External Affairs Alert – Is Retail in Trouble, or just Re-Aligning?

KC Conway, CRE, writes: “I spoke this week at ICSC Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic conference in Charlotte … on more than the drone of store closings and e-commerce killing retail. A slide below may be useful regarding the good side of retail amidst hundreds more store closings in 2017. … The headline on retail commercial real… Read more

External Affairs Alert – Re-Shaping Industrial, one Retailer at a Time?

Prior to the recent NAIOP conference in Toronto, Bisnow interviewed KC Conway, CRE, on developments in the Industrial sector ( see: What An Eastern-Shifting Supply Chain Means For North American Seaports And Industrial Real Estate) In that discussion, Conway points to the relationship between retailers and the industrial sector: “The power of industrial investment increasingly… Read more

External Affairs Alert – Housing

CRE Members: Are Risks and Opportunities in Housing among the issues or trends we should consider for the 2017-2018 CRE Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate? We Need Your Feedback! Is it something you feel is important to the industry? What do you see as the implications? Drawn from a brief recently published by Calculated… Read more

External Affairs Alert – Office Amenities

This is the first External Affairs Alert for 2017. Each Alert will ask you, the CRE membership, to offer your opinions, feedback and thought leadership on a real estate issue or trend. Some are significant and may be included in the CRE® Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate this year. We want to hear from… Read more

2017 Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate Speaks at MIPIM Conference

(Chicago)–March 14, 2017–Scott R. Muldavin, CRE®, noted authority on real estate sustainability, spoke today at MIPIM–the world’s largest conference for real estate–in Cannes, France. He is the 2017 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate professional association and president of The Muldavin Company, a real estate advisory firm in San Rafael, Calif. Mr. Muldavin led… Read more

Johnson Recognized as Future 50 Award Winner

Terri S. Johnson, CRE, managing partner, Capstan Tax Strategies, Jenkintown, Pa., was recently recognized as a Future 50 Award Winner by SmartCEO Magazine. The awards recognize fifty of Greater Philadelphia’s fastest growing, mid-sized companies. The firms represent the future of the region’s economy and their leaders embody the entrepreneurial spirit critical for success. “I am honored to be… Read more

John Leary, CRE Chairs International Ethics Standards Development as Part of Global Coalition

(Chicago—December 20, 2016)—The first set of global property ethics principles has been released by the International Ethics Standards (IES) Coalition, a group of more than 100 professional organizations worldwide. The Standards are intended to guide professionals working in land, property, construction, infrastructure and related professions. John J. Leary, CRE®, Senior Valuation Consultant, Advisra Consulting, LLC,… Read more

William P.J. McCarthy, CRE Receives James Felt Creative Counseling Award from The Counselors of Real Estate

(Chicago)—December 13, 2016—A 13-year pro-bono project to redevelop and rebuild a state-of-the-art co-educational Catholic high school in Vancouver, B.C. has earned William P.J. McCarthy, CRE® the coveted James Felt Creative Counseling Award from The Counselors of Real Estate® professional association. The award celebrates outstanding achievement and ingenuity in real estate counseling by a member of… 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