacement costs.

These two concepts can work well together. When looking for value-added projects, Champion …(continued)…