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25 Year Anniversary Q&A Blast from the Past: 1989: Joe Berko

Name: Joe Berko Title: President Company Name: Berko & Associates Year Founded: 2005 Years with Company: 9 Years in real estate industry: 19 Q: The approximate number of years you have been a subscriber and/or how the NYREJ has been a benefit to you and/or your business: A: As advisors, we rely heavily on information. The NYRE Journal helps me tap into some of the most up to date market intelligent out there. Q: The approximate year you discovered the NYREJ and what business you were in at the time: A: I have been reading the NYRE Journal since 2001, so 13 good years of reading the stories behind the stories. Q: Your most memorable "15 minutes of fame" in the NYREJ: A: When Berko & Associates opened its doors for business in 2005, we received recognition for our first sale. It was a 360,000 s/f, 22-story office building. That was the first time we saw Berko & Associates' name in print.
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