Dan Lesser, CRE, president & CEO, LW Hospitality Advisors, New York City, described how the hospitality industry is changing to meet diverse audiences during a panel session at the National Association of Real Estate Editors annual conference in June, 2018, in Las Vegas.  View the story in Bisnow here to lean the trends. Dan also shared… Read more

Hans Vrensen, CRE, managing director, head of research & strategy, AEW, London, is serving as co-chair of The U.K. Commercial Property Lending Market event on October 17.  The private event, which launches findings from the U.K. Commercial Real Estate Lending Report, attracts an annual audience of more than 200 business and property executives from several… Read more

The University of Connecticut’s Center for Real Estate celebrated the professional career of Nicholas Morizio, CRE, president, Colliers International – Hartford and New Haven by honoring him with the Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The presentation took place at the Center’s 2018 banquet in May. Nick is an alumnus of the University and has worked for… Read more

Elaine Worzala, Ph.D., CRE, was awarded the 2018 Real Estate Education Award from the American Real Estate Society (ARES) at their annual spring conference in April. She is director of the Carter Real Estate Center at the College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.

Honoring his more than four decades of involvement in real estate development and land use, Anthony (Tony) Souza, CRE, president, Souza Realty and Development, Inc., Tracy, Calif., was inducted into the California Homebuilding Foundation’s Hall of Fame at a banquet which took place on June 26, 2018. A Counselor since 1994, Mr. Souza has been… Read more

Jeffrey Beaver, CRE, partner, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, Seattle, Wash., was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Loren Miller Bar Association in May. The award honors attorneys who have contributed significantly to the legal profession over a lifetime of service. Read more here. Earlier this year, Mr. Beaver was elected as a… Read more

Andrew Nelson, CRE, chief economist-USA, Colliers International, San Francisco, was one of the top real estate economists quoted July 10 in Real Estate Business, in the story “June Jobs Report is Strong, Despite Rise in Unemployment Rate.” Read the story.

J. Casey Pipes, Esq., CRE, president, Helmsing, Leach, Herlong, Newman & Rouse, P.C., Mobile, Ala., explained how eminent domain works, and how it could change in the future (possibly good news for homeowners) in an article on Realtor.com: “What Supreme Court Appointee Brett Kavanaugh Could Mean for Real Estate.” Read the full article here. Casey was… Read more

Real estate economist Jeff Havsy, CRE, was interviewed for a story in Real Estate Weekly titled “Report: Immigration Restrictions Hurting Construction Sector.” The story evolved from the reporter’s interest in The Counselors’ Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate™ 2018-19 lists—where Construction Costs were listed on The Watch List and Immigration was noted as one of… Read more