Month: November 2013

27 11 2013

Video of the Week: ICR/CORFAC Property Tour

Barry Stuart of ICR Commercial Real Estate/CORFAC International in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is very active on social media - including Twitter (@StuartICR) and YouTube (BarryStuartICR).  Barry uses social media to share news, and to share his videos - including market reports and property tours. The property tour videos are a great way to show his properties

25 11 2013

SMART Ways to Improve Display Advertising

A recent post on Marketing Pilgrim got my attention.  We're currently working on our 25th anniversary campaign, and we are working to keep our advertising and marketing fresh.  We try to KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid), but it's hard to be fresh and eye catching. Here is what Marketing Pilgrim has to say about some

20 11 2013

Talking to Next Gen Brokers – What do you have to say?

A couple of weeks ago, 2013 CORFAC President Bill Hawkins, SIOR of Chas. Hawkins Co, Inc./CORFAC International led a webinar for our Next Gen brokers.  Bill lead a session on Building a Real Estate portfolio as part of our new "Ask the Expert" webinar series for young brokers. Bill was asked to talk about his

18 11 2013

Video of the Week: Re-Imagining Work

Duke Long (@dukelong) had an interesting post on his blog this week: 9 Minutes of Brilliant Must See #CRE Video.  The video, published by RSA, is a look at how technology has impacted how we work, and even though it isn't specifically about commercial real estate, it has some interesting ideas that could impact use of

13 11 2013

Videos of the Week – Farebrother/CORFAC London Market Reports

Farebrother/CORFAC International has posted their video market reports for 2013 Q3.  Learn about office leasing and investment in London in under 3 minutes! View all CORFAC videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CORFACIntl.

11 11 2013

CORFAC in SIOR Live!

CORFAC International had the opportunity to to participate in 2013 SIOR Live! at the recent SIOR World Conference in Chicago.  Incoming CORFAC President Robert Tillsley, SIOR took a minute to discuss the CORFAC Network with GlobeSt.com. View all CORFAC Videos on our YouTube channel, including the CORFAC Live! videos.

06 11 2013

Benefits of the CORFAC Network

We attended the SIOR World Conference and CCIM Live in October, and we spent a lot of time discussing how CORFAC is different from other Commercial Real Estate Networks.  You can read about CORFAC on our website: www.corfac.com. Here are a couple of ways we set ourselves apart. Affiliation is dues based. An affiliate firm’s

04 11 2013

Find out More about CORFAC’s 25th Anniversary Plan

CORFAC International is celebrating our 25th Anniversary in 2014! CORFAC Affiliates are invited to join CORFAC HQ to learn more about the 25th Anniversary Marketing and Advertising Plan. This session will cover the 25th anniversary logo and ads, applying for co-op ad funds, and buying print and online media.  Join us on December 10 at

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CORFAC International is comprised of privately held entrepreneurial firms with expertise in office, industrial and retail brokerage, tenant and landlord representation, investment sales, multifamily, self-storage, acquisitions and dispositions, property management and corporate services. Founded in 1989, CORFAC has 49 offices in the U.S., 5 in Canada and 17 in international markets, including Australia, Colombia, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Romania, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. CORFAC offices completed more than 10,000 lease and sales transactions totaling 620 million square feet of space valued in excess of $8.2 billion in 2018.