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News, insights, and success stories from Southeast Michigan's commercial real estate market.
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…
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…