Running a business can often be a thankless job. When you couple that with the business being a property management company, the things that can keep you up at night are endless. In January, the Sperry Van Ness® property management …
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Self storage fared better than every other commercial real estate sector during this past recession. However, the sector was not recession-proof, rather it was recession-resistant. After two years of losses (nine consecutive quarters), the four publicly traded REITS turned the …
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SVN’s Medical Office Council Chair, Mark Alexander, CCIM, recently wrote an article for News-Press.com in which he predicts, The manner in which healthcare is delivered to Americans is changing. Increased demand for new types of medical office building design is …
Read BlogSVN Deal Stories: Bankruptcy Auction of a Shopping Center The Property: Avalon Plaza, a neighborhood retail shopping center in Salisbury, MD. The Challenges: This retail property was in a permitted sales process under 363 Federal Bankruptcy and approved for a structured bankruptcy auction …
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Portland, Oregon–More than 70 advisors, managing directors and operational staff came together September 11 and12 for an insightful Regional Training session. The event was produced by regional franchisees and organized by Curt Arthur, SIOR, Managing Director Sperry Van Ness, Salem, Oregon and his …
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According to the 2013 mid-year report from US Capital Trends (a division of REAL Capital Analytics) on the apartment market, the commercial real estate apartment market is doing well as of the end of Q2 2013, with strong sales, including …
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Sperry Van Ness/Motley’s in Richmond, Virginia is the newest Sperry Van Ness International Corporation (SVNIC) franchise office. Known simply as “Motley’s” to many in the Richmond area since 1968, the full-service auction and realty group now joins SVNIC as it …
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Everyone knows we have a changing demographic: aging Boomers, unemployed Generation Y/Millennials, and the much smaller-in-size Generation X sandwiched between elder care and child care (often both at the same time). But how is this affecting real estate? Pretty drastically. …
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The Property: Landmark office building (former headquarters of Potomac Edison) plus 44 acres of land in Hagerstown, MD. The Challenges: The 44-year-old building was behind on maintenance and had outdated floor plans and facilities and an obsolete HVAC system. Due …
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