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hughjwade
Mar 72 min read
February Wrap-Up:Deals, Delays & Warmer Days
This month, Spire had a deal fall through due to volatility and uncertainty in federal funding, federal grants, and state and federal...

hughjwade
Feb 141 min read
Update for Anchorage's Skyline!
Did you know that the new air traffic control tower at Anchorage’s Ted Stevens International Airport will soon become the tallest...


hughjwade
Feb 143 min read
2025 Predictions
This time last year, I took my shot and tried to predict what might happen in 2024. I’ll do the same for 2025, but first, allow me to...

hughjwade
Feb 33 min read
Psychologically, The Whole Ball of Wax! Putting it all together, and getting to a finish line, is difficult.
Intelligence and Smarts are over-rated. Wisdom, prudence, and maturity are other things entirely, are related to brain computing power...

hughjwade
Dec 30, 20243 min read
Possible Rocky Times?
Just Try to be Prudent! I don't really have a good sense of the detailed magnitude of the national debt. I did read something yesterday...

hughjwade
Nov 7, 20245 min read
Coming Across as a Jackass. Or not.
It’s an interesting phenomenon. Strangers will call or (worse) text about a leased space or a building for sale. For most of them, they...

hughjwade
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Hunting for Real Estate in Alaska
Hugh and I recently sold some land in Houston, Alaska, and I couldn't help but be reminded that Alaska is such a unique place to live and...

hughjwade
Oct 2, 20242 min read
Jerome Powell Lowers Interest Rates
"FED Chair Jerome Powell surprised Wall Street with a half-point interest rate cut Wednesday, September 18th to 5%, the first cut of its...


hughjwade
Oct 2, 20244 min read
Reflections on Being a Taxi Driver
My early professional life was unconventional, in terms of choices. My father, the main influence on my college choice and my main career...

hughjwade
Sep 9, 20244 min read
“Let’s All be Different, Together, at the Same Time, Unintentionally!”And, in the process, we all become much the same.
A few months back, I read an article. It’s entitled “The mysterious tyranny of trendy baby names”. It was published 6-21-24 in the...


hughjwade
Jul 1, 20241 min read
Spire's Newest Listing! 2028 East Northern Lights, Anchorage
Exciting opportunity in UMED! This 7,263 sf building on an 8,650 sf B1-A zoned lot offers prime exposure on Northern Lights Blvd. It...


hughjwade
Jul 1, 20241 min read
Spire's Newest Listing! 11115 Old Eagle River Road, Eagle River
Spire Commercial’s newest B3 General Business zoned listing is in the heart of Eagle River! Featuring 10 overhead doors—yes, you read...

hughjwade
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Halfway into 2024 what are we seeing?
I’ll keep this short. (As a preface, we only know our experience at Spire Commercial, your mileage may vary, and we welcome other...

hughjwade
Jul 1, 20243 min read
Ho Ho Ho! It’s an Escrow!
A lot of things in real estate are non-intuitive concepts with an iceberg’s worth of context, history and process. Title. Chain of...

hughjwade
Jul 1, 20243 min read
I’M LOOKING FOR MONEY, AND IT SMELLS LIKE DIESEL
A wise Environmental Geologist once said, “I’M LOOKING FOR MONEY, AND IT SMELLS LIKE DIESEL.” Tons of people have recognized that, to be...

hughjwade
Jul 1, 20243 min read
Thanks Grayson!
We grew and so did he." In late 2022, Hugh and I met with Grayson Cornelison, a young high school student, at SeteamDot on Benson....


hughjwade
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Regan Building
Is it Regan or Reagan? Spire Commercial’s newest listing is the Regan Building, located just outside Wasilla city limits and not to be...

hughjwade
Apr 30, 20240 min read


hughjwade
Apr 17, 20241 min read
Just Leased!
Start to finish in 28 days for this awesome lease space. Thanks to everyone involved! Call if you want to find your tenant in 28 days or...


hughjwade
Apr 17, 20241 min read
Just Leased!
Quick and easy! From start to finish, it was 34 days for this awesome lease space. Thanks to everyone involved! P.S. If you've read this...
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