Commercial Real Estate

Join CORFAC in Washington, D.C.

Registration opened last week for the 2013 Fall Summit in Washington, D.C.  The members-only conference, September 9-12, will focus on the Future of Commercial Real Estate. Attendees and sponsors will Discuss development in commercial real estate with a panel of experts. Discover the future of sustainable real estate with Leanne Tobias, LEED AP of Malachite

The State of Retail

I was able to sit in on a great conversation last week on the state of retail.  A group of CORFAC brokers met via webinar to discuss their markets, trends, and up and coming businesses.  During the discussion, a couple of interesting articles came up.  Here are a few items the group discussed. Restaurants, Luxury

Tweet and Video of the Week: Voit and DC Summit

CORFAC Affiliates are continuing to light up Twitter.  Way to be expert Tweeters! This week, we celebrate Voit Real Estate Services/CORFAC International (@voitrealestate) for sharing an interesting article about a recent transaction.  Keep the news coming! View activity from all CORFAC members on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CORFACIntl/corfac-affiliates. See what CORFAC tweets about: https://twitter.com/CORFACIntl. This week we announced

New www.corfac.com mobile website

Take CORFAC with you wherever you go! The new CORFAC International website is now online.  Check out www.corfac.com/mobile on your mobile device to find CORFAC office locations, read CORFAC news, learn about the benefits of the CORFAC network, and so much more. The full website is still available if you would like to search CORFAC

New CORFAC Standards of Excellence Awards

The Standards of Excellence Committee is excited to announce the new Standards of Excellence Awards. These awards will recognize firms for co-branding with CORFAC, participating in committee and specialty calls, attending conferences, sending CORFAC referrals, receiving industry awards, serving as CORFAC or industry leaders, and participating in the CORFAC firm census. In order for your

Engineering Due Diligence

Last week, Partner Engineering and Science led a webinar earlier today explaining the basics of due diligence, including environmental, engineering, surveys, and more.  Fewer lenders require engineering assessments than environmental, but engineering assessments are still an important way to look at a property. A Property Condition Assessment looks at the condition of all improvements, immediate

Environmental Due Diligence

Due diligence is something that every commercial real estate broker has to worry about, and it can be confusing if you don't understand the terms and know what reports are required.  All brokers need to understand the risk associated with any give property before they complete the sale to best serve their clients.  Depending on

Tweet and Video of the Week

Shindico/CORFAC International (@Shindico) used Twitter to share information on the CORFAC Firm Census. View activity from all CORFAC members on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CORFACIntl/corfac-affiliates. See what CORFAC tweets about: https://twitter.com/CORFACIntl. Barry Stuart of ICR Commercial Real Estate/CORFAC International shared his 2013 Spring Investment Market Snapshot on YouTube. Follow Barry on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/BarryStuartICR. View all CORFAC videos on

Looking for Guest Bloggers!

We're on the lookout for blogs to highlight CORFAC Members.  This is a great way to get the word out about your firm and your market! Here are 4 Reasons Why You Should be Guest Blogging: Reaching a larger target audience Attracting more leads for your company Building fruitful business relationships Gaining big SEO points

Video of the Week

Julian Hind of Farebrother/CORFAC International in London gives an update of the London midtown office leasing market. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idTZeVNBVVo?feature=player_embedded] View all CORFAC videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CORFACIntl.