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Study Group: Brokerage Experts: Commercial Real Estate

Council Members in this Study Group: 1801

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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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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...

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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...

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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...

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...

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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...

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Real Estate Downturn Finally Arrives in West Los Angeles

January 13, 2009

Analysis by:Joseph Gabbaian, Senior Vice President,

As Vacant Office Space Grows, So Does Lenders’ Crisis | www.nytimes.com

- The West Los Angeles commercial real estate market, once considered bullet-proof due to its strong fundamentals, is hit hard by the recession. - The Westside market experiences its first negative absorption in five years, and rental rates, which had gone up in the face of declining absorption, drop for the third consecutive quarter. - The declining market forces lenders to take back a $1.5 billion portfolio of office buildings in West Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

HOW TO SPEND $350 BILLION

January 13, 2009

Analysis by:Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson,

Bush seeks remaining 350 billion dollars for finance bailout | www.earthtimes.org

Congress wishes to have greater accountability over the expenditure of this next $350 billion.  It also wishes to see some of this money go into the actual prevention of future foreclosures.

HOW TO AVOID FUTURE FORECLOSURES

January 12, 2009

Analysis by:Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson,

Citigroup, Senators in Talks to Let Judges Modify Mortgages | online.wsj.com

Bankers are becoming more amenable to loan modifications for home owners who are already in foreclosure or bankruptcy.

OPPORTUNITY TO BUY INTO THE AMERICAN DREAM

October 29, 2007

Analysis by:Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson,

STATE BY STATE - BUY NOW OR WAIT? | www.searchprg.com

Social networking web-sites are bringing people closer at an unprecedented pace.  The Trulia Voices forum at www.trulia.com/voices brings buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals together to discuss and exchange ideas, issues, problems, and solutions.

The Buyer Pays Real Estate Commissions

October 22, 2007

Analysis by:Mansur Hasib, Independent Real Estate Salesperson,

Who Pays the Real Estate Commission? | homebuying.about.com

The author provides a good explanation of real estate brokerage commissions and the correct way to think about it.

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