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CTCAR

Choose your words – and fewer of them, please!

Posted by on Mar 1, 2017 in Austin, CCIM, Commercial Real Estate, CREW Austin, CTCAR, IREM, Newsworthy, Texas, Uncategorized |

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...

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Generational Shoppers – The Millennial

Posted by on Dec 2, 2016 in Austin, CCIM, Commercial Real Estate, CREW Austin, CTCAR, IREM, Newsworthy, Texas, Uncategorized |

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...

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Stressing out?

Posted by on Nov 18, 2016 in Austin, CCIM, Commercial Real Estate, CREW Austin, CTCAR, IREM, Newsworthy, Texas |

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...

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Why you should join Central Texas Commercial Association of REALTORS®

Posted by on Jan 30, 2014 in Austin, Commercial Real Estate, CTCAR, Texas |

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...

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Entry-Level Job Opportunity: LEASE ADMINISTRATOR

Posted by on Jan 16, 2014 in Austin, CCIM, Commercial Real Estate, CREW Austin, CTCAR |

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...

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Office Condo Conversions 101

Posted by on Sep 20, 2013 in Austin, Commercial Real Estate, CTCAR |

CTCAR – August 2013 Luncheon, August 29, 2013 Maggiano’s Domain, Austin, TX By Rosalie G. Keszler, CCIM The Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (CTCAR) held its monthly luncheon to educate about office condo conversions.  The panel of experts included Robert “Bob” Burton of Winstead, Gay Ruggiano of The Kucera Companies, and Syd Xinos, PE of Doucet & Associates. Burton started the discussion about conversion regulation.  The State of Texas has no state-level...

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