Month: March 2014

CORFAC’s Capacity Commercial Group Principals Honored as Top Industrial and Office Brokers in Portland, Oregon

Two Capacity Commercial Group/CORFAC International principals won local awards for industrial and office brokerage services in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan market. Don Ossey, SIOR and principal with Capacity Commercial Group/CORFAC International won the Broker of the Year Award/Industrial at the recent Commercial Association of Brokers and NAIOP awards ceremony held at the Portland Art Museum. Ossey also shared

Spring Conference Speaker Announced

CORFAC is headed to San Francisco. And we have a special guest speaker at our COR$TAR Anniversary Dinner Friday, March 28! California State Assembly Member Phil Ting, who is also the former Assessor-Recorder of the City and County of San Francisco, will talk about innovation, technology, and how California attracts foreign investments. Ting currently chairs

What is Different About CORFAC? Independence and Collaboration.

As CORFAC International Celebrates its 25th anniversary, Past President William H. Hawkins, SIOR of Chas. Hawkins Co., Inc./CORFAC International in Nashville talks about our worldwide commercial real estate network - locally owned firms, connected globally. Listen as Bill explains what makes CORFAC successful and unique. In recent years, CORFAC affiliates completed an average of over 9,600

Timely Technology Article on NREI Online

Will 2014 be "A Breakout Year for Commercial Real Estate Technology?"  Read National Real Estate Investor's March 5, 2014 online article - a timely tech primer before our technology-themed conference next week in San Francisco. Several of our Tech Panel speakers' firms are mentioned.

Year-End CRE Trends Survey Now Available

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the network, Corporate Facility Advisors (CORFAC International) is pleased to release the results of its latest market trends survey. All 67 affiliates in the U.S., Canada, and around the world reported trends in their markets for the 4th quarter of 2013. View the CORFAC 2013 Year-End Commercial Real Estate

Bright Rich/CORFAC International Confirmed St. Petersburg’s Industrial and Warehouse Leader

Congratulations to Bright Rich/CORFAC International which won first place for commercial real estate in St. Petersburg, Russia in the category “Warehouse and industrial complexes. Rent” at an annual conference, "The First Broker. New Level." Professional market participants discussed the results of the past year and the current state of affairs in the sphere of commercial

Past President Profile: Steve Podolsky

In honor of CORFAC's 25th Anniversary, we will feature past presidents throughout 2014. First up - Steven H. Podolsky, SIOR, Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International. (1992 CORFAC President) Steve can trace the beginnings of the CORFAC International network to a 1986 breakfast meeting in the coffee shop of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan during an SIOR

Benefits and Trends of the CORFAC Network

CORFAC International is an alliance of entrepreneurial commercial real estate firms that partner to deliver experienced service locally, nationally, and internationally. Benefits to affiliate firms include referrals, friendships, business networking, sharing of best practices, and more. Listen to CORFAC Affiliates as the discuss how their firms benefit from being a part of CORFAC. You can now