Economists from Newmark Grubb Knight Frank,
Cushman & Wakefield, offer insight into real estate market
The Commercial Real Estate Forecast Luncheon comes to Oakland September 21 as area real estate organizations host two highly-respected industry economists.
 Maria Sicola is an Executive Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield and Head of Research for the Americas. She has been with Cushman & Wakefield since 1981. Prior to that Ms. Sicola was the Director of Research for a Dun & Bradstreet Company engaged in corporate site selection. During her tenure as head of Research, Ms. Sicola developed an award-winning database platform, SiteSolutions, recognized by Bill Gates as a unique application of Microsoft's Access software.  As Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Bob Bach prepares Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's national market publications covering the office, industrial, retail and investment markets. Bach oversees the preparation of approximately 90 Metro Trends reports covering quarterly market conditions in metropolitan office and industrial markets across the U.S. He works with research managers in the local offices of NGKF to ensure their data are accurate. He is a frequent speaker at national professional conferences. Bach has 30 years of professional experience in real estate market research, consulting and city planning.
Arrive early to take advantage of this opportunity to network with hundreds of commercial real estate professionals from around the Bay Area.
For more information, or to register, click here.
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14th Annual Diversity Luncheon Program
Kristine A. Huskey
Balancing National Security and Human Rights After 9/11
Ten years after 9/11, what is our national security policy,
and how is it affecting our local and global communities?
Kristine Huskey does advocacy and policy work in matters of national security and international human rights as the Director of the Anti-Torture Program at a non-governmental organization; she is also an adjunct professor of national security at Georgetown Law School. Kristine received her JD from The University of Texas School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Columbia University. She is one of few women working in the national security arena and her experiences have taken her around the world. Kristine grew up in Alaska and Saudi Arabia, and her quest for human rights has taken her from Washington DC to Guantanamo Bay. Kristine is an educator, author and speaker, was profiled in Marie Claire and has appeared on CNN, C-SPAN, BBC and NPR.
Friday, November 2, 2012
The City Club, 155 Sansome Street, San Francisco
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Darren Merritt to head 2013 slate of officers for IREM SF
 
Darren Merritt, CPM, CCIM, of Boardwalk Investments in Walnut Creek (left) has been nominated 2013 President-Elect of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.
If elected, Darren will follow 2013 President Chet Fitzell, CPM, of EBMC (right) who was elected last year.
Following is the slate of officers and directors presented by the Nominating Committee: Chair David Saldivar, CPM; Liz Walker, CCPM and Steve Ring, CPM.
President-Elect: Darren Merritt, CPM, Boardwalk Investments, Walnut Creek
VP Finance: Marcus Gaetani, CPM, Gaetani Real Estate, San Francisco
VP Education: Heidi Foley, CPM, Viking Properties
VP Membership: David Ford, CPM, Transwestern, San Francisco
Directors At Large
Elizabeth Bunker, CPM, Windsor Management, Lafayette
Margo Foster, CPM, Westrust/NutTree, Vacaville
Paul Gaetani, CPM, Gaetani Real Estate, San Francisco
Brendan McKenna, CPM, Bridge Housing, San Francisco
Jon Royce, CPM, San Francisco
David Saldivar, CPM, Commercial Realty Experts, Hayward
Dan Stuber, CPM, Franklin Templeton Investments, Dublin (Immediate Past President)
To cast your vote, click here. |
Holiday Luncheon & 60th Anniversary Party December 7  IREM San Francisco Bay Area turns 60 years old this year and we are going to celebrate! Our Holiday Luncheon promises to be even more fun this year as we toast to the chapter's successes, honor our volunteers and Friends and celebrate the Holidays with our colleagues. Save the Date: Friday, December 7 at the City Club in downtown SF. |
What you may have missed:
Steve and Lori Burger watch as Austin Stuber demonstrates his two-handed bowling technique at the Bowling With IREM event in Dublin last month. Chapter President Dan Stuber and his three sons mentored novice bowlers.
Rob Crider of Universal Maintenance, and his son, flipped a lot of burgers during the Tailgating Party at the Oakland A's game in July. Mandi Newton of Varsity Painting organized the event which a couple hundred members, Friends and sponsors saw the A's beat the Yankees. |
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Site Tour and Pre-submittal Conference
at Fort Mason. Sept. 12
The National Park Service at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area is preparing to issue a Request for Proposals September 19, 2012. This unique master residential leasing opportunity offers a portfolio of historic military homes at Fort Mason in San Francisco and Fort Barry in the Marin Headlands for lessee to maintain and sublease.
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 14th Annual Commercial Real Estate Golf Tournament
Monday, Sept. 24
Crow Canyon Country Club
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Member Survey Winner
Felisha Scruggs-Wright of the Tenderlon Neighborhood Association in San Francisco won an Apple iPad after participating in the Chapter's annual Member Survey. Contest sponsors were: Cagwin and Dorward Landscaping, Complete Building Services, Varsity Painting and Kimble, Tirey & St. John. |
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FRIENDS OF IREM
Please welcome these
new Friends!
Visit our website.
Formerly Borel Private Bank & Trust Company
Visit our website.
For a complete list, click here. |
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Past Chapter President Fred Freund died July 9
Fredric Freund, CPM, of Hanford-Freund & Company, died July 9 following a short illness. Fred held the CPM designation for 53 years, and was chapter president in 1966. Born in Denver, CO, Fred was raised in St. Louis, MO. He graduated from John Burroughs High School and Brown University. Shortly after serving as a radio operator in the Army, he moved to San Francisco and began a successful career in commercial real estate. A past two-term president of the San Francisco Association of Realtors, Fred was named Honorary Member for Life of the California Association of Realtors in 2011. Fred was active in a number of other business, civic and charitable organizations. Those interested in making donations in memory of Fredric S. Freund are encouraged to contribute to San Francisco Boys & Girls Club (55 Hawthorne Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105), Larkin Street Youth Services (701 Sutter Street, Suite 2, San Francisco, CA 94109) or the charity of their choice. |
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New Chapter CPMs
Four new CPM designees wewre sworn in during ceremonies at the June Luncheon Meeting. From left to right: Heide Foley of Viking Properties, Jon Royce, Sean Williams of G.W. Williams, Chapter President Dan Stuber, Regional Vice President Shannon Alter, and Jessica Starr of New Urban Properties. |
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Asset Track Courses in San Francisco Sept. 17-21
IREM's Asset Analysis Track of three courses will be offered in San Francisco later this month. It will be the only offering of these classes in the Bay Area until this time next year. For more information, or to register, click here. |
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