Geoffrey M. Curme, CRE, managing member, Mount Vernon Asset Management, Charlotte, received a 2015 Creative Thinkers Award, celebrating his work redeveloping the EpiCenter in Charlotte. View the video to see how his vision transformed Charlotte’s north end. The award was presented at the CRE Carolinas Chapter luncheon event February 25.
CRE NY Metropolitan Chapter members and NY Appraisal Chapter members recently co-hosted their annual Economic Forecast, featuring Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody’s Analytics. Casey Kemper, CRE, President, Collegiate Asset Management, CRE chapter chair, said Zandi is “optimistic” about the U.S. economy.
Joe McGauley, CRE has formed Gershman Commercial Equities, LLC, a new company which focuses on acquiring & repositioning office, industrial, retail & mixed use properties within the Greater St. Louis area. GCE is an affiliate of Gershman Commercial, which enjoys a sixty year tradition of development & ownership of commercial properties. McGauley is entering his… Read more
“Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.” (From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Water is emerging as a foundational consideration in real estate investment. Vital to our survival, but taken for granted in most developed countries, a convergence… Read more
Context For most of the last 40 years, the mention of “energy” and “real estate” in the same sentence evoked discussion of conservation and efficiency. Today, generation and transmission of power are coming to be viewed as critical real estate intensive activities. How we fuel electric power creation is coming to affect all facets of… Read more
Energy, jobs, and the far-reaching influence of the Millennial generation are the issues that will have the most significant impact on real estate both near-and long-term, according to The Counselors of Real Estate® organization. The CRE Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate, developed annually by The Counselors of Real Estate External Affairs Committee, considers independent… Read more
FASB-IASB Lease Accounting Saga Moves Into a Fourth Year The US Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) have been working together on a Lease Accounting project since late 2009/early 2010. The original proposal was released in August 2010 and created significant controversy in the real estate community. After multiple… Read more
Overview State and local budget constraints and the continuing priority of job creation have created a tumultuous environment for public private partnerships, generating a host of issues and opportunities. These fall principally in the areas of community development and “city-building,” the traditional realm of our professional involvement. The emerging “P-3” of private development, ownership, and… Read more
The Counselors of Real Estate Top Ten Issues in 2013 The growing integration of global and local economies, rising economic and political uncertainty, and the need for thoughtful analysis of industry trends inspired The Counselors of Real Estate to initiate its first annual Top 10 Issues Affecting Real Estate report in July 2012. The… Read more
Resource Competition Escalates, Highlighting Imperative for Sustainability Strategies to Look Beyond Energy Number Eight on our CRE hit parade of the “Top Ten Issues Defining the Future of the Real Estate Industry” in 2012 was sustainability. Much of the attention to sustainability in the real estate realm centers on energy efficiency and the efficient use… 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