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Thompson Moderates Symposium
Marc R. Thompson,
CRE, senior vice president,
Healthcare Unit
Manager, Bank of the
West, Walnut Creek,
Calif., recently moderated
a presentation session
at the National Investment
Center Regional Symposium entitled
“Distressed Property Opportunities,
Strategies and Turnarounds for the
Senior Housing Industry.” The presentation
focused on how to determine
which senior housing industry operators
can survive the current economic
conditions, and concluded with a discussion
on strategies for renovating
and repositioning distressed senior
properties.
- Marc Thompson, CRE |
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Robinson Contributes to Book
R. Maurice Robinson,
CRE, president, Maurice
Robinson & Associates,
LLC, El Segundo, Calif.,
recently wrote a chapter
for the upcoming college
textbook Sustainable
Hotels, which will be used by hotel
management students at Cornell,
Michigan State, University of Nevada
at Las Vegas, Florida State University
and other programs nationwide. The
book is a compendium of 25 case
studies written by real-world practitioners
in the development or operation
of environmentally friendly
hotels. Robinson’s chapter addresses
the conversion of historical buildings
into hotels. The book will be published
for use in the fall of 2010.
- R. Robinson, CRE |
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Mouchly Speaks on Employer-Assisted Housing
Ehud G. Mouchly, CRE,
owner, READI, LLC, Los
Angeles, recently participated
in a panel discussion
on employer-assisted
housing at the
Urban Land Institute’s
third Terwilliger Center Forum held in
New York City. Mouchly presented and
moderated a panel on “Producing Affordable
Employer-Assisted Housing.”
- Ehud Mouchly, CRE |
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Whittington Forms New Firm
James M. Whittington, CRE, has formed a new firm called Nove International LLC in Chicago. The new firm will focus on investment and development in Latin America; sourcing capital from Latin American investors for real estate investments in the U.S. and Europe; and consulting for multi-national companies looking to establish or enhance operations primarily in Colombia, Chile and Peru. Whittington served as the former executive vice president of U.S. Equities Realty, where he worked for the past 12 years on projects in Latin America.
- James Whittington, CRE |
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Belfrage Co-Authors Article
Eric E. Belfrage, CRE,
vice president, CB
Richard Ellis Hotels,
Dublin, Ohio, recently
co-authored an article
on analyzing recovery
solutions in the current
economy that was published in the
February edition of the Asian American
Hotel Owners Association magazine.
The article discussed the three
broad categories of conditions that
will affect recovery: economic, functional
and psychological.
- Eric Belfrage, CRE |
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Clapp Speaks to Real Estate Council
Michael S. Clapp, CRE,
president, Michael S.
Clapp & Associates, Inc.,
Winston-Salem, N.C., recently
addressed the
Piedmont Real Estate
Council in Winston-
Salem at its April meeting. As guest
speaker, Clapp spoke about the supply
and demand conditions relative to the
residential, retail and office markets in
the Winston-Salem metro area.
- Michael Clapp, CRE |
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