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  • Promises Made, Promises Kept

    By

    Steve Valli

    “Hello, Steve. I’m calling to keep my promise.” On the phone was a man who…

  • Selling the Unsellable

    By

    Steve Valli

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    Adam Reid

    Nothing about the property looked unsellable: A 24,000 square-foot light industrial building on 3.39 acres…

  • Consistency. The Thomas Duke Co Approach.

    By

    Steve Valli

    and

    Adam Reid

    The business of commercial real estate can be wildly inconsistent. Markets swing. Interest rates jump…

  • Another Multi-Family Success

    By

    Adam Reid

    JUST SOLD! 100% Occupied 8-unit Apartment Building The Thomas Duke Company and Adam Reid are…

  • A “Simple” Deal

    By

    Steve Valli

    It’s just like the rest of life. In commercial real estate deals, proposed solutions that…

  • More Sweet than Bitter

    By

    Steve Valli

    When people ask me, “What’s the best part of your job?” my answer is immediate.…

  • A Shifting Market – Dearborn Market Update

    By

    Frank Rakipi

    It has been a robust year for commercial property sales in the Dearborn/Dearborn Heights area. …

  • Sometimes Good Luck Hides in the Bad

    By

    Steve Valli

    It seemed like such bad luck. A client called to say that the tenant I…

  • RX for a Smoother Retirement Road

    By

    Jon Norton

    The road into retirement isn’t often smooth, but it can be an especially bumpy route…