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 MoreCREW Austin to CREW San Antonio Successful Connection
The search for office space began around March 2013. Through a series of CoStar office space searches and research through CREW San Antonio brokers through the CREWBiz database, I was able to identify some office space suitable for The Stone Group’s client. After some changes in need and some added time, the CREWnection between CREW Austin and San Antonio members was successful and all parties were pleased. Thanks to Lindsey Tucker with CBRE of San Antonio who represented the...
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 MoreTexas Water Development Board – Work Session Summary
From the desk of Buddy Garcia, Modern Stewardship Buddy provided a summary of the discussion from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) work session that took place October 9, 2013. Best description: “Its a ham and eggs breakfast… Everyone wants to be the chicken, no one wants to be the pig.” The TWDB met for a work session on October 9, 2013 in the SFA Building, Room 170, Austin, Texas. Among five items, agenda item #3-discuss regional water planning prioritization...
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