Montessori School Development

By Adam Lyons in : Commercial Real Estate // Oct 27 2010

Back in February 2007, Champion learned of Kim Anderson’s vision to open a Montessori school. The purchase/sale agreement between Champion and Kim was contingent upon the municipality granting a special use permit since the zoning at that time prohibited schools….(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)…