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An Empty Space for NAREIM – New HQ in Chicago Profiled

Posted on January 24, 2014 in Viewpoints by admin

For a print version with photos, click here. Can space change the way people behave, interact, and ultimately think?  Is it possible for an environment to help create thought? “This is not a typical association office,” exclaimed a recent guest … Continue reading →

Slepin’s 2014 Forecast: REIMs to Reap Benefits From Continued Recovery

Posted on January 23, 2014 in Viewpoints by admin

Matt Slepin of Terra Search Partners shares his thoughts here on what investment managers can expect in 2014. As we look ahead at what is in store for 2014, particularly when it comes to trends that affect the real estate … Continue reading →

C&I Report: The Power of Differentiation in Challenging Times

Posted on January 23, 2014 in Viewpoints by admin

If we picture the commercial real estate cycle as a clock, the market today would be somewhere between 9 o’clock and high noon—what has been dubbed by some a “post-recovery” investment environment. Previously, this would have been the go-go part of the cycle, with … Continue reading →

George Jetson Will Never Be Your Neighbor

Posted on January 23, 2014 in Viewpoints by admin

By Jim Costello Managing Director, Americas Research CBRE Global Research & Consulting We live in the world of tomorrow. Many of the technological marvels highlighted in the science fiction of the past are science facts of our world today. However, … Continue reading →

Driving Business Results By Shifting Work Culture

Posted on January 22, 2014 in Viewpoints by admin

NAREIM member Dan Stravinsky wrote recently about how Berkshire Property Advisors retained key talent in the wake of downsizing.  Reprinted with permission of the Society for Human Resource Management (www.shrm.org), Alexandria, VA, publisher of HR Magazine.  For a print copy, … Continue reading →

NAREIM 2014 Meeting Schedule

Posted on January 10, 2014 in Of Note by admin

Time to set up your calendar for the year –  click here and print for a complete 2014 NAREIM schedule.

REIM Executive Compensation on the Rise in 2013

Posted on January 2, 2014 in Viewpoints by admin

The NAREIM/FPL Executive Compensation 4Q Pulse Survey was just released – and the news is positive: Eighty-two percent (82%) of participants reported improved company performance over 2012
Approximately half of the C-suite executives included in our study did not have a … Continue reading →

2012/13 NAREIM Yearbook

Posted on December 19, 2013 in Viewpoints by admin

There were so many discussions this year at NAREIM.  Discover some of the arguments, some of the thoughts and some of the insights by reading the 2012/13 Yearbook: Click here to view the full yearbook on-line.

REIM and Human Capital: Change and Challenges for a New Era of Growth

Posted on December 18, 2013 in HR by admin

In today’s world—where the demands of both institutional capital and real estate users are having a significant impact on the real estate investment management industry—investment strategies, compensation trends, succession and career development plans, and diversity initiatives are in flux and ripe for change. These topics … Continue reading →

Capital Consolidation in Real Estate Investment Management

Posted on December 10, 2013 in Viewpoints by admin

The FPL/NAREIM Pulse Report for the 3rd Quarter 2013 is now available.  Click here for a full report Over the past thirty years, the real estate investment management (REIM) industry has grown dramatically as the sector has matured and real … Continue reading →