Doing business with your CCIM pin.
By Rosalie G Keszler, CCIM When asked what the value of the CCIM designation or “pin”, is to him, Eric Layne, CCIM, of the LH Layne Company, gave me a list of his CCIM-to-CCIM completed transactions. Networking seems easy when you have CCIM contacts all over the world, and especially important to Layne within his Texas backyard. During the time following the capital market crash and the ensuing recession, Layne was making incoming and outgoing referrals as well as working directly with...
Read MoreSurface Water: Will Central Texas adapt or fail?
By Rosalie G. Keszler, CCIM CREW Austin met for its monthly luncheon on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Chateau Bellevue / Austin Woman’s Club in downtown Austin. Buddy Garcia, former chairman for TCEQ and former Railroad Commissioner [and he happens to be my brother], had a lot to say on the subject of water. Water and water issues are significant concerns in Central Texas, and promise to become more prominent. Water has been the topic of many discussions concerning Austin’s and...
Read MoreGovernor Perry Appoints Appraiser Board
Governor Perry has appointed one new member and reappointed three members to the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. The Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board (TALCB) announced yesterday the reappointment of Walker Beard and Jamie Wickliffe as appraiser members of the board. Perry reappointed public member Sheryl Swift and appointed Clayton Black as a public member. All four were appointed with terms set to expire January 2015. For the full press release, see TALCB...
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