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January 3, 2008.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Deal Makers
March 5, 2008
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UPCOMING EDUCATION
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CCP
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GOLD PASSPORT:
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2007 DEAL MAKERS APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!
Here is the
perfect opportunity for you to gain recognition and market your real
estate expertise to the business community! The CRCBR Deal Maker Awards
Program recognizes brokers and developers in commercial real estate who
have accumulated sales transactions of over $2,000,000 in the past year
in the categories of office, industrial, investment, land and retail.
This year's awards luncheon will be held on March 5, 2008 at the
Westin Charlotte.
Apply now to
be considered for Deal Maker Awards 2007! For a complete description of
the rules and regulations, award types and the full application, click on the links below.
The submission deadline is
3:00pm on
January 16. PLEASE NOTE: Your
CRCBR dues must be paid in full by January 16, 2008 for
applications to be accepted.
• To
download an application,
Click Here.
• To download a worksheet, Click
Here.
NOTE: You will need
both Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Excel to access the application and
worksheet. You can also call the CRCBR office at 704-377-8982 for a
mailed, faxed or emailed copy of the forms.
Once again, the
Charlotte Business Journal is our partner in promoting this event. They
will provide a special insert to the Business Journal, with a full list
of winners. There are many advertising opportunities for this issue.
Please contact Dawn Brown at the Charlotte Business Journal for more
information at 704-973-1118 or by email at
dtbrown@bizjournals.com.
 Greer & Walker,
LLP is the new auditing company this year. They are donating their time
to serve as the official collection point and to ensure credibility to
the tabulation process for all applications.
CRCBR DUES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT!
On behalf of the
Charlotte Region Commercial Board of REALTORS® Board of Directors, we
would like to thank you for your support and participation in CRCBR this
year. We are currently in the middle of renewals! Please
read the following information about dues payments:
• You have the ability to pay for your entire firm online at
www.crcbr.org.
• If you wish to
participate in the Deal Makers Awards, you must renew your membership by
January 16, 2008.
• A $25 per person
reinstatement fee will be assessed for dues paid after January 25, 2008.
• Please return a copy of your invoice with your payment.
Invoices were sent to Brokers-in-Charge of each firm. If you need
another copy of your invoice, please email the CRCBR offices at
info@crcbr.org.
COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM CORECONCEPTS
LEVEL 100 SERIES CLASSES
Commercial Certificate Program CoreConcepts Level 100 Series classes are available for registration.
To see a complete list of classes,
Click Here.
2008 ALLIANCE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES NOW AVAILABLE
The Alliance Sponsorship program provides companies with the most
visibility in the industry. Become a 2008 Alliance sponsor today, and
promote your company to the fullest. Join the ranks of other
prestigious annual sponsors. For a sponsorship application,
Click Here.
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COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE CORECONCEPTS LEVEL 100 SERIES
Commercial Certificate Program (CCP) is designed to bring together a
faculty of industry leaders and top producers to teach the fundamentals of
commercial real estate. Eight courses are offered over four weeks,
two courses per day, one full day per week, allowing students to
concurrently attend to business while learning. A Certificate of
Completion is awarded to students who attend at least seven of the eight
classes.
Thursday, January 31 |
Thursday, February 7 | Thursday, February 14
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Fundamentals of Commercial Real Estate
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(CE Approved)
8:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Cindy Chandler, CRE, CCIM, The Chandler Group
Who are the players? What are the components of a commercial
development? Where can one find the numbers to determine value?
What do all those "buzzwords" means? This course takes you from basics
to advanced topics in order to acquaint you with the different elements of
investment real estate.
• To
register online,
Click Here.
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For a printable registration form,
Click Here.
Retail
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Instructor: Peter B. Pappas, Crosland Retail; Debbie Currier, Currier
Properties, Inc.; and Ryan Preston, Crosland Retail
What does a merchant look for in a location? If you are leasing a
shopping center, where do you find these tenants? What is important to
them and what is a deal breaker? Learn the secrets of successful
retail leasing and development from an experienced panel of experts.
• To
register online,
Click Here.
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For a printable registration form,
Click Here.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
Negotiation Skills in Commercial Real Estate
8:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: David Segrest, CCIM, CIPS, Segrest International, Inc.
