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Quick Summary Audio Back to the Factory: Cities Bet Big on the Return of the Office By Angela O’Byrne, FAIA Facing an uncertain economy and a cracked-open labor market, employers are reaching for whatever competitive edge they can find in the battle for talent. And, while pay an
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The Bellringer After Quasimodo’s death, the bishop of the Cathedral of Notre Dame sent word far and wide that a new bellringer was needed. He decided to conduct the interviews in the belfry. Only one person applied for the job – an armless vagrant man with no name. The incredulou
Ron Snouffer is the Owner and CEO of National Claims Negotiators [email protected] State of Emergency in the Commercial Real Estate Market in FloridaAn Insurance Claims Adjustor’s View Florida is no stranger to natural disasters. Every year the state deals with at least one type
Quick Summary Audio The Coriolis Effect Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792-1843) was a French mathematician, mechanical engineer, and scientist. He is best known for his work (in 1835) on the supplementary forces that are detected in a rotating frame of reference, leading to is no
Quick Summary Audio Sustainability is one of the most often used words in the world of commercial real estate. In fact, it’s no longer just important, it has become imperative. Beginning with the building’s architectural design, the building materials, all the way through constru
Quick Summary Audio The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries that are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritag
On the first day of school, a language instructor was explaining to her adult education class that, in French, nouns, unlike their English counterparts, are grammatically designated as masculine and feminine. “House, in French, for example, is feminine – la maison. Pencil is masc
Quick Summary Audio When Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8th (at the age of 96), she had been the British monarch for 70 years. A very small percentage of people living today can remember back to when she wasn’t queen. Here we offer an admiring, albeit brief, look at some th
Quick Summary Audio (pic: Mohammed bin Salman) In 2021, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman released plans for a 100-mile linear skyscraper megacity of connected communities [called “city modules”] which will span three countries [Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt]
Quick Summary Audio By Angela O’Byrne, FAIA With the internet buzzing about the impending rise of the metaverse and the rapid development of A.I.-generated art, it seems like the distinction between digital and physical creativity could someday seem like an insignificant one. Ove
Quick Summary Audio This is the fourth installment in which we bring these world treasures to our readers country by country. See the March-April issue for the World Heritage Sites in the United States, the May-June issue for those in Mexico, and the July-August issue for those i
Quick Summary Audio This is the fifth installment in which we bring these world treasures to our readers country by country. See the March-April issue for the World Heritage Sites in the United States, the May-June issue for those in Mexico, the July-August issue for those in Can
Quick Summary Audio King George III is identified in the title of a new book by Andrew Roberts as ‘the last king of America’, and this he was! He has always been considered a loser, and rightly so in that he lost the colonies and then later lost his mind! But, Roberts sets out to
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Quick Summary Audio By Angela O’Byrne, FAIA For decades, Dubai has enjoyed a six-star reputation for the sumptuous, the ostentatious, and the hyperbolic. Home to the world’s largest building, an archipelago of daring man-made islands, and a logic-defying indoor ski slope, the cit
Quick Summary Audio World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom This is the fourth installment in which we bring these world treasures to our readers country by country. See the March-April issue for the World Heritage Sites in the United States, the May-June issue for those in Me
Quick Summary Audio There Are Twenty World Heritage Sites in Canada , And 14 More On The Tentative List.This is the third installment in which we bring these world treasures to our readers country by country. See the March-April issue for the World Heritage Sites in the United St
Quick Summary Audio The Spectacular Desert Rock Mountain Resort Desert Rock will integrate architecture with nature as hotel and facilities will be built into the stunning Saudi mountain landscape In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer be
Quick Summary Audio What Is With This Heat?!?! We Asked an Expert The central part of the United States is burning! It seems that every day the temperature goes over 100° Fahrenheit. On July 21st, the temperature in our headquarters in Fort Worth reached 107°! Yet, for some reas
Quick Summary Audio The Texas entry in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) awards competition is Lowest Stemmons Project in Dallas. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) represents State Departm
Quick Summary Audio Things You’ve Probably Wondered About More Than Once Uncle Sam | John Bull Uncle Sam (which has the same initials as United States) is a common personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general. According to legend, the c
Quick Summary Audio ANGELA O’BYRNE is the president of national architecture, design-build, and real estate development firm Perez, APC. She champions the principles of smart growth in her home community of New Orleans and in her frequent travels across the country and abroad. Bo
Quick Summary Audio Real Estate of the Future Liberland, officially the Free Republic of Liberland, is a micronation claiming an uninhabited parcel of disputed land on the western bank of the Danube, between Croatia and Serbia. It’s a 2.7 square mile piece of land referred to as
Quick Summary Audio Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions Morgan v. Virginia (1946) and Boynton v.
