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Are Industrial Rental Rates Finally Coming Down?

Despite a steady increase in industrial property vacancy rates since midway through 2022, asking — and actual — rental rates have continued to increase in most Southern California markets. Fortunately, there’s a glimmer of hope for tenants as this upward trend in rental rates might finally be showing signs of a reversal. According to Voit’s … Continued
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Property Owners, Looking to Increase Cash Flow? Try Cost Segregation

Commercial property owners using conventional straight-line depreciation for their assets may be missing an opportunity to reduce their overall tax burden through cost segregation. What is Cost Segregation? Cost segregation is a tax strategy that allows commercial real estate owners to accelerate the depreciation of individual building components, resulting in significant tax savings and improved … Continued
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Mentoring: An Essential Tool for Success in Brokerage

Part II: Voit Irvine and Anaheim Offices. In recent years, technology has provided increasingly valuable tools for commercial real estate brokers to do their jobs more productively and efficiently. But as we have learned from conversations with Voit brokers for this series, there is no surer pathway to success than having a seasoned mentor. Seth … Continued
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Mentoring: An Essential Tool for Success in Brokerage

This is a series of articles focusing on the mentoring experiences of brokerage professionals from Voit Real Estate Services’ Southern California offices. Part I: Voit San Diego Office. Learning the Importance of Mentoring When Eric Northbrook, Executive Managing Director and Partner at Voit Real Estate Services, first broke into the commercial real estate business, the … Continued
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Despite Slowdown, Life Science Still Poised for Long-Term Growth

While COVID spelled disaster for the office and retail markets in 2020 and beyond, it set off an explosion of growth for the life science industry. The pandemic not only drove companies to pursue vaccine development, testing, and research but also generated a recognition of the need for increased research, diagnostics, and manufacturing capabilities for … Continued
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Retail: A Strong Asset Class in 2024

Just a few short years ago, the demise of brick-and-mortar retail seemed imminent as consumers embraced online shopping during the pandemic. Fast-forward to 2024, and the asset class is one of commercial real estate’s strongest performers. Despite the steady growth in e-commerce — up from 11.9% of total retail sales pre-pandemic to 15.6% at the … Continued
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Site Selection Demands Data-Driven Analysis and a Skilled Broker

Despite a slowdown in industrial construction due to a normalization of demand, slowing rental growth, elevated borrowing costs, and a flood of new building deliveries over the past several years, there is still a strong demand for developable sites. That demand is fueled by the continued growth of e-commerce (expected to explode from about $6 … Continued
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Housing Not the Only Option for Office Building Conversions

As the office market continues to struggle and reasonably priced multifamily housing remains in short supply nationally and throughout Southern California, the obvious answer would appear to be simple: Convert the office buildings to apartments. However, as we documented in a previous post, there are numerous challenges to converting office products to multifamily. Only about … Continued