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Twitter Chat: Walter Byrd on Free-Trade Zones & Industrial RE

Transwestern’s Southeast Managing Director Walter Byrd took time out of his busy schedule to chat with Commercial Property Executive editors about free-trade zones and industrial real estate, in 140 characters or less per Tweet

Executive Spotlight: Bill Passo, Passco Cos.

Twenty years ago, Bill Passo was a pioneer in tenancy-in-common investments in the commercial real estate sector. He continues to run his 15-year-old, California-based firm today with a focus on retail and multi-family properties.

Deadline Today: 2014 Distinguished Achievement Awards

CPE is now accepting submissions for the 2014 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The awards program, now in its fourth year, recognizes the commercial real estate industry’s most noteworthy properties and transactions. The winners will be selected by a panel of judges representing expertise across commercial real estate disciplines. Finalists will be announced in June on commercialsearch.com/news, and winners will be published in the July issue of Commercial Property Executive. (Read about last year’s winners, profiled in the July 2013 issue.) Can’t make the deadline and have a great deal? Contact editorial director Suzann Silverman at ssilverman@commercialsearch.com/news. To view the submission entry forms,…

Guest Column: When ‘Best Efforts’ Are Not the Best Effort

Real estate attorneys Julian M. Wise and Alykhan A. Shivji of Schulte Roth & Zabel discuss the subtleties of efforts clauses.

The April digital edition of CPE is now available!

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Live Chat with Transwestern’s Walter Byrd

Join CPE’s live Twitter chat on Thursday, April 10 at 2 p.m. (EST) with Transwestern’s Southeast Managing Director for Agency Leasing: Industrial Walter Byrd, as he discusses free trade zones and industrial real estate. Byrd is recognized as one of the top brokers in the South Florida marketplace. During his career, he and his team have represented some of the largest corporate users in South Florida, have leased properties on behalf of many major institutional owners, and have helped clients purchase and sell assets. Walter serves on the board of directors for Transwestern, and is on the advisory board for the Center of…

2014 Greenest Companies

Our 2014 look at the Greenest Companies is commercial real estate dives into best practices of sustainability. One recent trend is a focus on the scope of impact on the environment beyond the walls of the building.

Executive Spotlight, Wilfred Cooper Jr., WNC & Associates Inc.

Will Cooper Jr. has led WNC & Associates’ expansion in LIHTC and New Markets Tax Credit investment. He continues to close record-breaking deals as he explores new investment possibilities.

Guest Column: Obamacare and Commercial Real Estate

Healthcare real estate expert Lee Eastwood examines the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on commercial real estate.

Executive Spotlight: Dan Mullen, Bedrock Real Estate Services

Under the guidance of Dan Mullen, Bedrock Real Estate Services, Quicken Loans’ privately held commercial real estate organization, has built up quite a portfolio.