Choose your words – and fewer of them, please!
That’s me – if I’m running a conference call, I tend to talk too much — even if we have an agenda, I wander off topic and I’m sure can be confusing to anybody on the call. On the flip side, I have been on a call where the same thing happens and find myself losing focus and checking email… so presumably this is happening to others, too. We are in such a rush, we have too much on our plates, we are trying to cram in way too many meetings, every day, every...
Read MoreGenerational Shoppers – The Millennial
Having been in the commercial real estate business for 30+ years, and a shopper myself, I recognize that different generations behave and respond differently. Needs, convenience, disposable income, time all things to consider. Each generation thinks the next one has it ‘easier’, although maybe it’s just DIFFERENT. Shopping centers, malls, town centers, strip centers – all have been around for a long time, and have seen style changes. The thing that seems to be...
Read MoreStressing out?
We all feel pressure and stress from time to time, some more than others. How we deal with it is key to how we feel and how we SEE the world we are in. I don’t know about you, but finding the BALANCE between personal and work lives can be tricky. Spouse, children, household, and most importantly our own health is at risk if we don’t take some time to breathe… Check out this article from...
Read MoreWhy you should join Central Texas Commercial Association of REALTORS®
An interview with Eric Layne, CCIM, 2014 CTCAR Chapter President By Rosalie G. Keszler, CCIM January 2014 – As many licensed commercial real estate professionals have or will renew their memberships in networking organizations for 2014, the question arose by a colleague, “What are the benefits of joining CTCAR?” So, I went to the 2014 chapter president, Eric Layne, to find out. Keszler: Central Texas Commercial Association of REALTORS® (“CTCAR”) describes itself as the only...
Read MoreEntry-Level Job Opportunity: LEASE ADMINISTRATOR
The Stone Group Corporate Real Estate group is looking for immediate hire of a part of full-time Lease Administrator to work with its Transaction and Property Management teams in their Austin office. Job Description – Lease Administrator Salary starts at $15 per hour. Send resume to...
Read MoreCREW Network: Membership Advantages
The end of the calendar year is always the most expensive time of the year for me, both personally and professionally. Year end brings us back-to-back holidays, gifts for family, friends and clients, parties and get-togethers (never empty-handed), and then there’s the dues and membership renewals that really add up to a lot of moolah. As we make our list of new year resolutions, and plans for the year ahead, one of the tasks I try to repeat is a recap of the previous year’s expenses and...
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