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January 29, 2008.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Deal Makers
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UPCOMING EDUCATION
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CCP
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GOLD PASSPORT:
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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 STILL 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.
2007 DEAL MAKERS REGISTRATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!
Join us on March 5, 2008 at the Westin Charlotte for the annual Deal Maker Awards Luncheon as we recognize
brokers and developers in the commercial real estate industry. Come
see who will win Top Producer Awards, Rookie of the Year Award, 10
year pin recipients, and more! You won't want to miss this
opportunity to support your industry peers. This year's emcee
will be Chase Monroe with Keystone Partners.
Registration fess are as follows:
• By 2/29/08 - $40 Members and $65 Non-Members
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After 2/29/08 - $55 Members and $80 Non-Members
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register online,
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For a printable registration form,
Click Here.
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.
SPRING EDUCATION CLASSES REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE
Spring 2008 education courses have been confirmed. Classes
will be held from March 13 - June 6, 2008. For more information and to see a
complete list of classes,
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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, February 7 | Thursday, February 14
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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".
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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.
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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!
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register online,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SPRING EDUCATION
Spring 2008 education courses will be held from March 13 - June 6.
Below is the list of the classes being offered, along with the
scheduled dates. Please be on the look out for more
information to follow.
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Selling Environmental Amenities, Jerry Regenbogen
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BICAR Course, Garth Dunklin
April 22, 2008
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BICAR Course, Garth Dunklin
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Mandatory Update, Cindy Chandler
May 15, 2008
• The RCA-NCAR Commercial Forms,
Garth Dunklin
June 2, 2008
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March 27, 2008
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Mandatory Update, Cindy Chandler
May 7, 2008
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BICAR Course, Cindy Chandler
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Mandatory Update, Garth Dunlin
May 20, 2008
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Mandatory Update, Garth Dunklin
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Ethics, Cindy Chandler
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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,
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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:
Monday, February 4th
7:00 pm - Union
County Commissioners Mtg
Tuesday, February 5th
12:00 pm - REBIC
Executive Committee Mtg
Wednesday, February 6th
12:00 pm -
Charlotte Economic Development & Planning Mtg
Friday, February 8th
7:45 am - NAIOP
Board Mtg
Hole in
Rezoning Rules Leave Council Members Concerned
Charlotte Mecklenburg mayor and council members are concerned as
a savvy developer finds way around rezoning rules that would
allow him to build more structures without applying for a
rezoning petition, something that the council had already denied.
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More Water Problems for Union County
Although Union County commissioners have launched a $10 million
project to bring water from Anson County into Union County, some
commissioners urge the county to delay the project, voicing that
a plan should be put in place first on how the water would be
distributed.
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Commercial
Market Stability Helped by Terrorism Insurance Act
The passing of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision Extension Act,
something NAR has long been an advocate of, will preserve the
commercial markets from the instability that would have resulted by
the unavailability of terrorism risk insurance.
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SEC to Exempt Commercial
Practitioners from Registration
NAR encourages the Securities and Exchange Commission to quickly
approve a request for an exemption from securities broker/dealer
registration, which would allow commercial real estate professionals
to provide real estate services to buyers during their consideration
and purchase of Tenants-in-Common securities.
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Public
Awareness Campaign Material Available
NAR makes available free materials from their 2008 Public
Awareness Campaign for commercial practitioners to use to educate
consumers about the importance of working with a REALTOR®.
[More]
NAR to Profile 50-Plus REALTORS®
NAR is looking to profile select candidates ages 50 and over
in future issues of REALTOR® magazine
who have 15+ years of experience as a REALTOR® and has had success
mentoring others.
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We would like to thank our 2008 CRCBR Alliance sponsors! It is with their generous support that we are
able to provide the quality of products and services our membership has come
to expect and enjoy from our organization.
To better acquaint you with our sponsors, we will feature a selection of
company profiles in upcoming issues of The Voice.
In this Issue:
Childress Klein Properties
Cox & Schepp Construction, Inc.
Lincoln Harris
ECS Carolinas, LLP
The Staubach Company
SteelFab, Inc.
