Recently, I received my digital Architect magazine, and while I was reviewing it, one story hit me like a ton of bricks. It is no secret; I own a recruiting/staffing agency, not an architectural firm. What so surprised me about the story was that it hit me where I live, MY small recruiting business.
The article is about [...]

                    
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 [...]

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 [...]

Want a ready-to-bake project? The American Institute of Architects has done a great job executing on their vision of assembling a listing of what it calls “stalled” projects. They currently have over 30 projects nationwide, and the AIA serves as matchmaker if you want to inquire about a project. Accessing the database requires that you [...]

Over 200 joined us for last week’s webinars on the 2011 Annual Report on the Real Deals Joint Venture Equity Partnership Database! If you missed learning about how deals got done in 2011, included here is a video replay of the webinar, and the accompanying slides as well. Click below to learn about 5 Surprise [...]

If you want a building that is durable, long-lasting, flexible, attractive, reasonably priced, efficient and one in which you can take pride, you should consider Tilt-up concrete construction. It isn’t new. Tilt-Up has been in use since the turn of the century, and in the 1940s, it became the preferred method of construction for many types of [...]

I attended the CCIM/IREM Economic Forecast in Phoenix on Wednesday, January 18.  Whenever I attend these events, I like to summarize my notes to help people know what others are saying in addition to my own opinions.  The event was a little different format this year from previous years, so let me summarize it based upon [...]

Build-to-suit or Settling for Low Cost Alternatives
Real estate professionals, architects, engineers, builders and owners can find themselves faced with a dilemma in an environment of economic uncertainly. It has always been true that buying exclusively based on lowest price is a dangerous way to do business. Catering to such clients can be hazardous as well. [...]

First, I have to say, thanks to all of the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) Institute staff and other committee members for all of their hard work in putting this together! It was a monumental task, and we did it!
After 2 long grueling days of business meetings, we started the conference off Wednesday night. I had the [...]

As the economy slowly starts to correct, many of my candidates are realizing and unhappy truth.  Architect salaries are 10% to 20% less than they were a year ago.  This trend was highlighted in the Architect Magazine 2010 salary survey.  Firms of all sizes have been in survival mode, doing whatever they could to stay [...]