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How to Get the Most out of a CORFAC Conference

CORFAC Conferences are a great way for you to network and learn from other CORFAC Affiliates.  Here are a few ways you can work to get the most out of the 2014 Spring Conference in San Francisco. Look at the conference schedule and decide which committee meetings, conference sessions, and events you should attend.  Make

Why Next Gen Should Attend a CORFAC Conference

Next Generation broker Lewis Agnew, of Chas. Hawkins Co./CORFAC International in Nashville, TN, attended his first CORFAC  International Conference in September 2013.  Here he explains why he thinks it's important for Next Gen to be involved in CORFAC - and attend the Spring Conference, 26-29 March at the Palace Hotel. There are still Next Generation

Vote for CORFAC on Lipsey Brand Survey!

The Lipsey Company is conducting their yearly Commercial Real Estate Top Brand Survey.  In 2012, CORFAC International was listed at #21 on the Service Provider list, and rose to #18 in 2013.  Vote to make CORFAC higher on the list! Being included in lists like this one helps keep CORFAC brand recognition high. Visit http://www.lipseyco.com/

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

Join CORFAC for Technology in CRE!

Host firm TRI Commercial/CORFAC International invites CORFAC Affiliates to attend the 2014 Spring Conference in San Francisco. The conference, 26-29 March, 2014, at the Palace Hotel, will focus on Technology in Commercial Real Estate. We are excited to announce speakers for the 2014 Spring Conference. Board of Supervisors President David Chiu will join us for

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

Attend the 2014 Spring Conference. Learn. Grow. Share.

CORFAC Affiliates are invited to join speakers and sponsors at the 2014 Spring Conference.  The conference, 26-29 March at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, will focus on Technology in Commercial Real Estate. Watch CORFAC Affiliates Lou Suski, Steve Tick, Marina Kukharenko, and Ray Lyons explain why you should come to San Francisco. Register Now.

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

We are excited to announce the first six companies to sponsor CORFAC International at the 2014 Spring Conference in San Francisco.  These companies will be joining CORFAC leadership as we discuss Technology in Commercial Real Estate. There is still time to sponsor this event!  CORFAC Sponsorship is an intimate and unique way to interact with

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,

2013 Q4 Market Reports

CORFAC Affiliates have wrapped up a great 2013!  We're excited to release our  CORFAC International Market Trends Survey in February, so that we can report the overall trends in all of the markets we cover - 60+ in North America alone. In the meantime, make sure you view the year end market reports from our