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Get to Know the Broker: Patrick Southern of Serhant

Via Commercial Observer · October 15, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · October 15, 2026

Why this matters

Commercial real estate continues to digest a multi-year reset in cost of capital. Transaction velocity is below the 2019-2021 trend but improving, cap rates have stabilized across most stabilized property types, and the bid-ask gap has narrowed materially in the past two quarters. Sponsors with permanent capital and operating platforms have an advantage in the current execution environment. The next twelve months will continue to reward underwriting discipline and operational sophistication over balance-sheet aggression.

Editorial analysis · Real Estate Trail Editorial

Excerpt from Commercial Observer:
If you need a place in New Jersey, SERHANT ’s Patrick Southern is the agent you call. In 2025 alone, he closed 376 contracts in the state, mostly in Jersey City, just a stone’s throw from the bustling luxury res…
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