- Smart Cities
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The year is coming to a close. Now is the time to consider charitable donations for today and tomorrow.
Individuals may think about what charities have made a difference in
their lives. Or ask themselves what legacy they want to create. Now
Alfred Nobel is not remembered as a cannon manufacturer but for funding
the prestigious Nobel Prizes.
- Deal Makers
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CIRE magazine (Jan/Feb 2017): The biggest CCIM deals in retail, office, multifamily, financing, hospitality, industrial, and land.
- Shrinking Footprint
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The Upward momentum that commercial real estate prices and values
have been experiencing has recently slowed relative to their
appreciation trajectory since their amazing recovery starting two years
after the credit crisis. Given the challenges in today's world and the
many dynamics affecting commercial real estate, the economy, and the
financial markets, it is time to fully understand the next phase of the
current market cycle.
- Shadow Banking
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The year is coming to a close. Now is the time to consider charitable donations for today and tomorrow.
Individuals may think about what charities have made a difference in
their lives. Or ask themselves what legacy they want to create. Now
Alfred Nobel is not remembered as a cannon manufacturer but for funding
the prestigious Nobel Prizes.
- Adept Adviser
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In March of 2015, commercial real estate broker and developer, Dolly
Elizondo, CCIM, was running to become the first Latina from Texas to
serve in the U.S. Congress. Placing third in a six-way Democratic
primary, she narrowly missed the runoff by a mere 1,026 votes out of
more than 50,000 cast.
As she continues her commercial real estate career and contemplates
her political future, Elizondo appreciates the long path that brought
her to where she is now.
- Market Trends
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U.S. industrial markets absorbed 74.9 msf in the third quarter of 2016,
rising 29.1 percent compared to third quarter of 2015, according to
Cushman & Wakefield. To date, the industrial sector has posted 26
consecutive quarters of net occupancy gains. “The indicators we monitor,
such as containerized traffic, transportation indices, and consumer
confidence, are still trending in a positive direction, which should
continue to translate into robust industrial leasing activity,” says
Kevin Thorpe, global chief economist at Cushman & Wakefield in
Washington, D.C.
- Theft Alert
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Research from the likes of BDO and NAREIT finds that Real
Estate Investment Trusts are facing performance risks, potential market
volatility, and heightened attention from investors after outpacing the
Standard & Poor's 500 during most of 2016.
REIT fund managers can either follow or ignore guidance on the
financial opportunity that commercial building energy retrofits offer to
maximize earnings and sustain a competitive advantage. Ignoring
guidance presents major performance risks.
- CRE CrossFit
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Commercial Investment Real Estate magazine looks at new technology for CRE professionals.
- Tech Duo
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Commercial real estate brokers can capitalize on a growing market by understanding its unique needs and challenges.
Startups aren't exactly synonymous with big money for commercial real estate brokers. New businesses are often looking for small spaces and short-term deals. However, brokers would be wise to gi
- International Beat
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CIRE Magazine (Jan/Feb 2017): A look at the latest in commercial real estate industry around the globe.
- Convergence of Excellence
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How CCIMs shaped the industry during revolutionary changes in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Five decades ago, the commercial real estate industry was poised at the transition of private ownership and wildcatter developers to become a global, public, professionalized industry with increasingly complex ownership a
- Negotiating Finesse
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The year is coming to a close. Now is the time to consider charitable donations for today and tomorrow.
Individuals may think about what charities have made a difference in
their lives. Or ask themselves what legacy they want to create. Now
Alfred Nobel is not remembered as a cannon manufacturer but for funding
the prestigious Nobel Prizes.
- Regional Outlook
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Investment is booming in San Francisco | Uber and Lyft ride sharing affects CRE sector | Nashville hotel rates grow with increase in tourism | Low oil prices and bigger business profits | Construction in Chicago is big | Boston's warehouses drive vibrant industrial market | Twin Cities multi-tenant market fundamentals continue improvement
- The Wild, Wild West
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The year is coming to a close. Now is the time to consider charitable donations for today and tomorrow.
Individuals may think about what charities have made a difference in
their lives. Or ask themselves what legacy they want to create. Now
Alfred Nobel is not remembered as a cannon manufacturer but for funding
the prestigious Nobel Prizes.
- Lasting Partnerships
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President's Desk: It's a celebration of CCIM Institute's 50th birthday in 2017, and we
will be honoring that event by providing greater service and benefits to
our members.
- Silver Streak
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The year is coming to a close. Now is the time to consider charitable donations for today and tomorrow.
Individuals may think about what charities have made a difference in
their lives. Or ask themselves what legacy they want to create. Now
Alfred Nobel is not remembered as a cannon manufacturer but for funding
the prestigious Nobel Prizes.
- Navigating Stormy Seas
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For most real estate analysts, the beginning perspective for retail real estate market analysis is often a site in search of a user, according to “A Rational Approach to Feasibility Analysis” in The Appraisal Journal. This is consistent with the theory that a user can pay the most to occupy a site since the user can place it into productive use immediately. An astute investor or developer values the property based on what the user can afford to pay to occupy the space.
The Graaskamp Legacy reiterated the Graaskamp courses of action that exist in real estate feasibility, which include the site in search of user, site selection, and an investor looking for an investment property.For years, the Chicago Housing Authority was the poster child for
development gone wrong. Cabrini Green, for example, became a breeding
ground for crime and was far more dangerous than the housing it
replaced. On the bright side, Austin, Texas, shows how good development
planning enhances a city's prosperity enticing more companies and
employees.