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Brooklyn Deal Flow Remains Strong, Says GFI

Although investment sales across Brooklyn fell noticeably short of the 2015 peak in each of the two subsequent years, the borough’s future looks strong, according to GFI Realty Services. As a case in point, developers continue to venture beyond the tried-and-true neighborhoods.

“While last year’s slowdown was fairly significant, it was in large part a result of rising interest rates and a growing gap between buyers’ and sellers’ perception of property value,” said Justin Fitzsimmons, research analyst at GFI. “As 2017 progressed, we saw these issues begin to fade, which led to an uptick in deal volume in the second half of the year.”

Looking across 2018 and beyond, Fitzsimmons said, “we expect strong investment activity to continue across Brooklyn, particularly in areas that have not yet been revitalized heavily, and consequently offer investors more potential to create value.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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