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The Right Mind Set
Articles & Insights, Market Insights
Market Insights
In this episode of Market Insights, Eric A. Northbrook, SIOR, Executive Managing Director, sits down with Danny Rogers, Industrial Specialist, to discuss his journey into commercial real estate.
Danny provides…
Despite Slowdown, Life Science Still Poised for Long-Term Growth
Articles & Insights, Life Sciences, Research & Development
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…
Retail: A Strong Asset Class in 2024
Articles & Insights, Retail
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…
Industrial and Retail Market Update with Josh Brant
Articles & Insights, Brokers, Industrial, Market Insights, Retail
Market Insights
In this week’s episode of Market Insights - SD, Eric Northbrook, Executive Managing Director, sits down with Josh Brant, Regional Director of Research. They discuss the current San Diego industrial and retail market…
Site Selection Demands Data-Driven Analysis and a Skilled Broker
Articles & Insights, Industrial
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…
Housing Not the Only Option for Office Building Conversions
Articles & Insights, Life Sciences, Multi-Family, Office, Research & Development
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.…
For Office Landlords and Tenants, Uncertainty Still the Word for 2024
Articles & Insights, Office
As companies grapple with finding the right hybrid strategy to serve their business and their employees best, the outlook for the long-term fate of the office market — both sales and leasing — remains uncertain. In this post, we’ll…
Industrial Trends for 2024: Part 2 — Southern California Markets
Articles & Insights, Industrial
Like much of the country, the industrial market in Southern California is seeing a return to “normal.” Despite vacancy rates that have doubled or tripled in each of Voit’s markets year-over-year, they still remain historically low…
Getting Employees to Return — and Stay — in the Office
Articles & Insights, Office
As the hybrid work model continues to evolve — with more companies like Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, and Meta insisting on a return to the office (RTO) at least three days a week — employers need to devise strategies to not only…
Industrial Trends for 2024: Part 1 – National Markets
Articles & Insights, Industrial
It’s no secret to observers of the industrial market that, following a torrid couple of years that saw vacancy rates plunge to all-time lows and asset pricing soar to all-time highs, there has finally been a return to something closer…
The Spirit of Giving: Voit Celebrates Two that Give of Themselves
Articles & Insights
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill
At Voit Real Estate Services, our company culture has always prioritized community involvement. Our founder, Bob Voit, was instrumental…
Converting Office to Residential: Is It Possible?
Articles & Insights, Multi-Family, Office
As the office market continues to struggle locally and nationally, and multifamily vacancy rates in Southern California hover around 4%, converting underperforming office assets to residential would appear to be a logical solution to two…
As 2024 Approaches, These Are the Issues Facing CRE
Articles & Insights, Market Insights
As 2023 enters its final days, what are commercial real estate’s top issues? In early October, The Counselors of Real Estate, an international consortium of commercial property professionals, released their annual report, identifying…
With Industrial Rents Remaining High, SBA Loans May Offer Pathway for Tenants to Become Owner-Occupiers
Articles & Insights, Investment, Market Insights
Many Southern California industrial tenants who signed leases pre-COVID and are now looking to renew are experiencing sticker shock. At the close of 2019 — before the pandemic — industrial asking rates in those markets hovered around…
Checking in with the Experts: CRE Deal-making Slows as Debt Becomes More Scarce
Articles & Insights, Buyers, Investment
For investors looking to deploy capital or an owner-occupier trying to combat industrial rent inflation by purchasing their own building, the Halloween headlines from the Wall Street Journal and Bisnow were frightening. The Money Has Stopped…