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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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The Spirit of Giving: Voit Celebrates Two that Give of Themselves

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“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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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As Natural Disasters Drive Commercial Property Insurance Higher, What Can Commercial Property Owners Do to Mitigate Risk?

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Catastrophic events have always been a component of the risk equation for property owners and insurers, but since 2017, there has been a dramatic increase in natural disasters of all types, ranging from hurricanes and tornadoes to earthquakes…