At their recent, monthly, breakfast meeting, the Southwest Chapter met with John Graham, President of Sunbelt Holdings. They held a dynamic conversation about the influence of leadership in the State of Arizona and what initiatives are underway to ensure competitive advantage for business recruitment, business retention, strengthening of K-12 education and the growth of local… Read more

Two CRE members – Kathleen Rose, CRE, president and CEO, Rose & Associates Southeast, Davidson, N.C. and Tom Justin, CRE, principal, The Weitzman Group, New York City – spoke in May at the Annual Conference for Catholic Facilities Management in Savannah, Ga. They presented a case study of the CRE Consulting Corps’ project which is… Read more

The CRE Midwest Chapter will host some of the nation’s foremost experts to discuss the public trust doctrine and the potential impact in protecting land, water and other natural resources in the future. Click here to view the agenda.

Maxine Mitchell, CRE, President/Owner and Robert Miller, CRE, Senior Vice President, Applied Real Estate Analytics, Inc., Chicago, are celebrating the company’s 30-year anniversary in May. AREA is a multidisciplinary real estate consulting firm that focuses on site selection, financial analysis, fiscal and impact studies, community development and revitalization, land management, portfolio evaluation and more. Mitchell… Read more

Noah D. Shlaes, CRE, 2015 Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate, spoke at the MIPIM Japan international conference in Tokyo on the panel “The Role of Counselors/Advisors in Global Real Estate Decision Making.” Shlaes, Senior Managing Director, Global Corporate Services, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, addressed the role of Counselors as guides to legal, cultural… Read more

Brian A. Glanville, CRE, senior managing director, Integra Realty Resources – Portland, was a featured speaker at the RICS Summit of the Americas. The panel focused on The Valuation of Going Concern Properties. CRE James V. Andrews was the Moderator of the panel.

Former Denver mayor and U.S. Transportation, Energy Secretary Federico Peña spoke on urban revitalization at the regional level at the Counselors of Real Estate Midyear Meetings in Denver April 20. Counselors from around the world met in Denver April 19 – 22.

The CRE Pacific Northwest Chapter hosted speaker Greg Johnson, president of Wright Runstad & Co. at their March meeting. His presentation focused on The Spring District, the company’s new 36-acre transit-oriented mixed-use neighborhood now under development. When completed, the neighborhood will have over 5.3 million square feet of office buildings, apartments, hotels, retail outlets, and… Read more

The CRE Carolinas Chapter recently hosted their 7th annual Creative Thinkers Awards in Charlotte, celebrating visionary leaders behind innovative real estate projects in the Carolinas. Among honorees: Don Beaver, Charlotte Knights owner. Loren S. Kennedy, CRE, principal, Kennedy Advisors, Raleigh, is chapter chair. Geoffrey M. Curme, CRE was an award recipient for his work redeveloping… Read more

Noah D. Shlaes, CRE, 2015 Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate, spoke at the international MIPIM conference in Cannes, France. He participated in the panel session, “Next Generation USA Real Estate: Next Investment Opportunities.” Shlaes, senior managing director, Global Corporate Services, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, is a technology expert who is widely published on… Read more