Now put it all together and make the deal! Are you trained to
negotiate the best deal for your client? Do you know the proper skills
and techniques to be an effective negotiator? Learn from the pros who
have "'been there".
• To
register online,
Click Here.
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For a printable registration form,
Click Here.
Financing Commercial Real Estate
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Instructor: Hal Kempson, L.J. Melody & Company
"If you can finance it, they will buy." Very true in investment
real estate, but how many brokers understand the basics of finance and
valuation? Learn how the appraisers and underwriters value your
listings. This is a tool which sets an agent apart and allows that
agent to be a true deal maker.
• To
register online,
Click
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Click Here.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Office
8:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: C. Robert (Bob) Percival, SIOR, CPM®, Percival McGuire
Commercial Real Estate
Learn what's important to an office tenant and to the office building owner!
Certain terms in a lease (or those left out) can make the difference between
a home run and a strike out. This session goes from the basics to what
every office broker needs to know. Don't miss this!
• To
register online,
Click Here.
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For a printable registration form,
Click Here.
Property Management -
(CE Approved)
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Instructor: Steve Banner, RPA, CCIM,
CPM®,
NAI Southern Real Estate
Topics include responsibilities of the property manager, real property
vs. facility management, financial management, building operations,
administration, environmental and legal issues, and tenant relations.
• To
register online,
Click Here.
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Click Here.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Industrial Real Estate -
(CE Approved)
8:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Jon Morris, Beacon Partners
This class
takes the participant through the development process for a warehouse
facility. It starts with "Where tenants come from...;" goes into an
interactive discussion regarding land acquisition, a brief finance
overview, construction and lease-up; and concludes with disposition
strategies.
• To
register online,
Click
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For a printable registration form,
Click Here.
Land Sales -
(CE Approved)
1:30pm - 5:30pm
Instructor: Jim Teat, Jim Teat Land Sales
This course will explore how to determine site development potential
according to physical and legal constraints. Students will learn how
to assess sites for their highest and best use. Listing and marketing
land will also be discussed.
• To
register online,
Click Here.
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Click Here.
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ETHICS WILL BE DUE AGAIN ON DECEMBER 31, 2008!
All REALTOR® members of CRCBR must take an Ethics Class before December 31, 2008. If
you have taken a class between January 1, 2005 until now, you are exempt
from taking the class. However, if you last took the Ethics class in 2004
or earlier, you MUST take an Ethics class to continue membership. Anyone
who has taken an Ethics Class not sponsored by CRCBR must fax, email, or
mail a copy of their Certificate of Completion to Emily Crespo. If you are a
broker-in-charge who needs to take the class, you have the option of taking the
class online, in order to prevent attending a third class during the licensing
year. For online instruction, please
Click Here. If you have any questions about the Ethics
requirement, please email Emily at
emily@crcbr.org.
GOLD PASSPORT
CRCBR has a fast, easy, and affordable way for you to keep up with your
continuing education requirements, and to stay abreast of what's going on
within commercial real estate. It's called the Gold Passport and it's
your ticket to incredible value and outstanding education!
Benefits
Gold Passport takes $20 off the already discounted member price for two CE
courses. You can use your Gold Passport anytime between the time you
purchase it and December 31, 2008. Pay no rescheduling fees if CRCBR is
notified by 12:00 pm the business day prior to the class date. Pay for
your continuing education once, and schedule classes at your convenience.
Gold Passport entitles you to eight hours of continuing education credits.
Please Note: Gold Passport holders cannot register
online for classes. All registrations must be done via fax or mailed
in.
Gold Passport Policies & Restrictions
• The Gold Passport is available to REALTOR® members only.
• Passport valid from the date of purchase through December 31, 2008.
(Please note that Gold Passport is based on the calendar year, not the Real
Estate Commission license year.)
• Passport not valid for the Commercial Certificate Program (CCP)
CoreConcepts Level 100 Series or CoreConcepts Level 200 Series.
• Passport not valid for CRCBR on-line continuing educations classes.
Cost
The cost of the Gold Passport is $110. To purchase a Gold Passport,
please check the appropriate box on the print registration form.
• For a printable registration form,
Click Here.
