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Grant installed as 2016 president of Upstate Chapter of AI

Albany, NY The Upstate New York Chapter of the Appraisal Institute installed Mark Grant, MAI of Albany as president for 2016. Grant is a vice president for CB Richard Ellis. He has vast experience in the appraisal of a variety of properties for public, institutional and private clients throughout parts of the Northeast. The most recent past president, William Kimball, MAI, of Syracuse presided over the event.  The other 2015 newly installed officers include William Beyerbach, MAI, SRA of Rochester as president-elect; and Philip Coughlin, MAI of Syracuse as treasurer and Stephen Ferrara, SRA of Rochester as secretary. New directors installed were Michael Coles of Elmira and Shawn Riley of Syracuse.
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Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Let’s be real: if you’re still only posting photos of properties, you’re missing out. Reels, Stories, and Shorts are where attention lives, and in commercial real estate, attention is currency.
Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Many investors are in a period of strategic pause as New York City’s mayoral race approaches. A major inflection point came with the Democratic primary victory of Zohran Mamdani, a staunch tenant advocate, with a progressive housing platform which supports rent freezes for rent
AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

Last month Bisnow scheduled the New York AI & Technology cocktail event on commercial real estate, moderated by Tal Kerret, president, Silverstein Properties, and including tech officers from Rudin Management, Silverstein Properties, structural engineering company Thornton Tomasetti and the founder of Overlay Capital Build,
Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

The state has the authority to seize all or part of privately owned commercial real estate for public use by the power of eminent domain. Although the state is constitutionally required to provide just compensation to the property owner, it frequently fails to account