Lynn Drake

Lynn Drake’s status is well known in the industry: She’s the commercial realtor focused on maintaining “true north” for her corporate clients. It’s a reputation built on 35 years of commercial real estate experience. Lynn became a commercial realtor in 2001 after 15 years in corporate real estate. Thus far in her career, Lynn has successfully completed over 1,500 real estate transactions ranging from small business tenant leases to the sale and purchase of industrial complexes.

2021 Q4 National Market Report

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Feb2022
Although total leasing volume remains below pre-pandemic norms, there are signs that the office real estate market in the US is starting to recover. In Q3 2021, net absorption turned positive for the first since the beginning of the pandemic, and the amount of sublet space fell quarter over quarter ... Read More
February 9, 2022Lynn Drake
2021 Q4 Industrial Market Report

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Feb2022
The industrial market in Detroit finished 2021 strong. With the 8th largest industrial inventory of any city in the US and e-commerce-related companies joining manufacturing giants in expanding their footprint in the area, conditions remain favorable for landlords. Closing out the year with 9.4% year-over-year rent growth, surpassing its 5-year ... Read More
February 9, 2022Lynn Drake
Beau Beery, Multifamily TNP Podcast 1.3.22

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Jan2022
Beau has his undergraduate from the University of Florida in marketing, which is a great, great tool to have when you're in our business. He has a master's degree from the University of Florida in real estate and also has a CCIM designation. Beau started his career working for Trammell ... Read More
January 24, 2022Lynn Drake
Elizabeth Wagner, Architecture TNP Podcast 1.19.22

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Jan2022
Betsy is with Hobbs and Black Architects and they have three offices, a couple in Michigan and one in Arizona. Her undergraduate degree is from Kalamazoo College, and then she went to the Harrison College of Design, has a degree in design and she works right now as a vice ... Read More
January 24, 2022Lynn Drake
2021 Q4 Office Market Report

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Jan2022
With fewer people vaccinated than are required for herd immunity and new variants of the coronavirus emerging just as soon as things seem poised to return to normal, the office market in Detroit continues to struggle. Over 2 million SF of office space returned to market in 2020 and another ... Read More
January 21, 2022Lynn Drake
Lindsey Engels, Architecture, TNP Podcast 11.18.21

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Jan2022
I interviewed Lindsey Engels on the importance of architecture in the lease or purchase of commercial real estate for my new podcast "Exploring Business and Life".Lindsey is the president and founder of a company called Arclogica. she's been in business for over 20 years and, she opened her own business ... Read More
January 17, 2022Lynn Drake
Jackie LaDuke, Roofing TNP Podcast

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Jan2022
I interviewed Jackie LaDuke on roofing assessments for my new podcast "Exploring Business and Life". Jackie is with Spalding DeDecker, and she specializes in roof assessments. If you are buying a new building or even doing a long-term lease, you really want to have someone like Jackie on your side. Jackie ... Read More
January 17, 2022Lynn Drake
Cathy DeDecker, Surveys, TNP Podcast

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Jan2022
I interviewed Cathy DeDecker on commercial real estate surveys for my new podcast "Exploring Business and Life". Cathy is with Spalding DeDecker, and she is Vice President there. She has a Bachelor's of Science in land surveying from Michigan Technology University. Her firm is licensed in Michigan, Ohio, and Florida, and ... Read More
January 17, 2022Lynn Drake
Jacob Ensley, Pavement, TNP Podcast

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Jan2022
I interviewed Jacob Ensley on pavement assessments for commercial buildings for my new podcast "Exploring Business and Life". Jacob is an engineer at Spalding DeDecker and has a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Lawrence Tech University, and he's been a registered professional engineer since 2012 with a PASER ... Read More
January 17, 2022Lynn Drake
Marty Abbott, Incentives, TNP Podcast 11.18.21

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Jan2022
I interviewed Marty Abbott on helping corporations navigate state incentives to achieve a higher ROI for my new podcast "Exploring Business and Life".Marty owns Incentives Management Group. He refers to the company as IMG, and he's going to be talking to us about incentives.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qATCcYAFQjo
January 17, 2022Lynn Drake