United Properties offers our perspective on the commercial real estate activity since Dec. 2002. This market update is compiled with input from the more than 50 UP brokers, whose client experience and relationships and complete market coverage in all property sectors gives them an unparalleled understanding of the Twin Cities’ marketplace.

“Until the economy regains momentum and demand recovers, downward pressure on rental rates for office and industrial properties will likely continue to be felt throughout the Twin Cities.”

United Properties offers a new publication to update you on the Twin Cities Commercial Real Estate Market following the first and third quarter of the year. This quick read on current conditions, trends and transactions in the major commercial real estate markets will complement our full research report at mid-year and year-end.

In this issue, you’ll find:

• Out-Of-The-Box Thinking Pays Big Dividends In Today’s Office,
  Industrial Space Markets
  It’s a sign of the times: landlords, tenants and brokers alike working not just harder but smarter to put successful real estate transactions together. “We’re seeing much more creative thinking taking place in real estate transactions today, compared to what we saw at this time last year,” says Mike Ohmes, vice president-brokerage services at  United Properties.  FULL STORY
  
  

• A Snapshot of Early 2003: Twin Cities Commercial Real Estate
  Market Activity
  FULL STORY