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How Property Owners Can Mitigate Natural Disasters’ Impact on Their Insurance Costs

Insurance costs for commercial buildings throughout the United States are being significantly impacted by climate-related disasters, with California hit especially hard. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), there were 27 individual weather and climate disasters with at least $1 billion in damages in 2024, trailing only … Continued
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Broker Profile: Senior Vice President Chris Drzyzga

In this issue of Voit’s “Meet Our Professionals” Broker Profile Series, we highlight Chris Drzyzga, SVP/Partner of our Irvine office. While commercial real estate brokers come into the profession from a wide range of backgrounds, one of the primary pathways to a career in the business is early exposure to the industry. Such was the … Continued
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AB 2992: What Brokers & Buyers Need to Know

Bryan Mashian, Veteran CRE Attorney, weighs in on the effects of AB 2992. California Assembly Bill 2992 went into effect on January 1st of this year. Despite being one of the most significant changes to California real estate law in recent memory, many in the industry still lack an understanding of the new regulation. “A … Continued
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The CRE Outlook for 2025: “Cautiously Optimistic”

When it comes to forecasting the outlook for commercial real estate in 2025, the phrase that best sums up the collective thinking in the industry — from national observers to our brokers — would be “cautious optimism.” There were some positive signs heading into 2025, most notably, three consecutive interest rate cuts totaling a full … Continued
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The Spirit of Giving: Voit Celebrates Brian Fischer

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill During this season of giving, Voit Real Estate Services would like to recognize Brian Fischer for his lifelong contributions to organizations helping those that are most in need, including Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, … Continued
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Will Industrial Sales Heat Up in 2025?

The election is over, inflation appears to be in check, and interest rates are coming down. How will the Southern California industrial market respond? For the past few years, sales for industrial properties have tailed off considerably from 2021’s record-setting $125.7 billion in trades. That year, industrial sales blew away 2019’s pre-Covid volume of $112.1 … Continued
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SB 1103: The Commercial Tenant Protection Act

On January 1, 2025, SB 1103, otherwise known as the Commercial Tenant Protection Act, will go into effect. The first-in-the-country commercial protections for small commercial tenants was signed into law by Governor Newsom on September 30. The legislation was hailed as a victory by some small business groups, who feel it creates a more balanced … Continued
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Broker Profile: Senior Vice President Sean Sullivan, SIOR

In this issue of Voit’s “Meet Our Professionals” Broker Profile Series, we highlight Sean Sullivan, SIOR, SVP/Partner, of our Ontario office. Brokers come from all walks of life, often transitioning from seemingly unrelated fields before finding their niche in commercial real estate. This is true for Sean Sullivan. Through his early career work in helping … Continued
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The Value of an SIOR Designation

This week, the SIOR Conference returns to Los Angeles for the first time in a dozen years — at the Hollywood Loews Hotel in Hollywood. So, we decided to use this post to discuss how membership in SIOR benefits brokers and their clients. At Voit, nearly two dozen of our brokers have earned the prestigious … Continued
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What Do Fed Rate Cuts Mean for CRE?

Two weeks ago, the commercial real estate industry received a boost when the Federal Reserve finally delivered its long-awaited benchmark interest rate cut. The larger-than-expected half a percentage point cut lowered the rate to 4.75% – 5.00%. This was the first rate cut in over two years and followed 11 consecutive rate hikes aimed at … Continued