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Online Ethics Training
There are two online ethics training courses available on
www.REALTOR.org. Each
course meets the specific criteria and learning objectives required for either
new REALTORS® or existing REALTORS® as established in the Statements of
Professional Standards Policy #47 - New Member Orientation Program, and #48 -
Quadrennial REALTOR® Ethics Training found in the NAR
Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual. These courses do not
count as an elective for your license.
For more information and access to each course, use the links below. You must be
a registered REALTOR.org user with an ID and password to access the following
links. You may need to wait one hour before access the course if you just
registered for REALTOR.org.
New Member Code of Ethics Orientation: Course for new REALTORS®.
Quadrennial REALTOR® Ethics Training: Course for existing REALTORS®.
Instructions
on Taking the FREE Online Ethics Training
For step-by-step instructions on how to take the free online ethics
training classes,
Click Here.
Questions
If you
have any questions about online ethics training, please contact the CRCBR
offices at info@crcbr.org.
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Key Meeting Dates
REBIC has compiled a list of key meetings happening this week that
are of concern to our industry which you might want to attend:
Tuesday, January 8th
7:30 am - Gaston Quality of Natural Resources Commission Air Quality Mtg
12:30 pm - Gaston Economic Development Commission Mtg
7:00 pm - York County Home Builders Mtg Wednesday, January 9th
8:30 am - Gaston Chamber 2012 Collaborative Partners Mtg
8:30 am - York County Realtors® Mtg
Thursday, January 10th
8:00 am - Gaston Chamber Governmental Affairs Mtg
12:00 pm - Catawba County Chamber Land Use Board Mtg
5:50 pm - Lake Norman Home Builders Mtg
Friday, January 11th
2:00 pm - Gastonia Re-Hab Code Workshop
6:00 pm - Gaston Association of Realtors® Annual Mt g &
Installation
Please note
that the next REBIC meeting will be the Board of Governors Issues
Forum being held at 8:30 am on Tuesday, January 15th, at the South
Charlotte Banquet Facility in Charlotte. Maps and directions can be
found at the
South Charlotte Banquet Center Website.
New Developments in Weddington in Limbo?
The Weddington Town Council to vote next month on proposed
moratorium ordinance that could halt new developments until a
transportation plan is drafted.
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How Growth Affects Resources
As Union County grows, county officials are faced with a serious
dilemma - how will the county's growth growth affect the limited
water supplies and sewer facilities?
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Unified Review to
Begin January 14th
In conjunction with the introduction of Accela, the City of
Charlotte will begin to provide a "unified" review for all
Commercial projects. Any project requiring a Driveway, Grading,
Detention, Landscape and/or Water Quality Permit review will be
accepted, reviewed and approved as a total package. That is, the
designer will no longer need to submit separate sets of individual
sheets from the plan set (2 landscape plans, 6 site plans, 4
grading and detention plans, 2 SWIM buffer plans) to be distributed
to various work groups. He/she will submit 7 complete sets
of civil plans so that all the review groups (Driveway, CDOT, Urban
Forestry, Erosion Control and Engineer) will have the opportunity
to provide a total concurrent review. In return, the designer will
be able to respond comprehensively to the comments.
Post
Construction Controls Ordinance Update
November 26, 2007, Charlotte City Council adopted a Post
Construction Controls Ordinance. This ordinance will become
effective on July
1, 2008 and all development and redevelopment project plans submitted to
the City on or after that date may be subject to these new
regulations. To access the City ordinance,
Click Here. For
information or questions about the ordinance, please contact the
Ordinance Administrator,
Stewart Edwards, at 704-336-7036 or at
stedwards@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Town of Waxhaw
Begins Conducting Building Inspections
On January 1, the Town of Waxhaw
began handling all building inspections inside the town limits.
Individuals requiring a construction related permit such as
building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, etc. should contact the
Building Inspections Department at 704-843-2195.
Contractors who
currently hold a construction related permit with Union County will
continue to have the County conduct those inspections until the
completion of the project.
For additional
information, please call Waxhaw Building Inspector Bob Harvell at
704-843-215 or 704-219-5141 Monday through Friday from 8am - 5pm.
Beacon Partners Builds K-12 Charter School in
Mooresville
Beacon Partners, one of the
area's leading commercial real estate developers has begun
construction on Pine Lake Preparatory School's permanent campus on a
22 acre site just outside of Mooresville. The project, located
less than one mile from the intersection I-77 and future Exit 32,
will feature a secure campus setting for more than 1,400 students in
kindergarten through twelfth grades.
