06/13/2013

2013 Realcomm Digie Award for Best Use of Automation Goes to SIOR

SIOR is pleased to announce that it has received the Realcomm Digie award for Best Use of Automation - Brokerage Services in the 14th Annual Realcomm[..]

06/06/2013

Transaction Due-Diligence and the DIDSA Plan

I have been fortunate enough to be an SIOR Instructor for many years, while also teaching Advanced Commercial Real Estate at UCLA. One of our regular[..]

05/22/2013

Highlights (and Photos) of the SIOR Spring World Conference

SIOR recently held its 2013 Spring World Conference in Indian Wells, CA, and what a conference it was! Beautiful weather, an amazing resort location,[..]

05/09/2013

Taking the Fast Track with Commercial Lease Transactions

Too often do true opportunities for great landlord/tenant relations get lost in lease negotiations. However, if all parties work together to “fast track”[..]

04/25/2013

SIOR Independent Brokerage Group Gaining Strength

Only a year and a half since its development, the Independent Brokerage Group ("IBG") within SIOR continues to gain strength.

04/18/2013

Investment Sales Brokers Expect Market to Continue Favoring Sellers and For Prices to (Mostly) Rise

Despite the threat from last year’s fiscal cliff financial fiasco, 46 percent of CORFAC’s brokers’ said that their clients would go ahead and try to sell[..]

04/11/2013

Breaking Down the Recovery

I remember writing an economic report back in October of 2010 when we were all catching our breath, trying to digest what had gone wrong with the economy.[..]

04/04/2013

You'd Trust Uncle Joe, Right?

Many years ago (when I was in a different business), I was negotiating a contract with an attorney from a Fortune 100 Company in Central Florida. I was an[..]

03/27/2013

Spring 2013 Edition of Professional Report Now Available

In this spring edition of the SIOR Professional Report magazine, members share expert advice and opinions on Obama's re-election and its affect on the[..]

03/21/2013

Having Your Cake and Eating it Too - Achieving the Delicate Balance in Negotiations

We live in a world where we are not only told it’s impossible to have our cake and eat it too, but that there’s even something wrong with trying. This[..]