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Voit Team Building through the SoCal Ragnar Relay Race
Articles & InsightsOne of the hallmarks of Voit’s ability to attract and retain talent is the firm’s ongoing cultivation of a company culture that balances productivity with employee satisfaction. In a previous blog post on the topic, SVP/Partner Christopher…

How Property Owners Can Mitigate Natural Disasters’ Impact on Their Insurance Costs
Articles & InsightsInsurance 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)…

AB 2992: What Brokers & Buyers Need to Know
Articles & Insights, Brokers, BuyersBryan 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…

The CRE Outlook for 2025: “Cautiously Optimistic”
Articles & InsightsWhen 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…

The Spirit of Giving: Voit Celebrates Brian Fischer
Articles & Insights“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…

Will Industrial Sales Heat Up in 2025?
Articles & Insights, Industrial, InvestmentThe 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…

SB 1103: The Commercial Tenant Protection Act
Articles & Insights, LandlordsOn 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…

Broker Pofile: Senior Vice President Sean Sullivan, SIOR
Articles & Insights, Industrial
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…

The Value of an SIOR Designation
Articles & Insights
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.…

What Do Fed Rate Cuts Mean for CRE?
Articles & Insights, Investment
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%…

Broker Profile: Senior Vice President Brandon Keith (San Diego)
Articles & Insights
In this issue of Voit’s “Meet Our Professionals” Broker Profile Series, we highlight Brandon Keith, SVP/Partner, of our San Diego office.
The path to a career in commercial real estate is not always a straight one. For Brandon…

Office Outlook: Dark Skies Now, Sunny Skies Ahead
Articles & Insights, Office
The adage, “It’s always darkest before the dawn,” seems like an accurate assessment of the current office market. Despite record vacancy levels across the country, there are some positive indicators as we head into the final quarter.
The…

Industrial Markets at Midyear: Some Good News for Tenants
Articles & Insights, Industrial
Despite a continued downturn in the industrial market as we enter the dog days of summer, there’s also some good news in the near term — as long as you’re a tenant seeking to renew or relocate.
Across all metrics, the industrial…

What Does Manufacturing Returning to the U.S. Mean for SoCal Industrial?
Articles & Insights, Industrial
One of the pandemic’s inadvertent silver linings was that it exposed the fragility of the global supply chain. Worldwide shutdowns of manufacturing and distribution facilities disrupted the flow of goods. Everything from meat to toilet…

The San Diego Life Science Market
Articles & Insights, Life Sciences
Impressions from BIO International and an Update on the San Diego Life Science Market
San Diego, one of the Big Three life science clusters in the U.S. (along with Boston and San Francisco), recently hosted the BIO International Convention…