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Motivating Fuel That Can Be Adopted by Any Team
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At Hughes Marino, we take inspiration a step further with our “HM-isms”—phrases that we’ve cultivated over the past 14 years from our teammates and guest speakers, and from influences around the world. Designed to inspire, these HM-isms motivate and provide valuable life lessons across all aspects of our days, both professionally and personally. As a…
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You don’t have to be a big sports fan to know that coaches have a huge impact on a team’s success. When it comes to the most winning teams in sports, oftentimes the coaches are just as revered by their fans as the star players. Whether in business or sports, we have many “coaching idols,” from Howard Schultz, the former…
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For Jason Hughes, chairman and CEO of Hughes Marino, great coaching is at the core of building a championship team or growing an organization, and it comes down to recognizing team members’ potential—even when they don’t see it—and helping them to develop the confidence and skills to achieve at the highest levels.
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A recent story in the Puget Sound Business Journal predicts that Seattle’s life science real estate market is in serious decline. The article points to the fact that there are a number of new buildings that are nearing completion with ample space still available for pre-leasing.
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Make no mistake, when it comes to office buildings and office leasing in 2024, everything has changed, and it isn’t good news for most building owners. Strike one is flagging demand, as many or most companies are figuring out that they don’t need at least 20-30% of their current office footprint. Strike two is the surging office vacancy and availability,…
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Every other year the Federal Reserve performs a “stress test” on the nation’s largest banks in order to assess and, hopefully confirm, the resiliency of the U.S. banking system. I ran my own version of a stress test on the Oakland Class A office market using publicly available data to assess the financial health, if not resiliency, of the Class…
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As a commercial real estate company, we have insight into how shifting real estate trends and economic factors are impacting the surrounding communities where we work and live. And in seeing these issues—lack of resources, housing insecurity, environmental concerns—we are called to take action. Our core value #8 is “generously give to others” and we are proud to live out…
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Spring is in full force, and our 2024 HM Mini Goal Program keeps surprising us with more and more creative ways everyone is accomplishing our mini goals. In April, our goal was to have an outdoor adventure, and we loved seeing you enjoy the great outdoors all across the country! From watching the solar eclipse that took the U.S. by…
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As we enter the fourth year since the COVID pandemic shook the world, the Boston office market is still struggling to find its bottom. Each day we see another news article documenting the collapse of the office leasing market, not just in Boston, but across the country. In reality, many of those articles fail to report the full severity of…
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In early February, the Puget Sound Business Journal ran a story about what it referred to as the “I-90 exit.” The story described the coming demise of the large office parks along the I-90 corridor, with companies like Microsoft and Boeing leaving substantial vacancies post-pandemic and where T-Mobile had seriously downsized. “Without the prospect of major tenants […]
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Seattle’s resurgence is underway, but it requires a dedicated collaborative push from numerous stakeholders to keep the momentum going. That was the takeaway message from panelists, including Owen Rice, Executive Vice President at Hughes Marino, at a symposium called “Solutions for Downtown’s Comeback” held at University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.
