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CRE Firms Should be Using Social Media

Social media is an inexpensive way to reach out to potential customers, the general public, and the CRE industry  - so why don't you use it? Signing up for most social media, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and blogs, is free.  All it takes is a little time and effort, and you can start communicating

CORFAC is a 2013 Top Property Management Firm

Commercial Property Executive has announced the Top Property Management Firms for 2013.  CORFAC International comes in at #11! The economy has been rapidly changing, and with it the demands from owners, investors, partners and tenants. In no way have these dynamics become more evident than in our 2013 Ranking of Top Property Managers. Collectively, these

Trammel Crow Company, Becknell Industrial and The Rockefeller Group join Developers Panel

We are excited to announce three of the panelists for the upcoming Developer Panel in Washington, D.C.  The panelists will discuss the future of development in commercial real estate at The Fairfax at Embassy Row on September 11, 2013. The panelists include: Curt Hefner, Becknell Industrial Curt Hefner was named Senior Vice President - Investments

CORFAC Networking and Education for Brokers

We are busy getting ready for the 2013 Fall Summit in Washington, D.C.  CORFAC holds two conferences a year to allow our members network and learn from each other - a great way for our network of affiliates to get together so that when they do business, they personally know the broker on the other

CORFAC is #14 Top Brokerage in the Midwest

Midwest Real Estate News released the 2013 Best of the Best in July. CORFAC International was ranked as a Top Brokerage this year, and several other CORFAC firms were also included on the list. Here are the CORFAC rankings: #14.   CORFAC International #24.   L. Mason Capitani/CORFAC International #33.   Sansone Group/CORFAC International #51.   Podolsky|Circle/CORFAC International View

CORFAC Online Ads For the First Half of 2013

The first advertising campaign on LoopNet finished at the end of May. Twenty-four firms were advertised on LoopNet, and another twenty-four will run September - November. This campaign was designed to increase awareness of CORFAC firms and create traffic to your firm's website. The ads appeared 708,334 times and generated 941 clicks for a clickthrough

Becknell Industrial Sponsors 2013 Fall Summit

CORFAC International is proud to announce that Becknell Industrial has signed on as a sponsor for the 2013 Fall Summit in Washington, D.C.  They will also be participating in the Developer Panel, alongside sponsor The Rockefeller Group. They are among the first sponsors to sign up at the event, and we are excited to have

Videos of the Week: ICR and TRI

We have two great videos to share this week. The first one is a video market report from ICR Commercial/CORFAC International.  ICR Commercial posted a vacancy snapshot, covering the industrial, office and retails sectors for quarter 2 of 2013.  It's a great, fresh way to view a market report. Check it out! The second video

CORFAC’s Social Media Successes

CORFAC's increased use of Social Media has led to more coverage. CORFAC’s Klout score has increased from 22 to 45 since October 2012. That score puts us in league with NAI, Cushman Wakefield, and Avison Young. This table shows the growth in followers CORFAC has experienced in the past year. In 2012, CORFAC has the

Pitching Tenants in Different Markets

The office specialty group met again last week to discuss the state of their markets and share ideas on pitching to tenants in different markets.   The group discussed: Pitching to a tenant that is leaning toward staying in place, or who has a long or good relationship with its building owner.  A great way to