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News, insights, and success stories from Southeast Michigan's commercial real estate market.
The Story Behind the Story
There’s a story behind this success story—and for those in the real estate market, it’s the more interesting one. Here’s the upfront success story: Eric Szer…
Looking for Four-Leaf Clovers
It seemed like a search for a four-leaf clover. A client came to us with cash she wanted to invest in a 4-6 unit apartment building. She’d had her eye on a …
The Wave is Rising – For Now
A rising wave: that was the shape of Michigan’s strong commercial real estate market in 2014. Capitalizing on that surge, Thomas Duke Company associates Stev…
Better For It
Not every deal involves 35 different players, 3 government agencies, and stretches over 415 days. Thankfully. But in this case, the satisfaction at closing m…
Exceeding Expectations. Everyday.
When the owner of a multi-use building in downtown Ypsilanti contacted Steve Valli and Bill McLeod at the Thomas Duke Company about selling the property, he …
The Signs Point Up
For a sure sign that the demand and value of real estate continues to climb, look no further than downtown Plymouth. After 15 years in the building, the part…
BUYING TIME
It seemed like the stars had aligned and dropped the perfect deal just blocks from the U of M campus. Jim Porth and Sarah Grabinski listed three student rent…
Every Square Foot Counts: Turning an Investment into a Great Investment
When they came to the Thomas Duke Company, the owners of the Pine Ridge Shopping Center were frustrated—understandably. Their 37,725-square-foot retail plaza…
The Bad News and the Good News
Bad News / Good News. That was the situation facing one of Ann Arbor’s leading property owners recently. The good news: One of his profitable retail properti…
Riding the Boom in Residential Land Development
Two years ago no one was predicting a boom in residential land development in Metro Detroit’s western suburbs. But a boom it has been, and the Thomas A. Duke…
Success Beyond The Sale
The Thomas Duke Company’s recent sale of a retail center at 29650 Wixom Road in Wixom is just one part of that property’s success story. When the owner engag…
Worth the Wait
Time and Attention Sell a Medical Office Portfolio for More than the Asking Price Twenty-thousand square feet of well-maintained medical office space near tw…