CCIM Institute announced it has named Kiernan “KC” Conway, MAI, CRE, as its 2018 Chief Economist. Conway is the director of research and corporate engagement at the Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE) housed within the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce. “KC Conway is a widely respected economist with extensive experience in commercial… Read more

Steven D. Leader, CRE Emeritus, president, Leader Realty Advisors, Ltd., New York City, recently was selected to serve as a Judge and Mediator representing the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in the Ninth Annual Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon. The Triathlon, co-sponsored by FINRA and St. John’s University School of Law, is a joint initiative of the… Read more

Jackie Buhn, CRE, was quoted in Philadelphia magazine about the renovation project of Suburban Station in Penn Center, Philadelphia. Buhn is the principal and CEO of Philadelphia-based real estate services firm AthenianRazak. Last fall, the company took over the master lease for all retail space owned by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) at the Suburban Station… Read more

Kiernan “KC” Conway has assumed the role as Director of Research and Corporate Engagement for the Alabama Center for Real Estate. Conway comes to ACRE with more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate as an appraiser, lender, credit officer and economist.

Steven Norris, CRE, was quoted in the 2017 third quarter issue of the Valuation Magazine of the Appraisal Institute. The cover story centers on the transportation revolution and its impact on real estate. Discussing autonomous vehicles, electric cars, and more innovations, Norris says, “I think we are going to be surprised by how these new… Read more

Nicholas R. Morizio, CRE, was recently interviewed on Fox 61 News in Hartford, CT for his views on the commercial real estate trends for 2018 in Connecticut. “There’s been over 3 million square feet being developed right now in Connecticut,” says Morizio. Watch his analysis of the Connecticut real estate industry above.

Jim Costello, CRE, was recently featured in National Real Estate Investor to discuss a slowing of investment sales volume due to changes in investor behavior. Costello says that the underwriting process is taking longer and the negotiation process is tougher. “Now you have to be right on everything,” Costello says. “You can’t make mistakes there…. Read more

This October marks the 30th anniversary of Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Founded in 1987, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI) is a global media firm recognized for sharing industry intelligence, knowledge and insights on institutional real estate and infrastructure marketplaces. Geoff Dohrmann, CRE, is the President and CEO of IREI. IREI creates news publications, special reports… Read more

REIS economists Victor Calanog, CRE, and Barbara Byrne Denham authored a white paper analyzing what to expect, based in part on REIS’s study of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and New York after Superstorm Sandy: Houston After Harvey: REIS Looks at the Impact on Commercial Real Estate. View the white paper here.