Stepping Back

Monday, April 5th, 2021

To our Customers and Dear Friends, It has been an honor to fulfill your commercial real estate needs over the past twenty-three years.  Many of you began your real estate journey with me at York Properties, then followed me to Keller Williams Commercial, for which I am most grateful.  I wanted to share that In […]

COVID-19 Update

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

As we approach the anniversary of the pandemic, we hope that you are staying safe and healthy. Here is a copy of an email that we sent to our clients last spring as you continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. Dear Valued Clients and Friends, In these challenging times, when events we could […]

Its been Raining all week

Wednesday, June 17th, 2020

We all know someone like Eeyore.  In fact, we know people that fit into the personalities of all of AA Milne’s characters.  Pooh is “a bear of very little brain”, Piglet is scared of almost everything, Owl is wise, Tiger is full of joy, and of course Eeyore is the epitome of depressiveness. But the beauty of the […]

Opportunity Zones

Thursday, February 20th, 2020

Raleigh Area Census Tract Opportunity Zones The definition of Opportunity Zones from the IRS: “Opportunity Zones were created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. These zones are designed to spur economic development and job creation in distressed communities throughout the country and U.S. possessions by providing tax benefits to investors who invest eligible […]

The power of showing up

Monday, January 20th, 2020

  Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George” is based on this Seurat painting At Amy Bush Commercial, we strive to meet and try to exceed the expectations of our clients.   We negotiate Real Estate deals between passionate Buyer and Sellers, as well as spirited Landlords and Tenants — there is always a lot of […]

If it make you happy, part 2

Saturday, November 30th, 2019

A couple of blog posts ago, I wrote about academic studies that concluded that spending money for an experiences (as opposed to conspicuous consumption on “things”) can provide sustainable happiness.   This Thanksgiving week, I did my own study and have concluded that family and friends and traditional holiday food and especially dogs and “turkey trots” make […]

Grand Opening

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

Dr. George Ghneim and friend Of course I am writing a blog about Wegmans.  Search engine algorithms will systematically archive any Triangle based website that doesn’t include page devoted to Wegmans this week.  So is my thought after the obligatory visit to the grand opening of the mega-grocery store: wow! What all the newcomers to […]

If it makes you happy

Thursday, August 1st, 2019

Go ahead and buy the latte! One major academic finding reported that spending money for an experience – concert tickets, exotic travel, cocktail bitters classes – produces longer lasting satisfaction than spending money on plain old stuff.  But even the authors of  that academic study acknowledge that “Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t […]

Is it summer yet?

Thursday, June 20th, 2019

Is it summer (feels that way) or is it still spring (technical definition)? The 2019 Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will be at 11:54am EDT on Friday, June 21st. This is the first day of summer and marks the longest day of the year For some folks, summer begins on the Memorial Day Weekend.  […]

Adapting to Change

Sunday, June 16th, 2019

The statue quo is comforting.  Change can be difficult. Our front yard had three large red oak trees. In the fall, the one on the left fell after the rain and wind of Hurricane Florence. We had an arborist take a look at the situation and inspect the remaining two trees.  His opinion was that […]