Blog
News, insights, and success stories from Southeast Michigan's commercial real estate market.
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…
When One Door Closes, Look for a Better Door
Early last fall, a door slammed hard in the face of two of our clients. Jon Norton had helped the business partners identify an industrial property that fit …
Rooted and Nimble
Rooted relationships, nimble responses—a broker who has both can navigate all the roadblocks that might pop up and keep clients moving smoothly toward their …
We Continue to Grow
Choosing the Thomas Duke Company, Andrew Goble chose to come home. He grew up here in Southeast Michigan and always envisioned returning to invest in the com…
MEET OUR NEWEST TEAM MEMBER
At the Thomas Duke Company, Joe Evangelista is right at home—in more ways than one. Joe is expanding our presence in the Lakes Area, a region that encompasse…
When Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Sometimes owners have a strong attachment to their investment property. Maybe it’s been in the family a long time, or they’ve spent years carefully tending i…
Team Trust.
Trusted relationships. At the Thomas Duke Company, we strive for them—and not only with our clients. We’ve found that trust among our team members is equally…
How We Streamline Work Orders
All While Increasing Tenant Awareness of Progress! With millions of square feet of properties under our management, we have a lot of work to organize, and a …
It Pays to Stay Connected
Dave Tesch most often expects one successfully closed deal to lead to and open another—sometimes years later. In 2014, a client asked Dave to help her buy a…
“Timing is Everything”
For decades, the 15 acres on Mill Street in Plymouth housed the Bathey Company, a manufacturer of automotive parts. When Bathey closed its doors in the late …
Service Multiplied.
At the Thomas Duke Company, we’ve always put excellent service at the top of our company’s goals. During the 2019 holiday season, we found a new way to expre…
Know Your Market.
Frank knows a good deal when he sees one, and that was the case when the Bread Basket Deli building in Livonia hit the market. What seemed to many as an aver…