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

In a Challenging Market, Creativity is King
Brokerage Success Story October 12, 2023

In a Challenging Market, Creativity is King

In a market of rising interest rates and the uncertainty that it brings, the Thomas Duke Company’s Jordan Schafer and Dave Tesch successfully brokered the sa…

Continued Success in the Restaurant Market
Brokerage Success Story March 23, 2023

Continued Success in the Restaurant Market

Andrew Goble and Eric Szerlag of the Thomas Duke Company are pleased to announce the successful sale of a prominent property located at 32704 Grand River in …

Trading Stress for the Best
Brokerage Success Story March 21, 2023

Trading Stress for the Best

A longtime insurance business in the South Lyon community was ready for a move to Brighton. The business had grown enough that purchasing a building, rather …

Best Year Yet
Brokerage Success Story January 24, 2023

Best Year Yet

Really. Despite swings in the stock market, rising interest rates, inflation, supply-chain bottlenecks, and the lingering effects of the pandemic, the Wester…

A Shifting Market – Dearborn Market Update
Brokerage Success Story August 24, 2022

A Shifting Market – Dearborn Market Update

It has been a robust year for commercial property sales in the Dearborn/Dearborn Heights area. In the past 6 months, 54 buildings have sold with an average …

Your Best-Case Scenario
Brokerage Success Story June 8, 2022

Your Best-Case Scenario

When the owner of Summit Auto Sales in Pontiac was ready to retire, he knew he owned a valuable piece of real estate. He didn’t realize just how valuable unt…

Persistence Pays Off
Brokerage Success Story May 26, 2022

Persistence Pays Off

The Thomas Duke Company is pleased to announce the sale of the Novi Office Centre in Novi, Michigan. The property is irreplaceably located, on Novi Rd, just …

Strip Mall Success in an Age of E-Commerce
Brokerage Success Story May 13, 2022

Strip Mall Success in an Age of E-Commerce

Stroll through the K&S Mall in Royal Oak and you’ll find customers ordering lunch at Penn’s Thai Kitchen and browsing the local businesses. Today it’s a humm…