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White Plains, NY -- (October 6, 2010) – Howard Properties, Ltd./CORFAC International of White Plains, NY today announced that the firm’s president, Howard E. Greenberg, has attained the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) designation.Headquartered in Washington, D.C., SIOR is a global professional organization that certifies commercial real estate providers with the exclusive SIOR designation. Individuals who earn the SIOR designation adhere to the highest levels of accountability and ethical standards. Only the industry’s top professionals qualify for the SIOR. Today there are 3,000 SIOR members in 580 markets in 26 countries.Mr. Greenberg has the additional distinction of being the only SIOR designee in Westchester County, NY, and one of only two individuals who have received the SIOR Office Specialization in the northern suburbs of New York City, which includes Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange and Dutchess Counties.Significant leasing transactions by Mr. Greenberg have included a 148,191 square foot (sf) data center in Northern New Jersey; a 49,442 sf office/laboratory lease renewal in West Caldwell, New Jersey; a 48,161 sf law firm lease in New York City, a 31,687 sf law firm renewal and expansion in Valhalla, NY and a 16,977 sf lease renewal for a major insurance company in White Plains.Mr. Greenberg has also been designated a CoStar Power Broker in recognition of his high production, and has received multiple awards from Westchester county-based owners of commercial property. He has appeared on MSNBC, and been quoted and featured in many major news publications, including the New York Times, Crain’s Small Business, Real Estate Weekly, the Journal News and the Westchester County Business Journal.For more information about SIOR, visit www.sior.comAbout CORFAC InternationalCORFAC International is one of the largest commercial real estate services organizations in the world and celebrates its 21st year in 2010. U.S.-based CORFAC is comprised of privately held entrepreneurial firms serving more than 150 markets in the Americas and internationally through alliances with UK-based King Sturge, BDIin Mexico,Rios Commercialin Puerto Rico and Panama-based Latin American Corporate Property Services. In recent years, CORFAC firms completed over 9,000 commercial real estate transactions annually, encompassing more than 300 million square feet and valued each year in excess of $30 billion.  For more information on CORFAC contact 954-923-6160, info@corfac.com or visit www.corfac.com.About Howard PropertiesHoward Properties, Ltd., headquartered in White Plains, NY, specializes in tenant representation and real estate consulting. Founded by veteran commercial broker Howard Greenberg in 1998, Howard Properties has completed space acquisitions, dispositions, lease renegotiations and consulting assignments in 20 states. The firm is an affiliate member of CORFAC International, an association of independent real estate brokerage firms represented in more than 150 markets in the Americas and internationally. For more information, contact howard@howprop.com or visit www.howprop.com .