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February 13, 2008.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Deal Makers
March 5, 2008
Members Only BrokerNet
March 19, 2008
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UPCOMING EDUCATION
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CCP
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GOLD PASSPORT:
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BrokerNet
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NAIOP RE Forum
DEAL MAKERS
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
Fees:
• 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.
Greer & Walker,
LLP is the new auditing company this year. They donated their time to
serve as the official collection point and to ensure credibility to the
tabulation process for all applications .
MEMBERS ONLY BROKERNET
Catch
up with real estate industry professionals at
CRCBR's new members only networking event -
BrokerNet. Join us on March 19 at
Grand Central for complimentary beverages and appetizers. Networking
shouldn't feel like working. Register today!
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Early Registration - No Charge
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On-site Registration - $20
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• For a printable registration form,
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NAIOP 2008 TOWN HALL LUNCHEON & REAL ESTATE FORUM
NAIOP Charlotte invites CRCBR members to join them for their Town
Hall and RE Forum Luncheon on Wednesday, March 26, 2008. This is a comprehensive follow up from last year's Town
Hall Forum, discussing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Building Permitting
process. Come hear the changes, updates and additions the City and
County have made based on our comments! NAIOP and the Charlotte Chamber
have joined together to present this follow up presentation.
Need CE?
After lunch, stay for a NCREC CE approved class on Overview of Real
Estate Capital Markets with Dr. Steven H. Ott, Interim Dean and John
S. Crosland, Sr. Distinguished
Professor of Real Estate and Development, Belk College of Business, UNC Charlotte.
This CE course is sponsored by the Charlotte Region Commercial Board
of REALTORS® (CRCBR).
Registration Fees:
• Luncheon Only - NAIOP Charlotte / CRCBR / Charlotte Chamber
Members -- $30
• Luncheon Only - Non-members -- $40
(After 3/20, please add $10 to the price of
registration)
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Luncheon & CE - NAIOP Charlotte / CRCBR / Charlotte Chamber Members -- $135
• Luncheon & CE - Non-members -- $150
(After 3/20, please add $15 to the price of
registration)
• To register online, please
click here.
• For a printable registration form, please
click here.
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Gold Passport
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 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
June 6, 2008
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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 18th
6:30 pm - Cabarrus County Commissioners Mtg
Tuesday, February 19th
6:00 pm - Housing Charlotte Forum (Gov't Ctr)
7:00 pm - Union Board of County Commissioners Mtg
Wednesday, February 20th
10:30 am - Catawba County Land Use Board Mtg
12:30 pm - CRCBR Board Mtg
5:30 pm - Gaston Planning Board Mtg
Thursday, February 21st
11:30 am - Cabarrus County Building Industry Association Member Mtg
12:00 pm - Hickory-Catawba Home Builders Mtg/Builders Fair
Friday, February 22nd
8:00 am - Iredell County Board of Commissioner's Worksession
12:30 pm - Gaston County and Municipal Planners Mtg
Mooresville Adopts Sewer Allocation Policy
Mooresville commissioners adopted a sewer allocation policy,
ending a 2-month suspension of newer sewer extension permits.
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Charlotte Looks to Enforce City Clean Up
Charlotte officials seek to expand the city's power to clean up
businesses with run-down buildings, enforcing tougher standards for
commercial properties that the governments decide are hazardous.
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Mooresville Adopts Sewer Allocation Policy
Mooresville commissioners adopted a sewer allocation policy,
ending a 2-month suspension of newer sewer extension permits.
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Orange County Discusses Revenue Options
Orange County Board of Commissioners consider an increase in
property taxes as a means for revenue.
[More]
"Pennies for Progress" in York County
York County initiates "Pennies for Progress", a program that
would help the county prepare for traffic growth.
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2008 is NAR's
Centennial — Is Your Association Represented?
NAR commemorates 100 years with Centennial mosaics,
a compilation of REALTOR® portraits. To ensure that
commercial practitioners are well represented in this celebration �
if you haven't already done so � consider uploading your photo on
the site.
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NAR Seeks Sales Success Stories
REALTOR® Magazine Online is looking for "How I Sold It" success
stories to feature in their online exclusive series that reveals how
practitioners use savvy marketing and sales techniques to get a
challenging or less-than-perfect listing sold. To have your story
be considered for this series, send an e-mail to
mtracey@realtors.org.
You must be able to supply a photo of the property.
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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:
Merrifield Partners
Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman
Lauth Property Group
DSS Corporation
Koll Development Company
R.B. Pharr & Associates, P.A.
SouthEast Commercial Real Estate
CHAIRMAN LEVEL:
Merrifield Partners
Merrifield Partners, an affiliate of Crosland, is one of the Charlotte
area's leading office and industrial development and brokerage firms.
