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 [...]

                      
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 [...]

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 [...]

Here’s the continutation of my interview with Rebecca Marion Flach, Vice President of Membership and Communication for the Retail Council of New York State.
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How is technology affecting retailers?
For the last two or three years, we have been talking about the use of social media including Twitter, Facebook, and Google Places. Many of our members have [...]

                      
People seem to be out shopping, and the retail news seems to be positive. Could it really be true? I decided to call, Rebecca Marion Flach, Vice President of Membership and Communication for the Retail Council of New York State.
As Vice President of Membership and Communication for the Retail Council, exactly what do you do?
I’m [...]

Necessity is the mother of invention.  It’s true.  The world is slowly emerging from the Great Recession and we’re seeing a paradigm shift.  How business will be done in the future has changed.  The business world is wiping the slate clean and developing new rules of play.
In this new marketplace is great opportunity.  Individuals in [...]

Do we really need architecture and design today? As we sit here and ponder, approaching what we are hoping will be the end of this great recession, I thought I would post about the necessity of architecture.  After all, buildings can get built without architects.  Spaces can be filled without interior designers.  To all those [...]

                     
Marketing and advertising are illusions for many people. Their theory is to throw something against the wall and hope it will stick. Not so according to Alan Baker, President and Founder of Creative Marketing Concepts in Latham, New York. Alan, a guest on my radio show indysmallbiz.com, gave me the scoop on what it takes to [...]

It takes money to make money. All kinds of people make the world go around. No man is an island. Okay, but when the global economy is in such turmoil, it’s hard for companies and people who run them to recognize that the way out is to reach out. FDR said the only fear is [...]