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President's Message
 Dear Colleagues,
See You This Thursday at the Westchase Marriott for the Forecast Competition. Ann-Marie Daleo, CCIM and her committee have lined up blue ribbon competitors in their fields, added a new segment with financing guru John Fenoglio and invite you to be part of the action, which begins at 8:00 AM.
Going, going, and soon-to-be gone! ARGUS Software Will Be Auctioned This Week. Silent bidding ends this Thursday, at the close of our Forecast Competition, for one Argus Valuation-DCF and one Argus Developer software program. These can't-live-without programs, each with a retail price of $4500, have been generously donated by our Partner, Argus Software. Many thanks to Pius Leung, CCIM for making these available. Bidding begins at $1500 for each. Send your bids to Ginger.
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2010 Commercial Real Estate Forecast Competition
 March 4, 2010
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Keynote Speaker: Mark Dotzour, PhD. Texas A&M Real Estate Center
Capital Markets Speaker: John Fenoglio, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital
Category Speakers Include: Jon Silberman, NAI Houston, Sandy Benek, Granite Properties, David Mincberg, Flagship Properties, Alan Hassenflu, Fidelis Realty Partners, David Boyd, CCIM, Boyd Commercial, Brian Gammill, Transwestern, David Hightower, CCIM, Wolff Companies, Jeff Lokey, NewQuest Properties.
Where: Westchase Marriott, 2900 Briarpark Drive
Cost: $60 Members / $75 Non Members
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April Luncheon - Looking Ahead to the City's Future
April 15, 2010
11:30 AM
Speaker: Mayor Annise Parker
Topic: Looking Ahead to the City's Future
Where: The Briar Club, 2603 Timmons Lane (Free parking)
Cost: $25 Members / $45 Non Members
Click Here to Register
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In Houston, The Glass is Half Full
I will be the first person to concede that times are tough and the Houston real estate market is relatively inconsistent. Although acknowledging this remains important, getting excited about coming to the office each morning may be the most important thing to focus on. Perception tends to become reality, so I try to emphasize the positive when someone asks me, "How is business in Houston?"
Avoiding a constant negative attitude and focusing on the positive aspects of the market can not only boost your morale, it can increase your productivity. Individuals that put too much focus on negative events tend to create somewhat of an uneasy environment, which discourages business interaction.
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ARGUS Software Auction
 ARGUS Software has generosly provided CCIM with two different software packages, ARGUS Developer and ARGUS Valuation DCF, to auction off.
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Newest Chapter Member - Greg Barra
Greg Barra recently joined our chapter as a Candidate member. Greg has been with Boyd Commercial since May 2007 focusing on tenant representation and project leasing in the North and Northwest Houston. In his first 2 years, Greg has participated in lease transactions totaling nearly 500,000 square feet in addition to multiple raw land and building sales and acquisitions. Recently, Greg was a major contributor to the successful market introduction of The Greenspoint Business Center, a new business park in North Houston developed by IDI. Greg's marketing and leasing efforts for the project focused on multi-tenant and freestanding office/warehouse users throughout North and Northwest Houston. The Boyd Commercial team leased over 50% of the project's initial availability within the first 9 months of completion.
A 2003 graduate of the University of Texas and former Director of Recruitment for the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity National Headquarters, Greg is the organizer for the Young Broker Happy Hour. He also competes in endurance races and is a member of the Houston Symphony Chorus.
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2010 Market Outlook: Perspective of a Tenant Rep Broker
Last year was a year of transition for the Houston office market, which saw nearly 3 million square feet of negative absorption and an increase in overall vacancy of approximately 16 percent. While in the grand scheme of things Houston's office market is far from desolate, the pendulum has clearly shifted from a landlord's market to that of a tenant's market. Looking forward through the remainder of 2010 we can expect more of the same, although it is yet to be seen how far and deep the trend will continue.
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Green Corner
The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Committee on the Environment (COTE) Houston Chapter
presents
Gulf Coast Green 2010
Reframing our Built Environment
April 15-16, 2010
Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston, Houston, TX
· The Business of Green · Renovating the Future
· Geography of Change
Gulf Coast Green SYMPOSIUM has been the leading green building conference targeted to design and construction professionals within the Gulf Coast region, organized by the AIA Houston Committee on the Environment
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Two Great Webcasts RE: Reducing Energy Expenses in Buildings
Studies estimate that 30% of the energy in office buildings is wasted due to system inefficiencies. Finding and eliminating these areas of inefficiency is one of the most significant ways building owners are reducing energy consumption and lowering operating expenses. In this webcast, you will learn different strategies owners are using to measure, analyze, report, and manage building energy demand and consumption, resulting in up to 30% lower energy costs across their portfolios.
Lighting is one of the areas where owners and managers can have the greatest impact on reducing energy consumption in office buildings. Advanced lighting solutions enable the most efficient use of lighting, providing such solutions as daylight harvesting, individual lighting preferences, task tuning, occupancy sensors, and more. Also, breakthrough technologies such as LED lighting will change the way we think about lighting performance, reliability, and energy consumption.
Click here for More Information on Each Webcast
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STDBOnline.com Webinars
Site Analysis 3.0 Overview - March 5th at 10:00am
Map Annotation - March 8th at 4:00pm
Quick Maps and Quick Demographics - March 9th at 11:00am
Advanced Site Analysis 3.0 - March 18th at 3:00pm
Advanced Map Annotation - March 23rd at 10:00am
Understanding STDBonline's Retail Data - March 26th at 11:00am
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Sincerely,
Matt Moake
American Spectrum Realty Management, Inc.
713.706.6286
Ginger Coleman
CCIM Houston Chapter
PO Box 59
Bellaire, TX 77402
713.783.0297
www.ccimhouston.org
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March 4, 2010
CCIM Annual Forecast Competition
Location:
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Keynote Speaker: Mark Dotzour, PhD.
March 25, 2010
Crawfish Boil
Location: 1330 Post Oak Blvd. - 1st Fl. Conf. Room
Chapter Luncheon
Location:
Topic: Looking Ahead to the City's Future
Speaker: Mayor Annise Parker
The Forum
Location: 1330 Post Oak Blvd.
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| Members In the News
Beth Young, CCIM, LEED AP, hosted and moderated a panel of industry experts for the Grubb & Ellis 2010 Forecast at the Westin Galleria on January 19, 2010. Robert Bach, a national economist for Grubb & Ellis provided national and local predictions prior to the panel's presentation. The panel's market experts included John Nicholson (Industrial), Scott Davis (Land), Ken Page (Investments) Gus Lagos (Retail), and Keith Lloyd (Office). | |
