On September 7, 2017, Rob Nahigian, CRE, of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. was re-appointed by the Massachusetts Real Estate Licensing Commission/Real Estate Board to its Education Subcommittee. The Education Subcommittee reviews and recommends to the State’s Executive Director and Associate Executive Director the continuing educational requirements to remain a real estate licensed salesperson and/or… Read more

Noah Shlaes, CRE, was interviewed for RE Journals on the impact of emerging technology on the industrial sector. The article explores how advances in robotics, 3D printing, and the internet of things can increase efficiency and transform business models. “There are so many implications for the configurations of warehouses, for the through-put of warehouses,” Shlaes… Read more

David Kirk, CRE, was recently quoted in the Boston Globe.  The article focuses on adaptive reuse in Boston, where historic buildings are refurbished into modern businesses and popular chains. “I think initially it was very tough for national chains that were used to developing on pods in the suburbs with their cookie-cutter demographic screens to… Read more

William T. (Ted) Anglyn, CRE, was a recipient of the Appraisal Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the International Valuation Conference in Ottawa, Ontario in June 2017. The Appraisal Institute Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to an AI professional who best demonstrates high ethical standards; contributed to the Appraisal Institute at the chapter, regional, national and/or international… Read more

Jeffrey A. Beaver, Esq., CRE, has been elected as a new member of The American Law Institute (ALI), a leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. Members of ALI include distinguished judges, practitioners, and academics. ALI drafts, discusses, revises, and publishes Restatements of the… Read more

On August 3, Michael Dinn, CRE, spoke at an event for the Chicagoland Apartment Association, the 2017 Government Affairs Roundtable in Chicago. The presentation, “U.S. Apartment Demand – A Forward Look”, covers an extensive study on multifamily housing that he worked on with Paige Mueller, CRE. The study was commissioned by the National Multifamily Housing Council and the… Read more

On August 3, 2017, Jonathan Miller, CRE, was interviewed on CNBC’s Nightly Business Report on the reason behind the luxury market uptick. The story begins at the 20 minute, 58 second mark and his appearance begins around 21:35.

Tom Fink, CRE, senior vice president and managing director of Trepp, LLC, was recently interviewed on America’s Commercial Real Estate Show. The July 19 episode covers the Insurance Company Investment Performance Survey from Trepp in partnership with the CRE Finance Council. This survey tracks the performance of $227 billion in commercial mortgage investments across 27 insurance… Read more

Cassandra J. Francis, CRE, was highlighted in the July 2017 cover story for Construction Week Qatar. Francis, who splits time between Chicago, Illinois and Doha, Qatar, discusses the gender imbalance of the construction industry in Qatar. It’s estimated that at most construction sites around the world, 99% of workers are men. Qatar is no exception,… Read more