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What's The Use podcast inaugural show with Jonathan Newman featuring James Chung on Spotify and SoundCloud

Big-time real estate developer plans revamp and revival of existing building. Read More

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What is happening in the retail space given the high interest rates? Are national tenants still leasing at the same speed as last year? What are some things to keep in mind when negotiating a lease in today’s environment? James Chung, founder of the econic company has 20 years...

A perspective on the market from the top brokers across the Silicon Valley commercial real estate industry. READ MORE

Backlogs at permitting departments and chronic shortages of labor and materials, especially in construction, are causing costly delays in store buildouts. But retailers and landlords already are finding ways to accelerate those parts of the process that are within their...

No one knows the retail space as well as James Chung, and he just launched a new enterprise to bring retail to the next level.  

Another factor bolstering the appeal of suburban sites, at least for now, is the ghost town atmosphere of some cities’ office corridors, said James Chung, a veteran Bay Area broker who launched his own firm, The Econic Co., this March. 'While it’s not the case for all of them,...

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For the retail world, vaccinations have a double effect in not only providing protection for employees but also making customers feel safer while out dining and shopping, according to The Econic Co. founder and principal James Chung. READ MORE

With suburban retail in particular, shopping centers that are anchored by essential services merchants have really thrived, and essentially there's been a flight to quality in the suburban markets,” The Econic Co. founder and principal James Chung said. “So really, those...

SAN JOSE (March 22, 2021) Retail veteran James Chung, a leading Bay Area commercial real estate broker who has transacted more than a billion dollars in total lease consideration, has launched the econic company, a bespoke commercial real estate brokerage based in San Jose and...