In the second of our podcast series, Kenneth P. Riggs Jr., CCIM, provides insight into the findings of the Second Quarter 2007 issue of the RERC/CICM Investment Trends Quarterly. A highlight is the rise of the retail sector, which earned a surprising 6.9 percent investment conditions rating among institutional investors. Mr. Riggs also talks about the favorable apartment and hotel markets, economic factors that impact commercial real estate and other topics.

 

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In this video, you’ll learn how the value of the CCIM designation helped complete a transaction in Texas. Todd Kuhlmann, CCIM, and Tony Guglielmo, CCIM, speak candidly about benefits of working with a CCIM for any commercial real estate deal or assignment.

 

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Take a brief look at Speed Networking from the March 15-16, 2007 CCIM Partners event.

 

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Listen to Jay R. Lucas, CCIM and President of STDB Inc. as he provides a brief preview of his upcoming keynote address at the ESRI Business GeoInfo Summit, April 23-25 in Dallas, Texas.

 

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In this podcast, we present an interview with Kenneth P. Riggs Jr., President and CEO of Real Estate Research Corporation (RERC), and publisher of the RERC/CCIM Investment Trends Quarterly. Ken discusses the First Quarter 2007 edition of the ITQ, a joint publication of RERC and CCIM that provides a national perspective on the industry, including insightful narratives with national economic information and statistics; cap rates, pre-tax yield data, major real estate indicators; absorption/vacancy forecasts; national sales data for five major property types; and a commercial forecast from the National Association of Realtors®.

 

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In these presentations, you’ll hear candid commentary from the following: the late Palmer Berge, CCIM, president in 1977 and designee # 13; Ruth Ellis, the Institute’s first staff person; Jim Baker, CCIM, president in 1979 and designee # 445; the late Jay W. Levine, CCIM, the Institute’s first president in 1967 and designee # 2; and Bob Ward, CCIM, president in 1978 and designee # 443.

 

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Jay W. Levine, CCIM # 2 Remembers

One of the founding fathers of the CCIM program, the late Jay W. Levine, CCIM, talks about origins of the education and designation program and the growth of the association that evolved into CCIM Institute. Known to colleagues and staff as “Big Jay,” Mr. Levine was the Institute’s first president (1967), held CCIM designation # 2 and was a fixture at Institute meetings and conferences for decades.

 

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Sponsored by FOR1031

Attendees enjoyed a scrumptious four-course lunch and strolled among the hundred-or-so tables, chatting and networking, before panelists Keith Barket (Angelo, Gordon & Company), Douglas Crocker II (DC Partners L.L.C.), Harvey E. Green (Marcus and Millichap) and moderator Dr. Peter Linneman (Albert Sussman Professor, Wharton School of Business) took the platform to start the panel discussion and Q&A on real estate investments. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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David Bickell, CCIM, SIOR
RE/MAX Commercial Group
Indianapolis, IN

Sponsored by Butler Real Estate, Inc.

From an investor/owner perspective, there are a number of ways “going in” that investments are measured. To achieve a positive outcome, you’ll need to be on the same page with your potential investor/owner client. The fundamentals of investment analysis will be covered, including:

• Gross rent multiplier
• Capitalization rate
• Cash on cash return and internal rate of return

 

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Thomas Gille, REAL Systems
Sponsored by Peirce College

After starting the session with an activity that illustrated how easy it is to get wrapped up in the heat of a negotiation, Gille introduced the four main steps to successful negotiation: planning, setting the stage, tactics and follow-through. Read the rest of this entry »

 

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