Many companies find that rents have increased enough to more than cover all the costs of finding a subtenant and sometimes even the cost of a move. Review of the appropriate lease clauses usually takes a very short time, and since we are familiar with most of the area's landlords, predicting the likelihood of your success is not difficult. You are correct in your assertion that small blocks of space are hard to find. In a real estate market as tight as the one we are experiencing, small companies such as yours often find it very difficult to find space. Real estate brokers are experiencing the same frustration.
Small spaces are very difficult to find, and when they are found, they are leased very quickly.
Brokers find it very frustrating that spaces advertised for lease, are in fact, already committed or leased to other companies. Because of the tightness of the market, brokers need to know that the tenants they are working for understand the quick response and decision times needed to consummate a transaction, and that the tenants also understand the increasing lease security deposit requirements being imposed by owners of properties. A tenant has every right not to use one broker exclusively. Using several brokers may seem to be the best way to find available space, but the tenant needs to realize that unless the broker knows he or she will be paid for their efforts, not a lot of time and energy will be spent on their behalf. Signing up a broker to an exclusive agreement will provide the tenant the assurance that the tenant's requirement will command the broker's attention.