April 21st, 2011 | Category Articles, News, Recent Transactions

Retail Bucks U.S. Trends in Tallahassee Marketplace

By Francis Rentz, CCIM Managing Director – Senior Advisor Sperry Van Ness | SouthLand Commercial

Downtown Tallahassee

TALLAHASSEE – Since the beginning of the recession several years back, all commercial real estate markets have been affected by a reduced demand for office, apartment and retail space across the nation. The apartment and [...]

October 28th, 2010 | Category Articles

The Collateral Damage of Job Loss

By Miguel de Arcos. Originally at svnfloridablog.com

I often speak about the importance of job creation and job retention as the main catalyst for economic recovery here in the US. Jobs not only create flow of money, but having a job gives a person a sense of purpose and self-esteem which can help [...]

July 14th, 2010 | Category Articles, News

Midsummer Proof That Private Jobs Beats Government Jobs

Economist Dr. Sam Chandon

Originally by: Miguel de Arcos

Borrowing from Chief Economist Dr. Sam Chandon’s Midsummer Employment Outlook we are finally generating the proof to the notion we have been shouting from the rooftops for close to a year now; The stimulus money spent on job creation was spent incorrectly! ” [...]

April 5th, 2010 | Category News

Tallahassee: Florida's 3rd Lowest Unemployment 8.6%

Being active in the commercial real estate brokerage arena in Northwest Florida, I was thrilled to read the statistics that Tallahassee has the third lowest unemployment rate in Florida.  Click here to read the full story on UrbanTallahassee.com.

Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2010 is 12.2 percent. This represents 1,126,000 [...]