(Chicago)—August 8, 2018—The Counselors of Real Estate® professional association has announced Mahlon (“Sandy”) Apgar IV, CRE®, a real estate counselor based in Baltimore, Md., as its 2018 recipient of the James Felt Creative Counseling Award. He was honored for his vision and insights in chronicling the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)’s “21st Century Workplace” design for […]
(Chicago)—July 10, 2018—Marilee Utter, CRE®, has been nominated to serve as 2021 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate® professional association. Ms. Utter is president, Citiventure Associates, LLC, Denver, where she advises clients and municipalities on public/private partnerships, urban and transit-oriented development, and organizational strategy. Invited to Counselor membership in 1996, Ms. Utter has consistently […]
New for 2018-2019: Current and Longer-Term Impacts Identified (CHICAGO) – June 13, 2018 – In a break with the tradition of list announcements, The Counselors of Real Estate® (CRE®) professional association announced its annual Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate™ List for 2018-2019 by differentiating between current and long-term impacts on real property. Counselors’ clients seek […]
(Chicago) – May 15, 2018 – If it seems the pace of change is accelerating too fast for people to keep up, you’re not imagining it. According to Geoffrey Kasselman, speaking at The Counselors of Real Estate’s Midyear Meeting in Chicago last week, “Change is increasing exponentially. In this century, we won’t see progress typical […]
(Chicago)–March 8, 2018–Joseph G. Nahas, Jr., CRE®, noted authority on real estate investment, will speak at MIPIM–the world’s largest global conference for real estate–in Cannes, France on March 13th. He is the 2018 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate® professional association, and is senior vice president, institutional marketing and investor relations, Equus Capital Partners, […]
(CHICAGO)—October 24, 2017—The Counselors of Real Estate® (CRE®) professional association has named Guniz Celen, CRE, chief executive officer and chairperson, Celen Corporate Property Valuation & Counseling Inc., Istanbul, Turkey, as recipient of the 2017 James D. Landauer/John R. White Award–the highest honor conferred by the 1,100-member global real estate organization, in which membership is by […]
(CHICAGO)–October 20, 2017–Do you think your company systems and data are secure? Don’t be so sure. According to cybersecurity legal expert Dr. Sunny Handa, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes), who teaches at McGill University, any organization can–and probably will be—hacked. It’s just a matter of when and how. This is one of the […]
(Chicago)–October 11, 2017–John J. Hentschel, CRE®, president, Hentschel Real Estate Services LLC, Abingdon, Maryland, has received the 2017 Committee Service Award from The Counselors of Real Estate® (CRE) invitation-only professional association. The honor, established in 1996, provides official recognition of exemplary volunteer service to the CRE organization. The announcement was made in Montreal during The […]
(Chicago)–October 10, 2017– Is the retail slump in the U.S. worse than in other countries? This hot-topic question on the program of The Counselors of Real Estate® professional association’s 2017 annual convention in Montreal last week drew nearly 200 attendees into an interactive discussion of the issue. Nicholas Chatzitsolis, CRE, managing director, Axies S.A., Athens, […]
(Chicago) October 4, 2017 – Joseph G. Nahas, Jr., CRE, FRICS, senior vice president, institutional marketing and investor relations, Equus Capital Partners, Ltd., Philadelphia, was elected 2018 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate® board of directors at the organization’s 2017 Annual Convention last week in Montréal, Canada. The Counselors of Real Estate is the […]
The Counselors of Real Estate®, established in 1953, is an international group of high profile professionals including members of prominent real estate, financial, legal and accounting firms as well as leaders of government and academia who provide expert, objective advice on complex real property situations and land-related matters. Membership is selective, extended by invitation only. The organization’s CRE® (Counselor of Real Estate) credential is granted to all members in recognition of superior problem solving ability in various areas of real estate counseling. For more information, contact The Counselors of Real Estate