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NEWPORT BEACH, CA—With Q4 underway, many industry professionalsare looking at what's ahead in order to leverage the currentmomentum of the market. As recovery expands and activity increases,GlobeSt.com recently asked managing directors at locally basedVoit Real Estate Services to weigh in on what therest of 2014 and the start of 2015 will have in store forinvestors, owners, and operators of commercial properties.

“The main trend to look for in Q4 and beyond is a continuedtightening of the commercial real estate market throughout theWestern US and in many markets, a real scarcity of legitimatechoices,” says Eric Hinkelman, executive managingdirector for Voit's Orange County, Los Angeles and Inland Empireoperations. “A period of consistent job growth, rising lease ratesand positive absorption has been underway in most markets for awhile now, and commercial real estate professionals need to makesure they are educating their clients well in advance of leaseexpirations and perceived needs…not just a few months before, onlyto find out they will have very few, if any choices.”

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Natalie Dolce

Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.