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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
®
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NEWSLETTER VOLUME 12 ISSUE 3
SUMMER2011
COMMERCIAL
CONNECTIONS
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THE LATEST
Welcome to theSignature Series Edition of
Commercial Connections.
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ARE BANKS LENDING?
Why is there such a disparitybetween bank and federalgovernment loan data?
Capitol Report
8
NO MORE CATCH-22!
Software increases your ROIpreparing proposals.
Tech Savvy
10
THIS IS JUST A DRILL,FOR NOW
The debt ceiling is notthe crisis; it’s a drill.
By the Numbers
11
NAR PRESIDENT
Ronald Phipps,
GRI, CRS, ABR, GREEN
Warwick, RI
NAR COMMERCIAL LIAISON
Pamela Monroe, CPM
Pleasantville, NJ
COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE CHAIR
Dan Sight, CCIM
Leawood, KS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Bob Goldberg
Marketing, Business Development,Commercial Services & Business Specialties
COMMERCIAL DIVISION
VICE PRESIDENT
Jan Hope
COORDINATOR
Kaela Altman
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Cheré LaRose Senne, RCE
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Emily Line
MARKETING MANAGER
Jean Maday
ASSISTANT
Tracy Porterfield
Reach any of us at:
NARCommercial
@
realtors.org
430 N. Michigan AvenueChicago, Illinois 60611-4087800.874.6500
tinyurl.com/REALTORCommercial
www.facebook.com/NAR.CommercialRE
www.Twitter.com/commsource
WELCOME TO THE SIGNATURE SERIESEDITION OF
WITH A NEW STREAMLINED LOOK
and highlyfocused theme,
Commercial Connections
thismonth features a commercial real estate expertfrom the REALTOR
®
Commercial SignatureSeries Speakers Bureau in every interview, article,and event. Signature Series is a value-addedprogram offered by NAR Commercial, whichnegotiates reduced rates from top commercialreal estate speakers for your commercial board gatherings or yourfirm’s sales meetings. Each Signature Series speaker is hand-selectedby NAR Commercial, based on extensive feedback fromREALTORS
®
, as well as their stellar experience in the industry.
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TO SEIZE THE DAYAT THE REALTORS
®
CONFERENCE & EXPO
THOUSANDS OF COMMERCIALREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS
are attending theREALTORS
®
Conference & Expo in Anaheim,California, November 11-14, 2011. Education, networking, andbusiness tools are waiting for you, as well as vital discussions aboutthe state and future of the commercial real estate industry issues atREALTOR
®
governance meetings. Unsure if you should attend? Takethree minutes to check out these three reasons to “seize the day” atthe REALTORS
®
Conference & Expo:
Visit the conference website and sort conference programming byaudience to see the education sessions we have in store for you.
Live in southern California? Tickets to the Expo are only $25!
Don’t forget commercial networking opportunities, like theCommercial Caffeinated Breakfast, Commercial Tweet-ups, andthe Red Carpet Reception.
SIMPLIFY YOUR BUSINESS –BECOME A POWER BROKER
THE MOST RECENT VALUE-ADD
to your REALTOR
®
membershipcourtesy of NAR Commercial is the Power Broker Suite fromREIWise. The Power Broker Suite brings together all the real estateanalysis software which helps you manage and share criticalbusiness information. REALTORS
®
subscription rate is $299 for theyear, a $599 savings!
Read more in the Tech Savvy column on page 10 or visit:
www.reiwise.com/NAR
.
Search conference programming, register, and purchase tickets to specialevents at:
www.realtor.org/ meetings_and_expo
.
For more information, visit:
www.REALTOR.org/sigseries
.
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THREE REASONS TO READ THE SOURCE BLOG TODAY!
Expanded insights from Signature Series speakers and commercialaffiliates on the economy and sharpening your tools.
Member guest blogs with the latest intelligence from the industryand their markets. (Consider guest blogging yourself!)
Live coverage from industry events (REALTOR
®
events – see theback page of this issue for a sample), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Commercial Real Estate Women’sNetwork (CREW), and many more!
MENTORING IS STRENGTHENING COMMERCIALSERVICES ON THE WEST COAST
CONGRATULATIONS
to the Victor Valley Association of REALTORS
®
(Hesperia, CA) and the Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS
®
(Glendora, CA) for earning the Commercial Services Accreditationfrom NAR. VVAR and CVAR are recognized for meeting more than30 benchmarks of commercial programming for members. Servingas their mentor, West San Gabriel Valley Association of REALTORS
®
(San Gabriel, CA), has seen a 4 percent increase in commercialmembers less than a year after earning Accreditation.
Is your association accredited? Go to
www.realtor.org/ commercial/commercial_services_accreditation
to find out.
UPCOMINGCOMMERCIALAFFILIATE MEETINGS
INSTITUTE OF REAL ESTATEMANAGEMENT (IREM)
IREM Fall Leadership ConferenceMission: Possible
October 11-15, 2011San Diego, CA
www.irem.org/iflc/
CCIM INSTITUTE
CCIM LIVE! Rebound in Phoenix
October 12-14, 2011Phoenix, AZ
live.ccim.com
SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL ANDOFFICE REALTORS
®
(SIOR)
2011 Fall World Conference:Coming Out on Top
October 20-22, 2011Chicago, IL
www.siordata.com/chicago/index
COUNSELORS OF REAL ESTATE
®
(CRE)
2011 Annual Convention
November 2-5, 2011Washington, DC
www.cre.org/programs_and_events
REALTORS
®
LAND INSTITUTE (RLI)
RLI Day
November 10, 2011Anaheim, CA
www.rliland.com/AnnualConvention.aspx
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