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Chinese investors are pulling their money out of the US and Europe
The Real Deal
The effects of a retreat in U.S. and European markets by Chinese investors are now being felt and have stoked concerns of a dip in real estate prices for 2019.
What will 2019 look like in commercial real estate?
Commercial Observer
2018 was the year of coworking and tech companies dominating New York's commercial real estate market. Commercial Observer asked some CRE experts to prognosticate on what the city's real estate scene, and beyond, could look like this year.
Debunking the three myths of commercial real estate technology
Forbes
Three ideas about new CRE tech remain especially pervasive across the industry, yet do little more than conjure fear about tech solutions that are sure to help the industry flourish.
Law firms slow to adopt progressive office
GlobeSt.
According to the BDO Corporate Real Estate Advisory Services' 2018 Law Firm Workplace Survey, law firms have been among the slowest industries to adopt new workplace strategies despite occupying 30 percent more space per employee than office users in other industries.
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SIOR Pulse: Commercial real estate brokers high on cannabis deals
  
A new survey from Apto, a CRE software company, shows that, despite the challenges, most commercial brokers who have completed cannabis-related real estate transactions would do more of them. The results were released in November following voter approval of measures in three states that would legalize the sale of some form of marijuana.
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SIOR in the News

Red Report: January 2019
Nevada Business – Jan. 1, 2019
It was a successful end of the year for several SIORs in Nevada as six different SIORs helped secure office and industrial transactions in December totaling more than $25 million.

SIORs on Florida's Gulf Coast help secure two major transactions
Fort Myers Florida Weekly – Jan. 1, 2019
Dave Wallace, SIOR, helped secure two separate transactions in the Gulf Coast area of Florida, totaling more than 118,000 square feet of industrial and office space.

Panama Canal expansion's impact on South Florida industrial market 
South Florida Business Journal – Dec. 28, 2018
NKF Managing Directors Steve J. Medwin, SIOR, and Nick Wigoda, SIOR, were both quoted in the story, which covered the impact of the Panama Canal’s expansion on Florida’s industrial real estate market. They both indicated the region will see further CRE growth.

SIOR Denver conference highlights: 'New' SIOR Global CEO McCormick takes the reins 
NAI Global Newslink – Dec. 27, 2018
Tom McCormick, SIOR and a 33-year veteran of the organization, took the reins in Denver as the first SIOR designee to also serve as its CEO. He was appointed to the leadership role in August of 2018.

Birmingham CRE exec named to national 'Top 50 Under 40' list
Birmingham Business Journal – Dec. 20, 2018
Philip Currie, SIOR, president at J.H. Berry & Gilbert, was named to the 2018 class of "Top 50 Under 40" by Real Estate Forum, and he is the only professional from Alabama on the revered list.

Inside Kidder Matthews' rapid L.A. expansion
GlobeSt. – Dec. 17, 2018
SIOR President Robert Thornburgh, SIOR, discusses the recent expansion of Kidder Mathews L.A. offices and what the future holds for the leading CRE firm.

 

   
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Upcoming Events
January - February

SIOR Pittsburgh - Post-Holiday Cocktails & Top Golf
When: Jan. 10 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (CT)
Where: Top Golf Bridgeville, 400 Presto-Sygan Rd., Bridgeville, PA 15017

Milwaukee Developments & Harbor District Transformation
When: Jan. 15 from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. (CT)
Where: 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, 220 E. Pittsburgh Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53204

SIOR Minnesota Chapter - Wild Game
When: Jan. 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (CT)
Where: TBD

SIOR Minnesota Chapter - Ryan Program
When: Feb. 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. (CT)
Where: TBD 

2019 SIOR Carolinas Spring Conference
Starts: Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. (ET)
Ends: Feb. 22 at 12:15 p.m. (ET)
Where: The Ritz-Carlton, 201 E. Trade St., Charlotte, NC 28202

Bright Ideas

Want to become a great leader in 2019? Look for these 7 signs
Inc.
Immediate results are rare because results that have a lasting impact require doing the right things every day. Becoming a great leader takes time, but if you're doing these seven things, your best leadership year will probably be 2019.
2018 Year-in-Review: CRE's 10 most important stories
National Real Estate Investor
This slideshow covers the most dominant themes in the 2018 commercial real estate market, highlighting NREI's most pervasive articles.
Log cabins? No, these wooden buildings are high-rises
The New York Times
Concrete and steel have dominated construction for decades, but as developers seek greener projects, they are choosing timber for offices, apartments and campus buildings.