Kern CRE
Bakersfield
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Title 24 Solar Requirements Commercial Buildings Must Meet in Kern County
California’s Energy Code has required solar and batteries on many new nonresidential buildings since 2023. The 2025 update changed the battery math, but a typical warehouse with only…
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Net Effective Rent: Free Rent and Concessions Explained
Net effective rent folds free rent, improvement dollars and escalations into one number you can compare across lease offers. Here is how to calculate it, with a worked…
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SB 410 Energization Timelines: How Long PG&E Hookups Take
California now holds PG&E and Southern California Edison to target dates for connecting new customers. Here is what the CPUC set, how PG&E is doing against it, and…
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Base Year vs Expense Stop: How Gross Leases Share Rising Costs
Gross and modified gross leases still pass rising building costs to the tenant. Learn how a base year and an expense stop set the starting line, which California…
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CAM Reconciliation: How Year-End CAM Charges Work and How to Review Them
Net-lease tenants get a yearly statement comparing what they paid with what the property cost. Here is how a CAM reconciliation works, when to act and where the…
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Low Carbon Fuel Standard Kern County: What the 2025 Amendments Mean for Renewable Diesel and Dairy Digesters
CARB tightened the Low Carbon Fuel Standard in 2025. Here is how the new targets, the crop-oil cap and the dairy methane phase-down reach a Bakersfield renewable diesel…
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Buy vs Lease Commercial Property: How Businesses Decide on Industrial Space
Owning builds equity and locks in occupancy cost, while leasing protects cash and keeps you flexible. This guide weighs both for an industrial or commercial building in Kern…
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What Does a Landlord (Listing) Broker Do?
A good landlord broker does much more than put up a sign. Here is what to expect when you hire one to lease an industrial building in Kern…
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California Employment Laws 2026: What Kern County Employers Need to Know Before 2027
A practical roundup of the state labor laws that apply in Bakersfield and across Kern County, from the $16.90 minimum wage to the AI and workplace surveillance bills…
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Operating Expense Pass-Throughs, Explained
Base rent is only part of what a commercial tenant pays. Here is what landlords pass through, how your share is calculated and which lease clauses to negotiate…