NAR: Commercial Real Estate: 2005 Midyear Meeting Presentations

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2005 Midyear Meeting Presentations for Commercial Practitioners

A record number of attendees — 9,647 REALTORS�, guests, exhibitors and NAR staff — witnessed a busy and productive 2005 REALTORS� Midyear Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C. The following articles are of particular interest to commercial practitioners.
To view highlights from the meetings, visit the Meetings Summary page Click here

Property Management Legislative and Regulatory Update
Presented by Charles Achilles, IREM Senior Vice President, Friday May, 13.

In his presentation Charles highlighted activity to date and proposed legislative activities of interest to property managers.

Business Continuity and Disaster Planning: Maintaining Your Peace of Mind and Bottom Line
Presented by Randy Woodbury, CPM and Ray Venero, CPM, Friday May 13.
Randy and Ray presented a compelling presentation on the necessity of disaster planning providing the audience with an outline on managing crises and emergency responses.

REALTORS Commercial Alliance (RCA) On the Move
Presented by James Marrelli, Vice President of REALTORS Commercial Alliance, Wednesday May 11.
In his presentation Marrelli highlighted key objectives for the RCA including specific efforts underway in order for the RCA to get closer to commercial members.

RCA Branding Research
Presented by Carol Kairis, Managing Director of Member Development, Wednesday May 11.
In her presentation Carol discussed the power of branding and presented the results of telephone and email surveys conducted on RCA brand awareness.

Thriving or Surviving
Presented by Mark Macek MBA, CCIM, Thursday May 12.
In his presentation Mark introduced the idea of visionary companies. Visionary companies have the hallmarks of resilience and long-term effectiveness. Through a series of questions, open to discussion in small groups, participants examined their association's core values and used envisioning to examine their objectives and the future of their organization.

RCA 2005 Midyear Business Meetings Handouts
From the Commercial Leadership Forum on May 12.
A great resource for commercial members includes internet resources and education and networking ideas.

The Improving Commercial Real Estate Market…One Step at a Time presented by David Lereah, PhD, NAR Chief Economist, Thursday May 12. According to a forecast from David Lereah the four major sectors of the commercial real estate market – office, retail, industrial and multifamily – can expect improvement over the next two years.

Maximize Your Sales Potential
Presented by Jim Woltz, CAI, Thursday May 12.
Looking to maximize sales potential on large land tracts? Discover multi-parcel auctions. Land tracks are broken into parcels, and then bid on by parcel and group. Learn the advantages and pitfalls of this accelerated sales method. Understand how to create web based advertising to drive potential bidders to the sale. Commercial, transitional land and large timber tract examples will be discussed.

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