It is very rare when a piece of technology is developed that builds on existing systems, but changes it in such a fundamental way that it affects the very way those systems are used. It is nearly unheard of when just such a new development is so absolutely simple that it defies the “normal” difficulties that [...]

                    
Welcome to the REFM Commercial Real Estate Company Directory! The Directory is an ever-expanding list of commercial real estate owners, operators, developers, investors and other principal stakeholders.
Job seekers and market analysts, have you checked out the REFM CRE Company Directory yet? It is a quick and easy way to identify the players in a [...]

Sometimes the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. You spend all kinds of time on a project, and it doesn’t go anywhere or you spend time doing things that don’t matter. We all do it. Considering how busy all of us are, it’s amazing how much time we waste. If you want to get things done, you [...]

Recently I had the pleasure of visiting a historic hotel built by Henry B. Plant in the city of Tampa, Florida. This hotel was opened in 1891 and became a destination for travelers by rail during the time Mark Twain called the Gilded Age. The hotel cost about $3 Million to build, which was a lot [...]

                               
Patterns, colors, metallics, curves, astral, geometric and floral designs are the visual appeal of Moroccan style. It all stems from the knowledgeable and ingenious combinations of colors, patterns, shapes and textures. These same techniques have been recently mixed with modern and contemporary designs establishing a striking and distinctive look.
                     
Through the use of multiple [...]

I get asked a lot of questions about different technologies I am using to make my life as a commercial real estate broker easier. I wanted to tell you about two simple cloud computing solutions that I use for my day-to-day business and why I use them the way I do. Hopefully, this will help you out [...]

A late-day session with a delightfully animated panel discussed the 22nd century evolution of the pre-history skill of the hand-drawn doodle.  Arguably the most sketchbook-like tablet application available, Doodle.ly hosted the group while Jessica Lawrence, Managing Director of NY Tech Meetup, moderated.

Doodle.ly iPad Application

Discussing “thinking graphically” and the benefits of doodling (particularly during meetings) the [...]

                      
NICHES
We are finally not talking about marketing, but design. Here, the focus is narrow, literally. A niche is a negative space which is carved out of a plane, whether that be a wall of sheetrock, cabinetry, stone or other material. Niches make spaces look larger and more interesting by creating a sense of something [...]

                      
The answer to this question seems clear. Of course you would change. The thought that obstacles would not occur in life or business is an unreal idea. Ask yourself, “Can I handle obstacles?” Again we go back to, “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail.” Lina Sanchez talks about it in her article [...]

A little more thoughtfulness in our daily communcations could go a long way to preventing cliché traps, irritating patterns and shortcuts that creep into our businesses. Okay, at the risk offending some people, here are some examples of what I mean.
“Let’s continue the conversation off line.”
This one comes up during a conference call or webinar. [...]