(Chicago)–December 15, 2015–The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE®), the global invitation-only professional association for the most prominent and experienced real estate advisors, has announced its 2016 Leadership roster. James S. Lee, CRE, senior principal and co-founder of Kensington Realty Advisors, Inc., (KRA), Chicago, has assumed the role of 2016 chair of the CRE board of… Read more

(Chicago)–November 17, 2015–Edward W. Dinan III, CRE®, president, Dinan Real Estate Advisors, Inc., St. Louis, has been awarded the 2015 Committee Service Award by The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) professional association. The honor, which recognizes Dinan’s exemplary dedication to committee service, was presented at the invitation-only organization’s recent annual convention in Charlotte, N.C. During… Read more

(Chicago)–November 2, 2015–When Counselors of Real Estate members from around the world gathered in Charlotte, N. C. for the 2015 CRE® Annual Convention, they received rare insights into what will drive a wide array of real estate and economic decisions in the future. They include observations and predictions about big box retail, drones, logistics, healthcare,… Read more

(Chicago)—September 16, 2015—A growing Coalition of more than 50 professional bodies from around the world, launched at the United Nations in October 2014, has completed the first stage of its work. The International Ethics Standards Coalition (IESC) recently announced the selection of a committee of independent global experts to draft the first International Ethics Standards… Read more

(CHICAGO)–June 24, 2015–Demographic shifts – the impact of retiring Baby Boomers and the rise of the Millennial generation – will likely have the most significant impact on real estate near- and long-term, according to The Counselors of Real Estate®, which today released its official CRE® 2015-16 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate, a list it… Read more

(CHICAGO)–May 13, 2015–Noah D. Shlaes, CRE®, Senior Managing Director, Global Corporate Services, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, Chicago, will speak May 21 at MIPIM Japan 2015, Asia’s largest international real estate conference, which is being held in Tokyo. He is representing The Counselors of Real Estate® professional association, where he is the organization’s 2015 Chair of… Read more

(Chicago)–May 5, 2015–Real estate executives from around the world listened to experts in matters concerning legalized cannabis during The Counselors of Real Estate professional association’s recent midyear conference in Denver. Colorado is one of four states where both recreational and medical cannabis are legal, although several states are considering following suit. Counselors attended the session… Read more

(Chicago)–March 5, 2015–Noah D. Shlaes., CRE®, real estate technology expert, will address an audience of international real estate professionals at MIPIM, the world’s largest real estate conference, held annually in Cannes, France. The session will take place on Wednesday, March 11 at 10:00 – 11:00 in the Green Room, Level 3, of the Palais des… Read more

(Chicago)–April 29, 2015–When Federico Peña ran for mayor of Denver in 1983, he envisioned a city no one had imagined to date – and his campaign slogan, “Imagine a Great City,” resonated with voters, propelling him to become the city’s youngest mayor (at 36) and the first of Hispanic heritage. Now, three decades later, Peña… Read more