Blurb including an endorsement of the publication and a copy of a few of my articles.
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2010-Outlook & Trends for Stations |
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Auto article by Dan Fallon, Feb 2010
2009 has been a tumultuous year for gas station owners and the commercial real estate industry as a whole. I don't need to repeat here what you have seen on the news ad nauseam and read in the papers for those of you who still read a daily paper. Odds are if you do read a daily paper, you're over 50! Regardless of the medium, the message has been clear---recession, loss of consumer confidence, unemployment, businesses of all sizes have declining sales and corresponding declining profits. The gas station and C-store businesses have not been immune to these challenges. This economic climate and the corresponding shortage of capital to be loaned to buyers of stations has created more change in 12 months than at any time in my 20+ years in the business. Here are some of the trends we've observed.
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Does the High Price of Gas Impact Gas Station Property Values? |
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AUTO Article by Dan Fallon
July 22, 2008
Fuel price spikes have been fairly common over the last decade. The primary impact of those spikes was that a small percentage of customers reacted by seeking out lower cost retailers such as ARCO or one of the various hypermarketers. Since the spike was in the 20¢ - 30¢ range, there was a fairly insignificant increase of a penny or two in the dealer credit card fees and, over time, most of those customers who left, gradually came back because convenience won out over a few cents per gallon difference in price. If there was an impact on the value of the business, it was short-lived and minor.
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Auto Bulletin April, 20007
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As we head towards the end of 2006, the marketplace for the purchase and sale of gas station properties remains active, but values have leveled off. There are some bright spots on the 2007 horizon, but don't expect any dramatic changes.
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2005: Best Year in a Decade to Sell? |
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We have been monitoring the gas station market on a daily basis for over fifteen years. A unique set of conditions exist today that may make your gas station property more valuable than it has been over the past seven years but also more valuable than it will be for the next two or three years.
Let me explain.
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The Impact of Current Trends on Station Values |
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It is a classic "buyer's market," and has been for some time. The number of stations on the market continues to be at all-time high levels. How long will that last? There is some evidence to suggest that we're nearing
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