Percival McGuire Commercial Real Estate
Chairman Level:
Childress Klein Properties
One of the
largest commercial real estate development companies in the southeast,
Childress Klein Properties develops, owns and manages office buildings,
retail centers, industrial and distribution buildings and mixed use
properties in the Charlotte region and across the southeast. With over
200 years combined experience, our partners have developed over 35 million
square feet of high quality speculative and build-to-suit space for such
large customers as Wachovia, Belk, Vanguard and TIAA-CREF as well as many
smaller local and regional firms. For more information about our Company
please visit our website at www.childressklein.com.
Associate Level:
Cox & Schepp Construction, Inc.
Andy Cox and Jim Schepp founded Cox & Schepp, Inc. on the corporate
philosophy that for the firm to be successful, it should focus its efforts
entirely on the client and build and maintain lasting relationships. Since
its formation in 2001, CSI has quickly become one of the leading general
contractors in the region and completed over 100 projects with a total value
in excess of $150 million dollars. The firm provides construction services
to a diverse clientele, including national development firms, local
retailers, international industrial firms, financial institutions,
transportation firms, and individual real estate investors and owners.
Partner Level:
Lincoln Harris
Lincoln Harris,
formed in 1999 as an affiliate of Lincoln Property Company, is a
full-service commercial real estate firm focusing on commercial brokerage,
development, facility & property management, retail, and corporate
services. Together with Lincoln Property Company, Lincoln Harris provides
clients with a national platform and unparalleled institutional resources
including over 5,000 employees in 52 offices across 26 states. Based in
Charlotte, Lincoln Harris takes great pride in its reputation as one of the
region's most accomplished full-service real estate companies, with projects
ranging from the 1.2 million square foot Bank of America Corporate Center to
the nationally recognized Phillips Place mixed-use development. Because we
have long recognized that success begins and ends with the client, Lincoln
Harris offers a broad menu of commercial real estate services to maximize
the value of our clients' assets. We deliver a promise of value by
developing and implementing comprehensive national real estate programs for
our clients and cultivating a sense of trust in the communities we serve and
the individual transactions we service.
Contributor Level:
ECS Carolinas, LLP
ECS Carolinas, LLP is a premiere provider of environmental, engineering, and
construction services across North and South Carolina. Our offices and 18 years
of service enable us to deliver responsiveness, accomplishment, and growth to
both the private and public sectors.
It is our corporate philosophy to "Set the Standard for
Service" for our clients. We truly embrace providing our services "on time
and under budget", while bringing value to our clients. ECS has earned the
reputation for being responsive and having the ability to "think outside the
box" to provide solutions to problems on projects. Our current initiatives with
regard to generating timely reports are truly innovative in the consulting
industry.
ECS is proud to have been ranked among the Top 100 Pure
Design Firms by ENR. Hard work and dedication to serving our clients has
allowed ECS to become one of the largest consulting firms in the country.
The Staubach Company
The
Staubach Company (www.staubach.com) is a market leading global real estate advisory firm that delivers
cost-effective solutions for OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL and RETAIL clients. It
has extensive experience in strategic consulting, site selection,
acquisition, disposition, construction consulting/project management,
real estate administration, portfolio management, facility
management, business and economic incentives and financing and capital
solutions.
Over 1,600 people in more than 65 offices throughout North
America represent Staubach's 3,000+ clients. Staubach
completed 7,280 transactions totaling $28 billion and 200 million square
feet during the fiscal year ending June 2007.
Worldwide, the DTZ Staubach alliance has 12,000 professionals delivering
services and solutions to multinational clients.
SteelFab, Inc.
SteelFab is a fabricator and erector of steel framed structures for
commercial, industrial, educational, health care and energy projects
throughout the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions.
In business for fifty-three
years, SteelFab has fabrication plants in NC, VA, SC, GA and AL with sales
and estimating offices in Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, Charleston SC,
Florence SC, Atlanta GA and Dublin GA. For more information, please visit
our website at
www.steelfab-inc.com.
Percival McGuire Commercial Real Estate
Percival McGuire, based in Charlotte, N.C., offers commercial real estate
investors unrivaled local expertise with a global reach. The company's
principals have successfully helped clients manage and develop their
commercial holdings in the Southeastern United States for more than four
decades, earning a reputation as a leading force in the industry.
Percival McGuire's knowledgeable and experienced staff partners with
clients to successfully navigate the opportunities and challenges of
commercial real estate. Our services include real estate investing,
property management, facility management, commercial real estate
brokerage/leasing and commercial property development.