Charlotte Business Journal's 2008 Green Awards
The Charlotte
Business Journal and the Charlotte Chapter of the US Green Building
Council want to recognize those who are going green. The Charlotte
Business Journal's 2008 Green Awards event on April 16 will honor
those in the Charlotte area who make efforts to incorporate
environmentally sustainable practices into their businesses and
community work.
The Green
Awards will recognize individuals, businesses, government leaders
and entities, and non-profit organizations in two main categories - General Awards and Green Building Awards. Within those two
categories there are a total of 20 awards. Work or projects
completed from January 2007 to December 2007 will be considered.
•For a list of categories,
Click Here.
•For more
nomination information,
Click Here.
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NAR Commends Terrorism Insurance Law
A longstanding advocate of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision
Extension Act, NAR commends the passing of the bill into law on
December 26, 2007.
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The following is a list of recent commercial real estate
transactions completed by fellow CRCBR members:
Flagship Capital Partners - J. Brannen Edge III
Flagship Capital Partners, LLC has acquired 934 Cox Road in
Gastonia, NC, the newest addition to the firm's portfolio of medical
office buildings. 934 Cox Road is a single-tenant, two-story 12,658
SF class A medical office building situated on 1.5 acres. Mr.
J. Brannen Edge III represented Flagship Capital Partners in the investment
acquisition.
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We want to
hear about your successes! Get
your commercial transactions into the Voice!
Below is the basic format of how your transactions will be listed.
Make sure to give us your name, company and all of the information
pertaining to the transaction:
Commercial RE Company - Jane Doe
XYZ Company leased 5000 sq. ft. of flex space at 123 Plaza Center.
Jane Doe of Commercial RE Company represented the tenant and John Smith of
John Smith Real Estate represented the landlord.
You can email your transaction information to CRCBR at
info@crcbr.org
or you can fax it to 704-377-8983. If you have any questions about
submitting your transactions for the Voice, please call CRCBR at
704-377-8982.
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Did
you know that there are eight different committees in which members of
the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of REALTORS® can actively
participate? The heart of our association is active member involvement,
and we encourage everyone to become involved in a committee or project.
We also solicit your comments and suggestions throughout the year! Each
committee is designed to cover one facet of the organization, and with
the variety of committees, we are sure there is one to cater to your
particular personality and talents!
Each committee is an integral part of our association, and helps CRCBR run efficiently, while growing in both number and positive reputation
throughout the Charlotte Region. We strive to show and remind
members and other prospective brokers in the community, the integrity of
the Real Estate career while helping them succeed at their goals through
programs, networking events, and education.
If you are
interested in joining a committee, please email
info@crcbr.org.
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As a member of
the North Carolina Association of REALTORS®, you receive the
benefit of a free subscription to REALFAST Forms. However, in order
to have the most up-to-date forms and software, we recommend that
you update your forms every quarter. In order to change your
information on the forms, here is a link to information:
http://www.ncrealtor.org.
You must sign in with your email and member number to access the
forms.
This link provides detailed directions if you have recently changed
companies, changed your company name or changed your company's
address, as you will need to change this information in your Realfast desktop product.
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Version
2.0 Released!
December saw the release of the upgraded Charlotte Region
Commercial Property Exchange (CRCPE -
www.charlottecpe.com) system, Version 2.0. This
release greatly enhanced the previous version with many
new benefits for our subscribers.
Here are a few statistics you might find interesting from the
month of December:
Property Views:
Public side: 4,725
Company website: 5,411
Total views: 19,717
Total
Searches: 7,023
PDFs Created: 1,787
Demographics
Ran: 258
New Listings Added: 368
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Technical
Support will be provided by Karnes!
Email Karnes
at
support@karnesco.com. Or
call 800-879-7172 or 704-940-9550 to receive CPE support during
normal business hours. Simply dial the number, then dial "1"
for Commercial Property Exchange Information, and dial "1"
once more to be directed to one of Karnes' Charlotte CPE
technical support representatives.
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Charlotte Region Commercial Board of
REALTORS®
212 S. Tryon Street, Suite 1150,
Charlotte, NC 28281
phone: 704.377.8982 fax: 704.377.8983
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