Quick Summary Audio UNESCO – Canada This is the third installment in which we bring these world treasures to our readers country by country. See the March-April issue for the World Heritage Sites in the United States and May-June issue for those in Mexico. Each of the hyperlinks
Memorandum To: All Employees From: Administration Subject: Special High Intensity Training To assure the highest levels of quality work and productivity from employees, it will; be our policy to keep all employees well trained through our program of SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAININ
My Birthday Yesterday was my birthday… and I didn’t feel very well. Waking up, I went downstairs for breakfasthoping my wife would be cheerful and say, ‘Happy Birthday!’ and possibly have a small present for me.As it turned out, she barely said ‘Good Morning’,let alone ‘Happy Bir
Quick Summary Audio You Need (or might want) to Know Time Zone Bridge Have you ever thought about how strange our time zones are? When you’re traveling long distances, changing time zones can really get confusing. Idaho is one of about a dozen states that has multiple time zones.
Quick Summary Audio This is the second installment in which we bring these world treasures to our readers country by country. See the March-April issue for the World Heritage Sites in the United States. Each of the hyperlinks will take you to more information. The United Nations
The United States Post Office began its Parcel Post service for fourth-class mail on January 1, 1913. Almost anything could be mailed parcel post, including day-old chicks, baby alligators, and honeybees. Only items that could be dangerous to handle could not be sent that way. It
Quick Summary Audio Phillis Wheatley was the first African American and second woman (after Anne Bradstreet) to publish a book of poems. Born around 1753 in Gambia, Africa, Wheatley was captured by slave traders and brought to America in 1761 where she was sold to the Wheatley fa
Quick Summary Audio Visitors to Italy have plenty of pilgrimages to choose from. You can tread the cobblestones of Florence to see Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” at the Uffizi galleries. You can charter a gondola to peep the underside of Venice’s famous Rialto Bridge. And soon, yo
Quick Summary Audio Dubai is the capital and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Established in the 18th century as a small fishing village, the city grew rapidly in the early 21st century into a cosmopolitan metropolis with a focus on tourism and hospitality. I
Quick Summary Audio I’m graduating from high school, and I’m an immature, non-thinking kid. So, I asked my parents, “All my special senior clothes must come from Neiman Marcus!” This was so important to me. Fortunately, I had very understanding parents, who accepted the fact tha
Quick Summary Audio 1. Camille Renshaw, the CEO of B+E was named to Commercial Property Executive’s 2021 “Executive of the Year” list. In its 24th year, the award is determined by a peer vote among leading executives from across the commercial real estate industry and is based on
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Brenda Mae Tarpley (born in1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. She had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s ranking fourth in that decade, behind only Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is known for her 1960 hit “I’m Sorry“, and 1958’s “Roc
March Planned For Next August Blind Bishop Appointed To See Lingerie Shipment Hijacked-Thief Gives Police The Slip L.A. Voters Approve Urban Renewal By Landslide Patient At Death’s Door-Doctors Pull Him Through Latin Course To Be Canceled-No Interest Among Students, Et Al. Diaper
Quick Summary Audio Long-overdue reforms in the investment visa program safeguard national security, deter fraud, and promote urban and rural economic development (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — The Real Estate Roundtable commends Congress for including the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of
Quick Summary Audio “A promise must never be broken”– Alexander Hamilton When a landlord signs a commercial lease, it expects the tenant to keep its promise: pay the rent – on time and in full. As we know, it’s never that easy. When tenants break this promise, landlords and prope
Quick Summary Audio [email protected] As the life science industry shatters records for funding, space demand and employment throughout the country, there is increasing interest in the development of this sector in the New York City real estate market. Although life sciences r
Quick Summary Audio Georgia kids are heading back to school, so it is a perfect time for a primer on easements. An easement describes the right of one person to use the land of another person for a specific purpose. Because easements affect the manner in which an owner can use
