CRE News

Meet Your 2020 Leadership Team Michel Couillard, CRE, FRICS, president and CEO of Busac Real Estate in Montreal, is the 2020 Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate.  He is the second Canadian to lead the organization in its 66-year history. Mr. Couillard directs Busac’s business interests in Canada and abroad, and oversees the firm’s… Read more

CRE Newsmakers

Hugh F. Kelly, Ph.D., CRE, was honored in Nashville as the 2019 recipient of The Counselors of Real Estate’s prestigious James D. Landauer/John R. White Award, presented annually to those who have furthered the ideals of the organization and demonstrated both outstanding professionalism in real estate and a notable influence civically.   Also honored was… Read more

Real Property. Real Talk.

Julie Melander, CRE, moderated an International Council of Shopping Centers’ panel on the “Workforce of the Future – Diversity Inclusion and Equity” at its Southeast Conference & Deal Making event in Atlanta. Joshua Harris, Ph.D., CRE, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal for the article “E-Commerce Made Warehouses Hot. Trade War Could Cool Them… Read more

The Counselors of Real Estate® Announces 2020 Leadership Team

Chicago, IL, November 18, 2019—The Counselors of Real Estate®, the global professional association for prominent commercial real estate advisors, has announced its 2020 leadership team. Michel Couillard, CRE, FRICS, president and CEO of BUSAC Real Estate in Montreal, was elected the 2020 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate board of directors. Mr. Couillard will… Read more

CRE Collaboration

CRE Consulting Corps Travels to Memphis and Tucson A team of six Counselors recently provided expertise and recommendations to the leadership of Agricenter International, an 1,100-acre urban farm in Memphis, Tennessee. The non-profit is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of agriculture through education and research. While it had a high-level strategic business and conceptual… Read more

Anne Joyner Sheehan, CRE

Chief Executive Officer, Real Property Tax Advisors Experience Real Property Tax Advisors 2002 – Present Principal and Chief Executive Officer of outsourced Property Tax Management service provider, specializing in the delivery of cash management and risk reduction to corporate occupiers and particularly manufacturers with both real and business personal property assets. Delivered $24M in tax… Read more

Ralph J. Schulz, Jr.

President and CEO, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Ralph Schulz was named president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce by the Chamber’s board of directors in November 2006, following a 30-year career in nonprofit management, marketing and fundraising. In taking the position, he accepted a leadership role at one of Middle Tennessee’s… Read more

The Counselors of Real Estate®, established in 1953, is an international group of high profile professionals including members of prominent real estate, financial, legal and accounting firms as well as leaders of government and academia who provide expert, objective advice on complex real property situations and land-related matters. Membership is selective, extended by invitation only. The organization’s CRE® (Counselor of Real Estate) credential is granted to all members in recognition of superior problem solving ability in various areas of real estate counseling. For more information, contact The Counselors of Real Estate