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HM-ism Spotlight: If You See Something That’s Not as Good as It Could Be & Choose Not to Discuss It, You’re Helping Us Lose

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July 9, 2025
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At Hughes Marino, our award-winning culture and team performance thrives on continuous improvement, knowing that EVERY detail matters. This includes identifying things, both big and small, that may not be running as smoothly as they could be and having the courage to speak up when challenges might arise. As part two of our HM-ism series, we wanted to focus on…
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The Lease Renewal “Loyalty Premium”

John Jarvis

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June 26, 2025
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Commercial real estate is an inefficient marketplace. It is also a bit of a relic, unchanged in the last hundred years and largely dominated by landlords and their brokers, which has resulted in an industry where long-term, loyal, repeat customers are repeatedly expected to pay a premium. I call it a loyalty premium. The mechanism for this is the renewal…
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Horses, Wolves, Scouts and Seals

John Jarvis

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May 22, 2025
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It is my pleasure to serve on the Board of Advisors for YMCA Overnight Camps, where we oversee three great year-round resident camps: Camp Surf, Camp Marston and Raintree Ranch. It was in a conversation about Raintree Ranch, a camp where kids learn to ride and care for horses, where I learned something interesting. A dominant stallion will typically lead…
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Capital is Tight and Strategy Matters More Than Ever

Owen Rice
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Riley Hillis

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May 13, 2025
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As a firm that specializes in representing tenants and owner/users of commercial real estate, we spend every day protecting the interests of companies. That singular focus gives us a real edge, especially in moments like this when the market is shifting quickly.
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