Quick Summary Audio “Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so?There’s a support group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.”― Drew Carey These days, employers are constantly looking for ways to maximize efficiency and the almighty dollar. This mindset has
Quick Summary Audio “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” ― Samuel Taylor Coleridge There is no shortage of global crises these days: financial turmoil, poverty, global warming, war and terrorism – just to name a few. It seems like our very existence and prosperity a
Quick Summary Audio While being a real estate agent might seem like a safe job, that is not always the case. According to a NAR survey, 40% of agents said they felt unsafe every few months or more often, and only 5% said they NEVER felt unsafe while doing their job. Most real est
Quick Summary Audio Grant Clayton is the co-founder of 1 Percent Lists [email protected] I began my real estate career in the spring of 2011 just as the tech boom was really starting to take hold. Smart phones were popping up everywhere and apps were being developed to make
The Urban Land Institute announced the launch of its new online learning curriculum, Foundations of Real Estate (FoRE), a key part of the Institute’s efforts to identify, diversify, and broaden the pool of young people interested in a real estate career. ULI is a global, multidis
Quick Summary Audio Dave Dlugosh joined Balfour Beatty in Austin as General Superintendent Garrett Mickal, MAI joined NAI Partners in Houston as a Senior Vice President. Don Hensley, AIA, LEED AP joined Leo A Daly as Vice President and Managing Principal in Dallas. Lauren Bottona
A new research brief published by the NAIOP Research Foundation reveals the reasons that tertiary markets favor local developers and why smaller industrial markets are attracting more interest from institutional investors. The survey and interviews revealed differences in the dev
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your…
Quick Summary Audio San Antonio: Essential to National Defense, the Texas Economy and Local Employment What first comes to mind when you hear San Antonio? Is it the famous River Walk, The Alamo, the Fiesta celebrations, or the Pearl District? The seventh most populous city in the
Quick Summary Audio Discover 7 Things About The World’s First Space Hotel with Artificial Gravity It’s been a couple of years since we reported on the world’s first space hotel with artificial gravity. During that time, we’ve seen the industry progress and young and old take brie
1. That’s stupid! Those who have an IQ between 0 and 24 are Idiots; IQs between 25 and 49 are considered Imbeciles; those who have an IQ between 50 and 74 are considered Morons; and those who have an IQ between 75 and 84 are considered Borderline. 2. American women were given
This is the first of a new series in which we bring these treasures to our readers. A Brief History In 1942, while WWII was going on, the governments of the European countries, which were confronting Nazi Germany and its allies, met in the United Kingdom for the Conference of All
Quick Summary Audio The Board of Directors of CoreNet Global announced that it has elected a new slate of members beginning April 1, 2022: Elected to serve a three-year term: Jamie Leary-Erickson, VP, Real Estate, Nokia Maria Russo-Fama, MCR, Director, Client Services, PDS, A/NZ,
Quick Summary Audio by Angela O’Byrne, FAIA Nearly three years ago, the world watched in stunned disbelief as Notre-Dame de Paris burned. To watch one of the world’s most iconic landmarks engulfed in flames was a surreal reminder that nothing can be permanent or certain, no matt
In Brand With Purpose: Find Your Passion, Stay True to Your Story, and Accelerate Your Career real estate phenomenon and highly sought-after speaker Ivan Estrada shares critical lessons about personal growth and self-discovery―from his early precocious entrepreneurial endeavors a
Jack and Jill Jack and Jill went up the hill.They each had a quarter.Jill came down with fifty cents.You think they went up for water? You lie, and I’ll swear to it…. A businessman was interviewing applicants for the position of divisional manager. He devised a simple test to sel
Quick Summary Audio Ane Ohm is a CPA and CEO of [email protected] Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, CPA firms are seeing a large increase in the number of clients asking about lease concessions. No one, including the Financial Accounting
Quick Summary Audio https://crestnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Crest-technology-is-disrupting-the-residential-real-estate-industry-during-the-pandemic.mp3 Alex Doubet is the Founder/CEO of Door, Inc. (Door.com), a residential real estate startup company based in Texas AD
