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Increasing Next Gen Involvement

CORFAC is excited about getting our Next Generation brokers more involved.  Getting a younger perspective at our conferences and on our specialty calls will benefit all of CORFAC. One way we are working to increase involvement of brokers under 40 is with the New Next Gen Scholarship.  Help us get more brokers involved in the

Best Global Cities for Quality of Life

In the January 2013 Site Selection Magazine, there is an article on the best global cities for quality of life and infrastructure.  It's an interesting look at the Global market from an annual survey by Mercer.  How do cities rank? Quality of Life: Vienna, Austria Zurich, Switzerland Auckland, New Zealand Munich, Germiny Vancouver, Canada City

Referrals are Good Business

It's that time of year again at CORFAC - time to enter all of your 2012 CORFAC referrals into the database!  Every time you complete a CORFAC referral, you enter to win a COR$TAR award.  These awards are given to the referring brokers based on size and type of referral. Anytime you get a referral

Real Estate Economics

Several CORFAC members told us that they want to hear more about how the economy impacts commercial real estate.  We found an economic expert to join us at the 2013 Spring Conference in Las Vegas. Chris Lee, President & CEO of CEL & Associates, Inc., will discuss  "Real Estate Industry Trends, opportunities, and Predictions...A Roadmap

Career Goals – Getting it Done

Most of us have goals at work or business development goals for the company.  These are goals we know we need to reach in order to have a successful and more profitable year.  If you're like a lot of companies, staff probably meets once or twice to discuss and set goals for the year. But

The Past, Present, of 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

Hiring the Right Clients (and firing the wrong ones)

On the recent Office Specialty Call,  the group had a great discussion on clients.  The item on the agenda was “How Do you Hire the Right Clients?”, but the wonderful Stuart Lilien from Lansco Corporation/CORFAC International in New York pointed the conversation in a different direction: How do you fire the wrong clients? So much

Business Development Resolutions

Some of CORFAC’s brokers met this week to discuss the upcoming year, and it made me think that setting new year’s resolutions is a lot like setting business goals for the year.  My 2013 resolutions are to eat healthier and exercise more in 2013 (I think this is my resolution every year).  These goals are

Welcome to the CORFAC blog!

Welcome to the new CORFAC blog!  In 2013, CORFAC HQ is striving to communicate more often and more clearly with CORFAC firms.  We want you to be aware of what is going on with CORFAC and in the industry. Every quarter, we hold specialty calls with members to help you network and learn from brokers