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Friendships Make Business Better
Brokerage July 23, 2020

Friendships Make Business Better

After more than 45 years in operation, the brothers who owned Fire Systems of Michigan sold the business. The new owner plans to move the business into a lar…

Now Hiring: Administrative Assistant/Marketing Coordinator
Brokerage July 23, 2020

Now Hiring: Administrative Assistant/Marketing Coordinator

Job Description: Commercial Real Estate firm seeks an energetic individual to join a high-volume sales team as a sales support team member. This position is …

Firing On All Cylinders
Brokerage July 22, 2020

Firing On All Cylinders

In 2011, a long-time client called us with an assignment that would ask us to fire on all cylinders. We were asked to sell a retail development on 8-Mile in …

Resources Beyond Real Estate
Brokerage July 7, 2020

Resources Beyond Real Estate

Here’s what we know: Battered by COVID-19, the economy has now begun to recover. But, as industry authorities and trade publications agree, the recovery will…

How About Some Good News?
Brokerage May 22, 2020

How About Some Good News?

When will there be a vaccine for COVID-19? How quickly will the unemployment rate drop? What will rent collections look like? Three critical questions the pa…

All in One
Brokerage May 19, 2020

All in One

Recently a long time client called, wanting our help selling his 84,700 SF office portfolio in Southfield. Constructed in the 1960s, the four buildings each …

Conversation Corner: It’s Good To Be Back
Brokerage May 18, 2020

Conversation Corner: It’s Good To Be Back

It is good to be back in the office officially. Since the shutdown, we have frequently been talking about “Making the Call.” Throughout my time spent away f…

A Big Boost
Brokerage May 14, 2020

A Big Boost

After Andrew Battersby helped a client dispose of an 84,700 SF office park, that client came back. He wanted Andrew to help him purchase a larger asset than …

Every Day, A Choice
Brokerage May 12, 2020

Every Day, A Choice

At the Thomas Duke Company clients often become the best kind of friends – those who open their lives to us and inspire us. Recently a client I hadn’t spoken…

Helping Those Who Help Us All
Brokerage April 24, 2020

Helping Those Who Help Us All

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic broke open, the Thomas Duke Company understood how crucial the Michigan medical community is and increasingly will be to th…

Committed to serve our clients.
Brokerage March 20, 2020

Committed to serve our clients.

Due to COVID-19, Thomas Duke Company has implemented an opt-in work-from-home policy to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. TDCo colleagues will work re…

Not as Simple As It Seems
Brokerage March 4, 2020

Not as Simple As It Seems

To passersby, housing developments can seem to spring up quickly, efficiently. Those behind the scenes know that acquiring and developing the land for new ho…