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The Worst Commercial Real Estate Market in 30 Years: What Office & Industrial Tenants Must Know in 2026

Hughes Marino

| HM Blog

May 26, 2026
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In a recent interview on the Market Insider podcast with host Siyamak Khorrami, Senior Executive Managing Director and co-founder of Hughes Marino, David Marino, laid out a stark assessment of where commercial real estate stands today: this is the worst environment he’s seen in more than 30 years. According to David, commercial real estate in
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Six Mandates That Every Commercial Tenant Should Consider When Renewing a Lease

David Marino

| HM Blog, Work+Space

May 19, 2026
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By David Marino For many business leaders, renewing a lease feels like the path of least resistance. The team is settled, the location is familiar and operations continue uninterrupted. Compared to relocating, renewing can seem simpler, faster and less disruptive. But in today’s historically soft commercial real estate markets, a new landlord will often fight
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Designing for a Destination Office

Nicholas Willis

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May 14, 2026
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How Hospitality-Inspired Thinking Can Reshape the Way We Experience the Workplace By Nicholas Willis The role of traditional office space has evolved over the last several years. The office environment has been reshaped in part by attendance and the emergence of remote and hybrid work. Once vibrant environments that were designed for employees to have
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How Rents are Determined in Commercial Real Estate

John Jarvis

| HM Blog

May 13, 2026
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A brief history of price setting and information warfare By John Jarvis We live in an age of data and AI is weaponizing that data. Depending on where you sit, all that data is either your best friend or your fiercest foe. Imagine you are shopping for a new car. You call up your local
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Dean Petersen

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John Jarvis

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