Name: James Famularo

Job Title: President of Retail Leasing

Company Name: Meridian Capital Group

What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
As this year ends, I strongly believe that the challenges commercial real estate professionals faced during the pandemic are largely behind us. People were forced to get creative and use different strategies in order to keep up deal momentum while the industry struggled and after having these experiences, we enter 2022 stronger than ever. There has already been an increase in commercial leasing activity over the last several months, and I expect this trend to continue into the new year. Between retail stores, restaurants, fitness, and offices, it is clear that commercial leasing has already made a comeback with velocity carrying into 2022.