25th Anniversary

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

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

CORFAC International at 25

Twenty-five years ago, the Berlin Wall was taken down, thousands protested in Tiananmen Square, the U.S. Government provided $150 billion to bail out savings and loan institutions, Microsoft released its first version of Microsoft Office, and Corporate Facility Advisors (CORFAC International) was incorporated. CORFAC’s founders had a great business plan in setting up our network

Going Strong After 25 Years!

Dan Rafter of REJournals.com wrote a great article about CORFAC International's 25th Anniversary.  Rafter interviewed Steve Podolsky, CORFAC founder and principal with Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International in Riverwoods, IL. Here's a taste: Steve Podolsky can trace the beginnings of the CORFAC International network to a 1986 breakfast meeting in the coffee shop of the Grand Hyatt

25th Anniversary: CORFAC’s History

As we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, we are remembering the people who made CORFAC so successful and the milestones we have passed along the way. Here are the past presidents who helped shape CORFAC into the international real estate network we are today. 1989: Albert J. McConkey, King Industrial Realty, Inc./CORFAC International 1990: Steve Blau,

Video: The Past, Present, and Future of CORFAC International

To kick-off our 25th Anniversary celebration, CORFAC is excited to release a video discussing our past, present, and future. Join 2013 President Bill Hawkins, SIOR, 2014 President Robert Tillsley, SIOR, and Alistair Subba Row, as they discuss how CORFAC started, what affiliates are doing now, and how CORFAC will be growing and changing in the

Video: How CORFAC Began in 1989

As the 25th Anniversary of CORFAC International approaches, 2014 CORFAC International President Robert Tillsley, SIOR, talks about the origins of CORFAC International. In addition to being CORFAC President, Tillsley is the President, National Services at McBride Corporate Real Estate/CORFAC International in Paramus, New Jersey.