Corrections Policy: How We Fix Commercial Lease Errors

We strive for accuracy on every data point published on commercialleasecost.com. When errors are found, we correct them transparently.

How to report a correction

Email corrections@commercialleasecost.com (or use our contact form) with:

• The page URL where the error appears
• The specific data point or claim that needs correction
• Your proposed correction with sourcing (preferred)
• Your name and (optional) credential or affiliation

Our response timeline

• Acknowledgment: within 48 hours of receipt
• Verification: within 5 business days; we re-check the cited source and any supporting brokerage reports
• Correction publication: within 7 days of verification

What constitutes a “correction” vs an “update”

Correction: a factual error (wrong number, wrong attribution, misquoted source, mathematical error). We mark the corrected page with a “Corrected: [date], [field]” notice and update dateModified.

Update: a refresh of data due to passage of time (e.g., Q1 2026 rent benchmarks superseded by Q2 2026). Updates roll into our quarterly verification cycle. The lastVerifiedDate field shows the most recent quarterly check.

Correction log

We maintain a public correction log at /corrections/log/ listing all material corrections with date, page, and old/new value. The log preserves the historical record so readers can verify our editorial diligence.

What we don’t correct

We don’t retract or modify:

• Editorial opinion or analysis (clearly labeled as such)
• Predictions or speculative content (we don’t publish predictions)
• Citations that we accurately reproduced from a primary source even if the primary source contained an error (we’d add a note to that effect)

Disputed data

If you have data that contradicts what we’ve published but we cannot verify it (e.g., proprietary closed-deal data from a private firm), we will:

• Note the dispute in a “Reader feedback” section on the relevant page
• Continue publishing our verified figure with the cited primary source
• Add the disputed alternative as supplementary information when we can verify the source’s authority

Errata for source publications

Occasionally a brokerage publishes an erratum to a Marketbeat or market report. When we become aware:

• We update the cited number to match the corrected source
• We note the erratum in our changelog
• We update the dateModified for the affected page

How we prevent errors

• Every market number is double-entered (separate writer + reviewer)
• Quarterly re-verification against primary sources
• Daily hash-comparison of source pages to detect URL or content changes
• Reviewer credential signoff (pending CCIM-designated review)

Acknowledgments

When a reader contributes a correction, we publicly acknowledge them (with their permission) in the page footer or in our /thanks/ page. Real-estate professionals who flag errors are particularly welcome.

Not financial or legal advice. Estimates based on publicly available market data and broker reports. Commercial real-estate is highly local and deal-specific. Consult a licensed commercial real-estate broker and a real-estate attorney before signing any lease.