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Study Group: Brokerage Experts: Commercial Real Estate

Council Members in this Study Group: 1779

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics in real estate including: commercial property, residential property, corporate real estate, construction, design, contracting, real estate investment, real estate investment trusts, and residential and commercial real estate brokerages, among others.

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Thomas Bohlinger, Executive Vice President, CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.Thomas Bohlinger

Executive Vice President
CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.
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Thomas Bohlinger is Executive Vice President in the Investment Properties Institutional Group at CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Bohlinger is an office market expert and leader within the CB Richard Ellis Investment Properties-Institutional Group. As Executive Vice President, Mr....

Joseph Gabbaian

Senior Vice President
GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
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Joseph Gabbaian is a Senior Vice President at Grubb & Ellis. Mr. Gabbaian has established himself as an expert in commercial real estate investments in the southern California market with an emphasis on the West Los Angeles/Santa Monica market through a solid track record in representing buyers, sellers,...

Arthur Sonnenblick, Senior Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman, NYArthur Sonnenblick

Senior Managing Director
Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman, NY
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Arthur Sonnenblick is a Senior Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman, LLC in New York, NY. Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman is a real estate investment banking and consulting firm. Mr. Sonnenblick has more than 45 years of experience in consulting, equity raising, debt...

John Protopappas, President, FRASER FORBES COMPANY, LLCJohn Protopappas

President
FRASER FORBES COMPANY, LLC
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John Protopappas is currently the President of Fraser Forbes Company, a land brokerage firm in the Washington DC metropolitan area representing clients such as KB Home, Centex, Beazer, D.R. Horton and Pulte Homes. As one of the founders and as President of Fraser Forbes, Mr. Protopappas brings over...

Amit Goenka

National Director - Investments
KNIGHT FRANK (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
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Amit Goenka is the National Director - Capital Transactions at Knight Frank India. Mr. Goenka heads a pan India team which assists clients in identifying opportunities, deal and capital structuring, raising funds, entry and exit strategies and creating value optimization models across all real estate...

Shreenath Shastry, National Director - Hospitality & Leisure, KNIGHT FRANK (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITEDShreenath Shastry

National Director - Hospitality & Leisure
KNIGHT FRANK (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED
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Shreenath Shastry is National Director – Hospitality & Leisure at Knight Frank India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Shastry is responsible for handling a pan India team specializing in hospitality consulting. He has been in the hospitality and leisure industry since 1992 and has extensive experience in sales and marketing...

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Excess money is on the sidelines for commercial real estate

November 20, 2009

A sector too tough to save | online.wsj.com

Gamblers might loose if they bet on a major CRE crash.1.) The estimated total value of CRE in the US is $6TR. Total debt is $3.5TR. That LTV of less than 60% is not overleveraged, as was residential.2.) Loan modifications are now favored by recent IRS and Fed rules changes.3.) REITS are sitting on$BB...

Commercial Real Estate Impact on Economy Understated

November 16, 2009

Fed’s Lockhart Says Commercial Real Estate May Weaken Recovery | www.bloomberg.com

Understated indeed! Since there's nothing particularly newsworthy in the article, I assume the Atlanta Fed President is stumping for reappointment. The collection of now well-worn one-liners offered by the Fed representatives (and government officials, specifically from the Treasury & FDIC) is insulting...

Commercial Real Estate Still Alive but not neccessarily healthy

October 29, 2009

Commercial Real Estate Debt Won't Be the Next Shoe to Drop, Economists Say | retailtrafficmag.com

Banks and other lenders are ill equipped to operate a failed mall, office building or hotel, once they have foreclosed on this type  of property.Shopping malls and other such buildings staying vacant brings no income and makes the property more difficult to sell.A good broker is the answer,  One who...

Creative Landlord's Keep Existing Tenants and Try to Fill Vacancies

October 28, 2009

Landlords Sweeten Pot for Renters | online.wsj.com

Renegotiating existing leases and renewals may improve some tenant's 2010 budgets. Tenants are the beneficiaries as landlords struggle to keep occupancy status quo and work toward attracting new tenants. Area absorption rates are for the most part negative as businesses downsize and tenants move...

Is Taking Vacant Space off the Market a Viable Alternative for Some Owners?

October 15, 2009

Commercial Real Estate Poised to Disappoint | www.taipanpublishinggroup.com

As property and portfolio budgets are being revisited and solutions to cash flow problems considered, Commercial Real Estate owners are faced with difficult challenges. Having to give a property back to the bank is a terrible decision to have to make. Alternative solutions include cash calls from...

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    Teleconference: Anatomy of a Deal - Bayview Corporate Center (3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST)

    November 17, 2009