Nicholas Chatzitsolis, CRE

Managing Director, Valuations, Athens, Greece – CBRE Nicholas Chatzitsolis, CRE,  is the Managing Director of Axies S.A, the valuation company of the CBRE Affiliate Network in Greece. He is responsible for all appraisal activities of the firm and has been involved in more than 10,000 assignments during the past 27 years. Nicholas graduated from North East… Read more

John Frank Jr., CRE, retires after 30-Year Career with Cushman & Wakefield

John Frank Jr., CRE, recently retired after more than 30 years with Cushman & Wakefield. Frank managed commercial real estate brokerage companies from 1981 to 1995. He founded Realteam Ltd. of Cincinnati in 1984. From 1990 to 1995, he served as president of Ostendorf-Morris, which merged with one of Cushman & Wakefield’s predecessor companies in… Read more

National Association of Real Estate Editors Awards Hugh Kelly the 2017 Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Gold Award

Hugh F. Kelly, CRE, received the first place Gold Award in the 2017 Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. NAREE’s judges commented that Kelly’s book “24-Hour Cities: Real Investment Performance, Not Just Promises,” published by Routledge, was “highly readable” and “fascinating for anyone who loves cities and wants to understand them.”

External Affairs Alert – June 2017 – The CRE® 2017-18 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate

The CRE 2017-18 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate: Political Polarization and Global Uncertainty The Technology Boom Generational Disruption Retail Disruption Infrastructure Investment Housing: The Big Mismatch Lost Decades of the Middle Class Real Estate’s Emerging Role in Health Care Immigration Climate Change 1. Political Polarization and Global Uncertainty Political Polarization and Global Uncertainty are impacting… Read more

David Lynn, CRE, at the 2017 Beijing Global Private Equity Opportunities Forum

Dr. David Lynn, CRE, was a member of a panel presentation titled “Asset Classes: Where to Put Your Capital” at the 2017 Beijing Global Private Equity Opportunities Forum, which was held from May 19 to May 20. The inaugural Global Private Equity Opportunities Forum in Beijing was developed by The China Investor to build global partnerships. The… Read more

Bob Bach, CRE; Victor Calanog, CRE; and Raymond Torto, CRE quoted in Bisnow

Three Counselors and other economic experts discussed with Bisnow the influence of politics on the U.S. economy and the commercial real estate industry. “The economy is perking along at the same modest pace it has been since the recession. It’s not about to accelerate due to enthusiasm for Trump’s policies or decelerate, despite the recent… Read more

Mario López-Alcalá

VP, Senior Analyst Mario López-Alcalá is a VP, Senior Analyst and leads the real estate practice globally at MSCI ESG Research. Mario oversees ESG-related content and methodology dedicated to identifying risks and opportunities arising from material Environmental, Social and Governance factors. Previously, Mario worked for RiskMetrics, the Energy, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology group of the… Read more

Noah Shlaes, CRE

President, Shlaes & Co. Noah Shlaes, CRE, is President of Shlaes & Co. Previously, Mr. Shlaes joined Newmark Grubb Knight Frank from Grubb & Ellis, where he led the Strategic Consulting group. Earlier, he worked at Arthur Andersen, culminating in his role as Director of Corporate Real Estate Services. Mr. Shlaes has advised international banks, utilities,… Read more

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