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5 for Friday with Bill Menish of SVN/Ward Commercial Group

This week, our 5 for Friday features Bill Menish, CAI, AARE , senior advisor with SVN/Ward Commercial Group in Louisville, KY. 1.   What is your geographic market and product specialty?  My geographic market is Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Southern California.  My …

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Sperry Van Ness Western Regional Conference 2013

Portland, Oregon–More than 70 advisors, managing directors and operational staff came together September 11 and12 for an insightful Regional Training session. The event was produced by regional franchisees and organized by Curt Arthur, SIOR, Managing Director Sperry Van Ness, Salem, Oregon and his …

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5 for Friday with Bill Bosley of Sperry Van Ness/GASC Commercial

Today’s 5 for Friday features William Bosley, CCIM, Senior Advisor at Sperry Van Ness/GASC Commercial in Hilton Head Island, SC. 1. What is your geographic market and product specialty? Our offices are located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and Savannah, …

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Mid-year review of apartment market

According to the 2013 mid-year report from US Capital Trends (a division of REAL Capital Analytics) on the apartment market, the commercial real estate apartment market is doing well as of the end of Q2 2013, with strong sales, including …

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Smart social media moves for commercial real estate professionals by Diane Danielson

Diane Danielson, Chief Platform Officer at Sperry Van Ness International Corporation, recently shared her top (and smartest) social media tips for commercial real estate professionals in a guest blog post on GlobeSt.com (the website dedicated to all things real estate). …

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5 for Friday with James Blake of SVN/Summit Commercial

Today we get 5 questions answered by James Blake, CCIM , managing director of Sperry Van Ness/Summit Commercial in Fort Worth, TX.  1.  What is your geographic market and product specialty?  My main market is the west side of the …

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SVNIC Adds SVN/Motley's Franchise in Richmond, VA

Sperry Van Ness/Motley’s in Richmond, Virginia  is the newest Sperry Van Ness International Corporation (SVNIC) franchise office. Known simply as “Motley’s” to many in the Richmond area since 1968, the full-service auction and realty group now joins SVNIC as it …

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You can’t ignore demographics when it comes to real estate

Everyone knows we have a changing demographic: aging Boomers, unemployed Generation Y/Millennials, and the much smaller-in-size Generation X sandwiched between elder care and child care (often both at the same time). But how is this affecting real estate? Pretty drastically. …

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SVN Deal Stories: Selling an Outdated but Spacious Office Building

The Property: Landmark office building (former headquarters of Potomac Edison) plus 44 acres of land in Hagerstown, MD. The Challenges: The 44-year-old building was behind on maintenance and had outdated floor plans and facilities and an obsolete HVAC system. Due …

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