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Souza Speaks at RICS Event
Larry Souza, CRE, FRICS,
principal, real estate and
financial economist/broker,
Johnson Souza Group, Inc.,
San Francisco, addressed a
group at a recent RICS
“Brown Bag” event in the
Bay Area. The program focused on the most
current look at national, state and local
macroeconomic, capital and commercial real
estate market indicators. Souza spoke on a
variety of topics including local commercial
real estate market conditions, the business
and real estate cycle, transactions and mortgage
volumes, and strategies to manage into
the growth phase.
- Lawrence Souza, CRE |
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Heric Joins Wells Fargo Bank
Martha Heric, CRE, has recently accepted the position of Vice President in the RETECHS division of Wells Fargo Bank in the Mid-Atlantic Region. She is located in the former Wachovia Two office in downtown Charlotte, NC. The position promises to offer the challenge of analyzing the effect of the declining market on the collateral of one of the largest banks in the US.
- Martha Heric, CRE |
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Hentschel and Kaganova Address Media in Serbia
CREs John Hentschel, president, Hentschel
Real Estate Services, Abingdon, Md., and
Olga Kaganova, senior research associate,
The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.,
recently addressed media members during a
conference in Belgrade, Serbia, entitled
“Construction Land Management in Serbia.”
Hentschel spoke about creating national
wealth through mutual cooperation between
the Ministry of Defense and Municipalities
to increase the value of and attract private
redevelopment investment to surplus military
properties. Kaganova discussed the
challenges of establishing a strategic framework
for managing and deploying government
property assets in Serbia. The event
was sponsored by the U.S. Agency for
International Development.
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MacCrate Starts Blog
James R. MacCrate, CRE, MacCrate
Associates, Oyster Bay, N.Y., has
started a new blog on retail trends
and department store rents. To read MacCrate's blog, visit:
http://realestatevaluation.wordpress.com/
- James MacCrate, CRE |
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Moody Active on Speaker Cicuit
Von W. Moody, III, CRE,
senior vice president,
Corporate Real Estate,
Wachovia Corporation,
Denver, N.C., has addressed
various area organizations
recently, speaking on the
topics of corporate real estate, distressed
property, and valuation and tax assessment
trends. The groups and events have included:
the International Right of Way
Association Regional Conference; the
Lincoln County Shoreline Organization; the
CCIM Institute Carolinas Meetings; the ULI/
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
“Distressed Real Estate” seminar; and the
GVA Worldwide Conference.
- Von Moody, CRE |
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Levine Visits China
Mark Lee Levine, CRE,
professor, director, chair
holder, University of Denver,
completed his 12th trip to
China earlier this year where
he observed some of the
newest training programs in
China for real estate education related to
valuation work. Levine also met with officials
who are involved in Chinese financial
markets and are connected with real estate
projects. Levine currently is visiting parts of
Asia with graduate students and other real
estate professionals.
- Mark Levine, CRE |
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