The Dogs of NewMarket Advisors

June 24th is National Take Your Dog to Work Day. Here at Newmarket Advisors, it’s “take your dog to work day every day.” There’s not a broker whose dog hasn’t visited our office. Here are some fun pictures of the dogs of NewMarket....

Life of a Broker and his CRE Adventures

I wanted to start this blog post by saying that for a younger broker in the CRE field, it doesn’t always make sense for you to take vacations early on in your career, and the feeling of always being closing or producing weighs heavily on new brokers. But I want...

Robbie’s Research: Q1 Wrap-up

USA Macro Conditions The share of small retail businesses that couldn’t make rent increased to 34% in April, up to six percentage points from February, according to survey data from Alignable Those surveys cited increases in inflation, diesel & gas prices,...

A Chocolate Tour in Costa Rica

I LOVE chocolate, from handfuls of chocolate chips to dark chocolate bars. Last month my husband and I honeymooned in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. We booked a chocolate tour with Don Juan Tours. We went through the entire chocolate-making process, from seeds to the...