James S. Lee, CRE, 2016 CRE Board Chair, represented The Counselors of Real Estate and spoke as a panelist at the 2016 MIPIM Conference in Cannes, France. He is a real estate investment advisor and authority on multi-family housing; the panel topic was “Student Housing: a Niche with Growth Potential.” Mr. Lee is Co-Founder and… Read more

Nick Nicholas, CRE, was awarded the national Omega Tau Rho Medallion of Service during the February 2016 ceremonies at the Texas Association of Realtors® Winter Meeting in Austin, Texas. The Omega Tau Rho Medallion of Service is given by state and local Realtor® associations to members who have shown exemplary dedication and service to the… Read more

Reaves Lukens III, CRE, was recently elected to a four-year term as Chair of the Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors. The seven?person board is tasked with decision?making on local issues, including initiating and adopting ordinances and resolutions relating to Township business, determining the rates for both real estate and other taxes they are empowered to… Read more

W. Allen Morris, CRE, received the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Boy Scouts of America’s South Florida Council. The award recognizes leaders in South Florida who have made a substantial impact on the local community and its residents. Morris, who was a boy scout as a child, said, “…every day of my life I use… Read more

William Norton, CRE, was named an honorary member of the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. This award is bestowed on nonarchitects who have given distinguished service to the profession of architecture or to the arts and sciences related to architecture within the state of New Hampshire. Norton was recognized for his… Read more

Urban Land online selected an article written by Peter Burley, CRE, and David Lynn, CRE, as the #1 most popular article for 2015. The article, titled Six Trends in Commercial Real Estate to Watch for in 2015, was published on January 5, 2015. A follow up article focusing on trends for 2016 was released on… Read more

Representatives from the CRE Consulting Corps will participate in the first ever YMCA Real Estate Facilities Summit with a panel presentation, “Trends in Real Estate for Non? Profits.” The presentation will summarize the top ten issues facing real estate, emphasizing those issues that directly impact YMCAs, and interspersing the presentation with actual case studies of… Read more

Real estate leaders, visionaries and market makers gathered for the Global Cities in an Era of Change 2016 Symposium, in Palo Alto, Calif., March 30 – April 1. Offered in partnership by The Counselors of Real Estate, Stanford University (SPIRE) and RICS, the event focused on challenges presented by the growing shift of populations to… Read more

Real estate leaders, visionaries and market makers will gather for the Global Cities in an Era of Change 2016 Symposium, in Palo Alto, Calif., March 30 – April 1. Offered in partnership by The Counselors of Real Estate, Stanford University (SPIRE) and RICS, the event’s focus is on challenges presented by the growing shift of… Read more

The Delaware Valley Chapter of The Counselors of Real Estate, in conjunction with The Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate, Villanova School of Business, recently hosted an Economic Update featuring Dr. Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics. The takeaways for CREs and others in attendance were: Full U.S. employment is expected around mid-summer 2016. Wages… Read more