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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

Social Media Marketing for your Small CRE Business

I  just read a blog by Cynthia Boris on Marketing Pilgrim about Small Businesses Using Social Media for Marketing.  This is something that comes up on CORFAC conference calls - is social media worth the time? My answer is yes - it's a low cost way to get your brand out into the world.  For just

Pacific Office Automation, CoStar Group to Sponsor Spring Event

We are excited to announce that Pacific Office Automation and CoStar Group have sign on as Silver Sponsors for the 2014 Spring Conference in San Francisco. This brings the total number of sponsors to eight. There is still time to sponsor this event!  CORFAC Sponsorship is an intimate and unique way to interact with decision

Work Your Network to Gain Business

Commercial brokers are always working to grow their business contacts to grow business.  A great way to do that is to work your network.  On a recent conference call, CORFAC brokers discussed how they leverage their networks to gain business. Email all press releases and announcements to a list of clients and associates.  You can

CORFAC Affiliates Market on YouTube

CORFAC Affiliates have uploaded several videos lately, to market their businesses and their properties.  View some of the videos below. From Voit Real Estate/CORFAC International From Karbank Real Estate Company/CORFAC International From ICR Commercial/CORFAC International From Farebrother/CORFAC International You can view videos from CORFAC Headquarters on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/corfacintl