Ray Cirz, CRE, Authors Retail Properties Quarterly Article

Raymond Cirz, CRE, Senior Managing Director, Newmark Knight Frank, New York, N.Y., authored an article which appeared in Retail Properties Quarterly, a Colorado Real Estate Journal publication. He described retail challenges, successes, and opportunities, particularly in shopping malls, citing the trend of shuttered malls being transformed into mixed-use communities which create a work-live-play atmosphere.

Cate Agnew, CRE, Profiled in Business Journal

Catherine (Cate) Agnew, CRE, Executive Director, Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking, New York, N.Y., was featured in a profile by New York Real Estate Journal. In the story, Cate discusses her 2017 year in review and outlook for the coming year. Read the full profile.

Marilee Utter, CRE, Quoted in Nashville Business Journal

Marilee Utter, CRE, President, Citiventure Associates, LLC, Denver, was quoted by Nashville Business Journal in an article about the proposed expansion of mass transit in the city. She noted the positive relationship between light rail service and development. Nashville voters will decide in May if a plan to build and pay for the city’s mass-transit… Read more

Hugh Kelly, CRE, Quoted in Commercial Property Executive Magazine

Hugh Kelly, Ph.D., CRE, Special Advisor, Fordham University Real Estate Institute, New York, N.Y., was quoted in Commercial Property Executive magazine in March. The article described the robust industrial real estate market, a continuation of the rise in that sector in 2017, as detailed in Integra Realty Resources’ new “2018 Viewpoint Industrial Report.” Dr. Kelly… Read more

Dan Lesser, CRE, Announces New Strategic Alliance with Mumbai-based Firm

Daniel Lesser, CRE, announced a new strategic alliance between his company, LW Hospitality Advisors (LWHA), and Mumbai-based Hotelivate. In describing the formation, he said, “This alliance brings together two very driven and dedicated consulting forces from the west and the east.” LWHA is a hospitality valuation and advisory services firm focused on hotels, resorts gaming… Read more

KC Conway, CRE, Shares HQ2 Corporate Sites Insight

KC Conway, CRE, authored a paper titled “Amazon HQ2: A Reset Button for Site Selection.”  He also writes a weekly column (“KC’s Column”) with observations, insights and predictions of all things real estate. There are currently more than 200,000 subscribers.  To subscribe to the emailed column free of charge, send a request to kcconway@culverhouse.ua.edu.

KC Conway, CRE, Speaks at More than 40 Events

KC Conway, CRE, is a popular speaker who has provided economic insights to real estate and business audiences at more than 40 events since since the beginning of 2018. Among the engagements are the Memphis Association of Realtors state conference; the Ft. Bend County (Texas) Economic Outlook; the State of the Ports event presented by… Read more

Jack Friedman, CRE, Updates Popular Book

Jack P. Friedman, Ph.D., CRE, CEO, Jack P. Friedman Co., River Forest, Ill., updated his popular book, Dictionary of Real Estate Terms, in 2017. Now in its ninth edition, it is also available in Kindle edition. It is included, along with a number of his other books, in the CRE Library on the CRE website…. Read more

Robert Griswold, CRE, Authors New Book for “Dummies”

The newest book written by Robert S. Griswold, CRE, President, Griswold Real Estate Management, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is his eighth in the “For Dummies” series published by Wiley. Mortgage Management for Dummies (co-authored by Eric Tyson) joins other titles he has authored such as Real Estate Investing for Dummies, Landlord’s Legal Kit for Dummies,… Read more

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