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Marc Rosenberg on Last Week's Poll

'There's no doubt that concessions are increasing.'

By Brianne Harrison | Updated on May 09, 2008

WHERE DO YOU STAND ON CONCESSIONS?

The problems in the economy and housing markets are having a ripple effect, and many landlords with office space are starting to feel the squeeze as companies downsize and look to save money. The majority of this week’s poll respondents (43%) admit that although they haven’t had to give too many concessions to keep tenants in their buildings, holding out is becoming difficult. Slightly fewer (37%) concede that tenants have the landlords where they want them. Only 20% maintain a cavalier attitude—We don’t need concessions! Marc Rosenberg, executive vice president in Cushman & Wakefield’s Morristown office has seen economic downturns before, so landlords ceding ground to their tenants is hardly surprising. Here’s what he has to say:

“There’s no doubt that concessions are increasing. They’ve made a comeback recently. A few years ago, when the economy went through a slowdown, concessions came about, and then they went away over the past three or four years. With what’s going on now in the housing and financial markets and the increasing price of gasoline, people are definitely more concerned about their spending.

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