Operating as Crosland Commercial for many years, Merrifield Partners has
developed over 3,500 acres of land and 3.5 million square feet of
commercial space. For more information, visit
www.merrifieldpartners.com.
ASSOCIATE LEVEL:
Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman
At WISHART NORRIS HENNINGER & PITTMAN, our goal is to be the Business
Owner's "Most Trusted Advisor." Our 30-year-old firm maintains offices
in Charlotte and Burlington, serving our clients in the areas of
business, succession planning, purchase and sale of businesses,
shareholder's disputes, business litigation, commercial and residential
real estate, land use, taxation, estate planning and estate
administration, and family law. Our attorneys are 'business' trained
and have the expertise and experience to help guide the owner through
strategies for creating a successful business, handling adversity and to
help them achieve financial success.
PARTNER LEVEL:
Lauth Property Group
Lauth is engaged in the development,
construction, acquisition, management and ownership of commercial real
estate throughout the United States. Lauth has just completed its 29th
year in business with a significant national expansion program including
several high-profile national projects. Lauth is one of only a few
privately held developers and contractors that is licensed in 49 states.
With billions worth of completed projects, Lauth's
solid experience offers clients both the flexibility and the financial
strength necessary to complete any project. Lauth's clientele include
Fortune 500 firms, privately held corporations, REITs and private
investors.
In addition to its corporate headquarters in Indianapolis, Lauth
maintains offices in Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Orlando, Phoenix, and
Pittsburgh
CONTRIBUTOR LEVEL:
DSS Corporation
Established in 1998, DSS Corporation is a general
contractor which provides commercial construction services geared to
meet the specific needs of developers, tenants and commercial real
estate professionals. Our approach is straight forward — if our clients
do not benefit from our relationship, then they have no reason to
maintain it. Therefore, we must earn their business every day!
Koll Development Company
Since 1999, Koll Development Company (KDC) has
emerged as a leader in the build-to-suit market, having developed more
than $1.2 billion in commercial real estate deals, including 70
corporate office and industrial projects throughout the country.
Corporate clients include Cititgroup, EDS, Nokia and other leading
companies.
In the Carolinas, KDC's build-to-suit projects
include the 205,000-square-foot "Center of Excellence" for Credit Suisse
and the 80,000-square-foot headquarters for 3D Systems.
KDC leased the first of its IntellicentersTM - branded, high
performance, "green" office buildings - to St. Paul Travelers in Houston
in October 2006. KDC is currently developing Intellicenters in
Charlotte, N.C., Riverside, Calif., Dallas and Atlanta as well as
pursuing a location in Tampa, Florida.
R.B. Pharr & Associates, P.A.
Whether it's due diligence, geographic information or construction
stakeout services, CRCBR members trust R.B. Pharr & Associates, P.A.
with their land surveying and mapping requirements. Specifically, RBP&A's
business model is focused on providing their clients with accurate,
precise and dependable surveys.
The firm has five offices in North and
South Carolina strategically located in downtown
Charlotte, Cornelius, Gastonia, Indian Trail, North Carolina;
and in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The latest field equipment and cad
software is utilized at each office. Accordingly, architects, engineers
and land planners are able to work seamlessly with RBP&A's electronic
mapping files. RBP&A wants to be your single-source land surveying
department.
Whether you're designing a modification to a complex refinery piping
system, surveying a site, or documenting a historic building, you need
reliable measurements. R.B. Pharr and Associates has purchased
Leica Scan-station — the latest technology in 3-D laser scanning. The
Scan-station has been used to survey busy intersections and capture data
for post-accident analysis among other applications.
SouthEast Commercial Real Estate
With over 300 years of experience and the most
knowledgeable real estate professionals in the market, SouthEast
Commercial Real Estate Group is equipped with the most concise
information and marketing tools to assist individuals and businesses in
buying, selling, leasing, and managing their commercial real estate.
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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:
LHC Commercial
- Christy McQueen
The Superior School of Real Estate leased approximately 5,900 sq.
ft. of retail and office space at Ballantyne Village. Steve Connell
of Superior School of Real Estate represented the tenant and Christy
McQueen of LHC Commercial represented the landlord.
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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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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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Legislative
Activity Affecting Commercial Real Estate - by Cindy Chandler,
CCIM, CRE
Recap of the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) Federal Policy Meetings in Washington DC. Cindy discusses the legislative/regulatory issues affecting commercial real estate and NAR's stance on the issues.
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Training for CPE
will be held on the following dates at the CRCBR offices from
2pm - 4pm:
February 21
(FULL — to be placed on a waitlist, please email Emily Crespo
at Emily@crcbr.org)
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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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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