Research shows that teacher-student relationships are vital in creating successful learning communities, and both teachers and students gain an advantage when teachers are able to live in the communities they serve. School employees who are part of the community stay invested in and connected to the families they work with. But rising housing costs can
Correcting out-of-date and inaccurate property titles isn’t on the top of many to-do lists, but the consequences of ignoring them could prove dramatic, especially if the congregation decides to sell the property. The best way to avoid any property title pitfalls is to pull a preliminary title report. The report contains a host of information,
When a school district has a piece of property it isn’t using, the school board members must ask themselves two basic questions: Will they need the property anytime soon and would the property be worth something if it were to be repurposed to a commercial or residential use? If the property will be needed soon,
School districts have the disadvantage of building schools that last for decades to meet student enrollments that can shift tomorrow. Sometimes that leaves districts with unused properties that once served an important purpose but don’t any longer. When that disuse is more than a temporary hiccup, school districts must decide what to do with those
Voters in San Francisco recently approved Proposition C, a ballot measure that will increase commercial rent tax in order to fund childcare and early education programs in the city. The Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) is a tax on the total revenue a person or company makes by doing business in the city of San Francisco.
With the 3rd Quarter of the 2018 fiscal year coming to a close, DCG Strategies Inc. is further investing in its client service offerings by providing Residential Brokerage and Property Management Services. DCG is excited to welcome Broker-Associate Humberto Vasquez to our team. Humberto brings over 16 years of real estate and property management experience
DCG Strategies CEO, Landis Graden, is set to speak at the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California’s 39th Annual Affordable Housing Conference Friday, September 21st, 2018. The event will last all day, and is currently sold out. The theme of this year’s conference will be #BuildingMomentum. DCG will present our expertise on collaborating with congregations
In 2015, when Resonate Church moved its Sunday services to the American High School gymnasium in Fremont, California, church leaders already knew they couldn’t stay there long. The gym was big enough for the church’s growing membership, but it came with many downsides. Every Sunday morning, 50 volunteers spent 90 minutes setting up for service:
Nothing causes anxiety quite like an expensive emergency repair. However, most “emergencies” are a lot more preventable than you may think. It’s true that you can’t avoid your church building’s roof, foundation, plumbing and electrical systems from ever failing. But you can anticipate those failures, plan for them and address problems in their infancy before
DCG Strategies, Inc. continues to grow its market share in the commercial real estate market, primarily focusing on educational institutions, faith-based organizations, non-profits, and local governmental agencies. The increasing demand of brokerage services has been met with DCG’s latest addition, Gail Henderson. As a Broker-Associate, Gail has over a decade of commercial and residential real
DCG Strategies is proud to announce that our CEO, Landis Graden, will have the privilege of speaking at the 2018 Kingdom & Community Development Conference in Pasadena. This conference will focus on how to equip church leaders for effective community outreach and ministry. The conference host, The Urban Outreach Foundation, specializes in strengthening local churches
Churches of different sizes have very different property needs. Some congregations love and serve their communities with a steeple and pews. Others need kitchen space, classroom space and seating for 800 people. These buildings don’t come off the rack. Finding a space big enough for a large congregation presents unique challenges in the property-buying process