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Everest Capital Advisors - Robert Lore
Everest Capital Advisors was finally launched in January as the
only replacement property provider for Investor and 1031
Exchange-related transactions. Robert Lore will be the acting
Managing Director for the Charlotte office which represents clients
in the Southeast. Everest Capital Advisors also works closely with
brokers in order to identify non-listed properties on a pre-arranged
referral basis.
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The following is a list of recent commercial real estate
transactions completed by fellow CRCBR members:
Flagship Capital Partners, LLC - James E Rogers
Flagship Capital Partners, LLC has acquired three fully leased
medical office buildings in Rock Hill, SC directly across Herlong
Avenue from Piedmont Medical Center, at a total 42,200 square feet.
Mr. James E. Rogers, Senior Vice President, represented Flagship
Capital Partners in the investment acquisition. The three medical
office buildings were acquired from Piedmont Development Associates
and were represented by Mr. Jason Tuttle of Coldwell Banker The
Tuttle Co.
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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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Are you aware of your
benefits as a member of the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of
REALTORS®?
At the National and State Level:
As a REALTOR® member,
you are a part of two larger umbrella organizations, the North or South
Carolina Associations of REALTORS® and the National Association of
REALTORS®. Each organization offers Legislative representation at each
level of government. Both the state and national organizations have
formed alliances with a variety of vendors in order to provide you with
discounts in services you utilize most in your daily work.
At the Local Level:
Networking
Opportunities and Events:
CRCBR members receive entrance to a number of networking events
throughout the course of the year at a discounted member rate. We
understand that relationships are key in the industry, and hope to
supply you with the ability to build relationships between other members
and non member organizations in as many different environments as
possible. One such event, our quarterly BrokerNet (formerly known as
ProNet), now a members only event, is an informal way of
networking with both REALTOR® members in the organization and Corporate Associates. The Deal Makers Awards highlights the
achievements of our REALTOR® members by celebrating the deals made in
the previous year. Other events that assist in networking are the three
RE Marketplace Events, the Commercial Spotlight, the Golf Tournament,
the Bus Tour, and the Annual Meeting. Each event
provides focus on various aspects of the Commercial Real Estate
Industry, and keeps you up to date as changes emerge that might affect
you. As scheduled, our events can be found on the CRCBR website at
www.crcbr.org.
Education:
Education is required for all licensed practitioners in North and South
Carolina. CRCBR strives to assist you with fulfilling your Real Estate
Commission requirements by providing you with your Continuing Education
(CE) requirements in schedules that we hope won't cut into your
extremely busy schedule. We offer the Mandatory Update course, the
Broker-in-Charge course, and other electives designed to provide you
with up-to-date information from very experienced instructors. Our
courses have a commercial spin to them. Furthermore, for those
interested in learning more about Commercial Real Estate, the Commercial
Certificate Program CoreConcepts Level 100 and 200 Series classes are a fantastic reservoir of
information, taught by REALTORS® with firsthand experience in each of
the specialties. We have already begun the CCP program for this year,
but you do have the ability to sign up for any of the remainder classes
for the year. All CE and CCP courses can be found on the CRCBR website
at
www.crcbr.org.
Key Industry Information:
Knowledge is key, and CRCBR tries to make all information
available in the local, regional, state, and national levels that
affect your industry, through various email broadcasts, the bi-monthly
newsletter, and information shown on our webpage. If you are currently
not receiving email broadcasts and are a member of CRCBR, please email
info@crcbr.org and we will ensure receipt of future mailings.
CRCBR covers 18
counties — 15 in North Carolina,
and 3 in South Carolina. With such a broad spectrum of membership, we
strive to unify commercial brokers within this region and try to
provide benefits and information that will assist you while you are a
member of the organization. For further information regarding CRCBR and
our benefits, please go to
www.crcbr.org, or 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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Training for CPE
will be held on the following dates at the CRCBR offices from
2pm - 4pm:
February 21
March 20
This
training is for current subscribers to the system. In order
to sign up for training, please sign into
www.charlottecpe.com,
and click 'Sign up now for a training session' from the main
page. Classes are free, but pre-registration is required. A
confirmation email will be sent to your attention 2 days
before the course. Thank you for your
continued support of CRCPE!
Questions
If you
have any questions about CPE training, please contact the CRCBR
offices at info@crcbr.org.
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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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