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Rightsizing Your Office Space in a Hybrid Work Environment

It has been nearly six years since the pandemic radically altered the way we work. Work-from-home (WFH) strategies were already gaining traction before COVID-19, but the shutdown turned a growing trend into a survival necessity, allowing businesses to maintain operations. As the worst effects of the pandemic were brought under control and returning to the … Continued
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Broker Profile: Executive Vice President David Fults

While working summers as a teen and a college student in his father’s industrial distribution company, David Fults, Executive Vice President in Voit’s Los Angeles office, had no idea that he was laying the foundation for his professional career as an industrial sales and leasing specialist. “I worked in the warehouse as a laborer and … Continued
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The DIY Trap: Why You Need a Broker When Buying or Leasing Commercial Property

There’s an adage that cuts across a wide swath of life’s challenges: “Never Go It Alone.” Whether it’s making a court appearance without a lawyer, undergoing an IRS audit without a tax accountant, or hiking an unfamiliar and challenging trail without a guide, “going it alone” can often be needlessly perilous. The same logic applies … Continued
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Pause in Rate Cuts Creating Stability for Lenders and Buyers

The Federal Reserve’s pause on rate cuts last week may have disappointed some. Yet, the stability following last fall’s easing has finally delivered what the market lacked—a predictable underwriting environment. “We see the current stance of monetary policy as appropriate to encourage progress toward both our maximum employment and 2% inflation goals,” Powell explained at … Continued
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How’s the Office Market Doing? Short Answer: It Depends…

While national office market forecasts predict stabilization in 2026, individual building performance is expected to diverge sharply by asset quality and location. That’s the assessment of much of the nation’s brokerage community, which emphasizes that this bifurcation doesn’t just vary from market to market — it’s building-by-building. “What once behaved as a single asset class … Continued
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Promising Signs Emerging in SoCal Industrial Market

Industrial market watchers are entering 2026 with renewed optimism. Despite continued economic uncertainty, a number of factors are fueling that optimism, led by sustained demand for modern logistics, e-commerce, and manufacturing facilities. In their 2026 national Industrial Outlook, CBRE predicts that industrial leasing activity will rise slightly in 2026, with tenants renewing at record levels. … Continued
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Access to Power: The New Priority for Industrial Site Selection

“Location, location, location” has long been the watchword for businesses looking to establish or relocate their facilities. For industrial users, this has typically meant proximity to highways, rail, and ports, as well as access to both skilled and unskilled labor. In recent years, however, another factor has emerged as a top priority — access to … Continued
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CRE Predictions for 2026

The door has thankfully closed on 2025. We say goodbye to a year that saw unpredictable tariff policy, a government shutdown, continued downward repricing of assets, and stubbornly high interest rates for most of the year. Industry experts are looking toward 2026 as the “new dawn,” where stabilizing fundamentals may finally begin to outpace economic … Continued
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CRE Year in Review

It’s been a tumultuous year for commercial real estate. But as industry veterans at Voit constantly remind us, we’ve been here before and have always come out on the other side. There were several jarring disruptions to the market in 2025, most notably the radical change in U.S. tariff policy and the government shutdown. But … Continued
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Celebrating the Spirit of Giving

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill At Voit Real Estate Services, we celebrate the spirit of giving year-round because giving back has always been deeply ingrained in our company culture. Whether it’s monetary donations or volunteer work for organizations such as … Continued