Leaner brokerages make way in real estate

Sometimes it’s just the right time to strike out on your own, and that time apparently is now for several area commercial brokers.

“I had been with Gibbons White for 15 years and was the VP of brokerage service there since 2008,” said Chris Boston, who formed BostonPace of Boulder with his brother, Mike, last November. “For me it was just the right time to take along my business and clients that I had.”

The two brothers had long thought of going into business together, and Mike, an investment specialist, had also just sold the…