Archive for January 2010

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MANSARD and Property Politics Team Up To Train New England CCIMs

Jeremy Cyrier, CCIM, principal of MANSARD Commercial Properties and Wayne D'Amico, CCIM, principal of Connecticut based Property Politics teamed up to train CCIM's from across New England on the CCIM Institute's Site To Do Business in Boston this week.  The class was held at 60 State Street Boston at the offices of Wilmer & Hale in cooperation with the Greater Boston Board of Realtors and was attended by commercial real estate brokers, data from across New England. The all day event featured a full tour and use of the CCIM Insitute's Site To Do Business, which is a GIS platform used to perform market analysis and to identify demand and opportunities in the commercial real estate markets across the United States. Chris Norwood of NAI Norwood Group said,

"great job on the class....Leaving the class I feel much more comfortable with the site and enjoy working with it much more than I had in the past...I am liking this site more and more, with your help."

H. Sandy Brown, President of the New England CCIM Chapter said,

"On behalf of all the attendees of your session, I would like to thank you both for a very informative and entertaining program, last week.  Your insights and practical applications of the usage of the STDB were fantastic.  I know we all left the program with a very practical knowledge of the site, and many ways that we can use it to help us better support our clients.  That, in itself, will make us stand our amongst other practitioners in our markets.  This is the true meaning of what it is to be a CCIM!!!

Again thank you for doing such a great job!!"

To invite Jeremy to train you or your employees on the Site To Do Business, email him at Jeremy@Mansardcre.com with the words "Site To Do Business Training" in the subject line.  Include your name, when you would like to be called, and the best number to reach you. Jeremy will then contact you to discuss scheduling a Site to do Business training session for you and your employees. Get free weekly email updates of this blog. About the Author: Jeremy Cyrier, CCIM is the founder/principal of MANSARD Commercial Properties and member of the CCIM Institute faculty. He delivers thoughtful, large scale commercial real estate solutions to the individual challenges owners and tenants face. Jeremy Cyrier, CCIM was elected by Banker & Tradesman as one of its New Leaders in 2009. You may reach Jeremy at Jeremy@Mansardcre.com.

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How to Get Tenants to Your Building

Landlords are landing tenants.   What's their secret? They know how to stimulate demand. Landlords landing tenants understand this secret and know that most brokers and landlords are spending time on the "symptom" and not the "problem".   The "symptom" is easy to treat: do more. The "problem" is much more difficult: change your approach. Read more

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Selling Your Commercial Real Estate in a Down Market

When do you know that selling commercial real estate in a down market is the right decision? Ask Sam Zell.  He says, "Everyday you're not selling, you're buying."  If he's right, then how do you make a decision about the right time to sell commercial real estate in a down market? Read more

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How to Catch a Commercial Real Estate Lifeline

Have you ever heard the story about the man who rows out to sea, jumps in the water, lets his boat float away, proclaiming "I am a man of faith. God will save me."?

A fisherman spots him treading water and throws him a lifeline. The man pushes it away and says, "No, thank  you. I am a man of faith. God will save me."  The fisherman shakes his head and calls the Coast Guard. Read more