Rebekah Baas joined CARW in 2019 as a summer intern. She is a sophomore at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI, and is glad to be back home in Wisconsin this summer! She is studying Political Science, International Relations, and Spanish, works in the admissions office, is an elected member of the Student Senate, and … Read More
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
The national Public Commercial Real Estate exchange is organically catching fire. Is your company’s logo in the system? If it is not, email the logo to [email protected] for inclusion. This will be sure to promote your branding not only in the local exchange, but also nationally. Register for an exchange account HERE to have your … Read More
Member Contribution: The Inside Scoop on 2019 ICSC Recon
Author: Kevin Schmoldt | Newmark Knight Frank ICSC Recon is the largest retail real estate conference in the world. Held each year in Las Vegas, it’s an event that anyone who touches retail real estate can’t afford to miss. Retailers, brokers, contractors, attorneys, developers, landlords and other specialties find immense value in attending along with … Read More
CARW Achieves FIVE-Star Accreditation
We are thrilled to announce that CARW (Commercial Association of REALTORS Wisconsin) has achieved the FIVE-Star Commercial Services Accreditation from the National Association of REALTORS®, by meeting all of the benchmarks. We join an elite group of associations to achieve this level of excellence among the approximately 1250 boards throughout the country. These benchmarks developed … Read More
CARW Signs Amicus Brief to Protect Association Health Plans (AHPs)
We continue to fight for more affordable health insurance options for members and their families. We have joined the effort and signed onto NAR’s latest amicus brief, or “friend of the court” brief, which will be submitted in defense of the Association Health Plan (AHP) regulation. Read about the ongoing litigation here. Earlier this year, … Read More
Now Introducing Jim Larkin, SIOR
Congratulations to Jim Larkin on receiving his SIOR designation! SIOR is the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS® and is a leading global commercial real estate organization. The Wisconsin Chapter is proud of its 29 members who engage regionally, nationally and locally. Jim’s expertise is in industrial leasing and sales, landlord and tenant representation, research … Read More
2019 CCIM/SIOR Golf Outing Recap
We had a great turnout for our 2019 CCIM/SIOR Golf Outing on Monday, June 3 with over 25 foursomes! Thank you to all that contributed to a successful outing. This year we raised over $2,000 for the CCIM and SIOR scholarship funds to be awarded to future dedicated and committed commercial real estate professionals. We … Read More
Catylist Traffic Reports – Available Now
View your listing traffic reports by selected timeframes, and for your entire company’s inventory, or by individual listings. Once you are logged in to the Exchange, click on ‘My Listings’ from the upper right, then choose ‘View Listing Traffic’ to see activity from 30 days, 90 days, 1yr, or all time across your firm, or … Read More
Interested in Joining Commercial Panel?
Are you interested in participating in a panel at the WRA (Wisconsin REALTORS Association) State Convention? CARW is assisting with coordination of some commercial content which is new for this year’s conference. We are seeking members for a panel that is scheduled for September 10 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, … Read More
Video: Planning for Opportunity Zones Investments – Engaging in the Process
On May 17, 2019, at the REALTORS Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, NAR hosted a discussion on planning for opportunity zone (OZs) investments. The focus of the discussion centered around the question of how the REALTOR® community can engage in efforts to ensure OZs are properly planned, implemented and ultimately beneficial for all members in … Read More
Meet Arthur Fedotov | Fiduciary Real Estate & Development
Join us in welcoming CARW’s newest member, Arthur Fedotov with Fiduciary Real Estate & Development. _______________________________________ Q: What do you enjoy the most about commercial real estate?A: I enjoy learning about the different asset classes there are and how they are trending in the market in addition to what benefits and improvements they provide in their … Read More
Calling All Interns and Students | CARW Student Memberships
Do you have students or interns working at your office over the summer? Wouldn’t it be great to offer a real-world networking and educational opportunity for them while they are at your firm? Consider CARW Student Memberships. It is important for students in the commercial real estate world to build relationships with the well-versed broker … Read More
NAR 2019 Q1 Commercial Real Estate Market Trends & Outlook
NAR’s Quarterly Market Survey gathers information about the commercial transactions of REALTORS® and members of affiliate organizations (CCIM, SIOR, RLI, IREM, and the Counselors of Real Estate) and the opportunities and challenges facing commercial practitioners. The 2019 Q1 survey was sent to approximately 69,754 commercial REALTORS® and members of affiliate organizations during April 24 –May … Read More
Submarket Reports with One Click – New Catylist Feature
Don’t you wish there was an easy way to pull submarket reports? Have you used the Catylist/REDI ‘one click’ market report tool? The following submarkets (below) can be pulled immediately for Catylist subscribers by clicking on Reports and clicking on REDI Market Trends. If you would like to have access to the reports and become … Read More
“Are you Memorable?” | Takeaways and Resources from “Networking is a Contact Sport”
“The May Lunch and Learn was one of the best I ever attended.” That’s a real quote from the feedback received from Joe Sweeney’s program on “Networking is a Contact Sport”. CARW members heard from author and national speaker, Joe Sweeney, on the art of networking and how to maximize networking for business. He left … Read More
CARW Members Visit Legislative Leaders in Washington DC
Members of CARW attended the NAR (National Association of REALTORS) Mid-Year Legislative meetings in Washington DC. Among the Wisconsin attendees included Joe Lak (Colliers International), Michael Kleber (Zilber), Adam Williquette (American Companies), Steve Pape (Founders 3), and Ben Adank (SARA Investment Real Estate). They joined members from the REALTOR Boards throughout Wisconsin and the WRA … Read More
Moody’s Analytics Now Part of CARW Exchange
Now included: Commercial Location Score (CLS) is a scoring system developed by Moody’s Analytics to help commercial real estate professionals gain a quick understanding of the major factors that affect the value of a location. It’s designed as a means to consistently evaluate a location’s suitability/desirability for a particular use based on a number of … Read More
NAR Releases 2018 Commercial Member Profile
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Commercial Member Profile details the business and demographic characteristics of NAR commercial members. Commercial members have expertise in the field of commercial real estate and have experience working in many property types. The typical commercial member has 25 years of real estate experience, 20 years of experience in commercial real … Read More
Engineering Meets Commercial Real Estate | May NextGen Session
Research, due diligence, communication and relationship development – all crucial aspects that drive what engineers do on a daily basis. How can that relate to commercial real estate? A panel of engineers came to our May NextGen session to speak on the importance of details and communication across all industries. Panelists included: Adam Artz (Pinnacle … Read More
May Happy Hour Recap
We enjoyed another CARW Happy Hour this week at Doc’s Smokehouse! With more than 100 attendees, we were glad to see everyone enjoying the food, drinks and networking. Thank you to those who attended! And a special thank you goes out to our May Happy Hour sponsors: Johnson Financial Group and Mallery & Zimmerman, S.C. … Read More