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Mesa County Housing Crisis
https://thebusinesstimes.com/local-housing-summit-addresses-housing-crisis/ After reviewing this article published by "The Business Times," we are able to gather more information on the economic downturns for the whole state of Colorado which can be directly linked to...
Acquistion of Canyon View Market Place
Offering great insight on the commercial retail market within Western Slope Colorado, Evan Gart, with Gart properties, does a great job explaining potential growth opportunities within Mesa County and the need for expansion by "diversifying into new industries" with...
Agent Spotlight- Sid Squirrell
Sid Squirrell Title: Commercial Broker/Developer with Bray Commercial Real Estate Contact number: (970) 263-2948 Where are you from? I was delivered at St. Mary’s Hospital, raised right here in Grand Junction, and graduated from Grand Junction High School. It...
Commercial Showcase in Mesa County
A great website to visit for key featured commercial properties on the market for lease and sale for numerous business opportunities. https://www.showcase.com/co/mesa-county/commercial-real-estate/for-sale/?bb=t3xt8n6_pM68xpi12K&queries=%5Bobject%20Object%5D
2024 Economic Trends in Mesa County
Mesa County Economic Update Including insightful intel with a closer look at economic trends compared to years 2023-2022. Dr. Perry conducts a deep dive to show differences between GDP rates and how this contributes to inflation rates specifically in Mesa County. With...
Commercial Market Steady in Second Quarter 2024
https://www.gjsentinel.com/gjrealestateweekly/commercial-market-steady-in-second-quarter/article_3fc44e76-8255-11ef-9045-df1202068d9c.htmlStephanie Moos Oct 6, 2024 The commercial real estate market is returning to a more normalized state. Although some areas, such as office spaces, are still struggling, others such as industrial and retail spaces are seeing an increase in demand....
After the pandemic whats next
After the pandemic whats next? What will happen after the coronavirus pandemic subsides? A Roaring Twenties repeat or post-World War II recession? Both eras followed extreme events in United States history with very different outcomes. The Spanish flu that killed...
Where do we go from here? With commercial real estate, it depends
I wrote in a my last column in this publication about a coming downturn and the end of the economic expansion. I suspected nearly a year ago a downturn was coming. I just couldn’t pinpoint a likely cause. I never would have guessed in a million years a downturn would...
Pier 1 shutdown prompting reflection on state of retail
Sid Squirrell can attest that Pier 1’s financial problems predated COVID-19’s impacts in the United States. The pandemic just dealt a death blow to what already was a struggling company, just as other major retailers have ended up filing for bankruptcy at a time when...
Investors Buying
The last quarter of 2014 saw a notable increase in the value of commercial properties sold around Mesa County, with one brokerage reporting an increase of nearly 35 percent. The value of commercial properties sold in Mesa County through 2014 was about $37 million, up...
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Sid Squirrell, CCIM
Commercial Broker/Developer
sid@gjcommercial.com
1015 N 7th St., Grand Junction, CO. 81501
Cell: (970) 263-2948