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News, insights, and success stories from Southeast Michigan's commercial real estate market.
Challenge – Compounded!
“I need to sell my building by this date!” That was the urgent challenge the owner of a medical building in Romulus gave to Steven Valli and Frank Rakipi of …
Timing the Open Window
A four-tenant automotive building, built in 2005. Fully leased. Zero deferred maintenance. A cakewalk for the property owner. Why sell? The owner of this pro…
From Insurmountable to Ideal
Most nonprofits are passionate about spending every dollar possible on promoting their cause rather than on covering overhead costs. National Energy Foundati…
Opportunity Knocks for Office Property Owners
What an unusual year 2015 was for office properties in Brighton: Zero sales! Not because of a shortage of buyers. And given the strength of the economy, not …
Easy As Pie
It was a deal as easy as pie. Pizza pie, that is. After thirty years in business, the owners of Bell’s Pizza in Ann Arbor were ready to sell their property a…
Getting the Big(ger) Picture
Here at the Duke Company, we pride ourselves on how well we know and serve the people and properties in Southeast Michigan. But now and then we find it valua…
EXPERTISE FINDS THE ANSWER.
At the Thomas Duke Company, we build our business on trusting relationships with our clients and exceeding their expectations. When one of our clients lear…
NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL YOUR MULTI-FAMILY INVESTMENT.
This two-building, 19-unit, multi-family property on Kelly Road in Eastpointe sold for $2,000 more per unit than the appraisals of comparable properties in t…
BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD
The future is looking bright for retailers and visitors in downtown Plymouth. Last month, Steven Valli of the Thomas Duke Company assembled and closed a deal…
LOCATION, AND……..
“Location, location, location.” It’s an old adage in real estate. And before 2007, it was a pretty good predictor of a property’s success. Now we know the ad…
SURPASSING
For the Thomas Duke Company’s West Side Team, 2014 was a year of successful transactions surpassing expectation. And now, based on first-quarter sales, it lo…
Multi-Family Investments Selling Everywhere, and Fast
Mt. Clemens took it on the nose in the great recession. And the rebound has taken longer to reach it. But a recent sale signals that the area-wide surge of i…