NAR advocates on behalf of REALTORS® to foster a sound and dynamic U.S. real estate market that creates vibrant communities in which to live and work. Here are the details regarding the work NAR is doing on behalf of commercial issues in 2021: https://www.nar.realtor/political-advocacy/federal-advocacy/all-federal-issues
CARWM CARES CAMPAIGN RAISES OVER $30,000 FOR CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER
Annual Campaign Supports Local Nonprofits (Grand Rapids, MI) Each year, members of the Commercial Alliance of REALTORS® (CARWM) hosts the CARWM Cares Campaign to raise funding for local nonprofit organizations. The 2020 beneficiary of the campaign was the Children’s Advocacy Center of Kent County. The campaign, which concluded at the end of December 2020, raised … Read More
RPAC Year-end Update
By Charlie Hoats, MI REALTORS RPAC Trustee The Commercial Alliance of Realtors is a participant in the Realtors Political Action Committee, a PAC administered by the Michigan Realtors designed to advance state and federal legislation beneficial to the real estate industry. Each year, RPAC sets a fundraising goal which is divided by the number … Read More
Welcome, New Affiliate Member
The Commercial Alliance of REALTORS welcomes new affiliate member T.J. Simmons, Shield Insurance Agency LLC to the membership.
Welcome, New Members!
The Commercial Alliance of REALTORS welcomes these new members:Rick Grasman, Grasman Real Estate Jeremy Fogg, Franklin House Real Estate Ron Oostveen, Five Star Real Estate Welcome!
The Pandemic’s Impact on the Retail Industry
By: Chris D. Prins, Colliers International 2020 was quite the year to be in the retail and restaurant industry. Covid-19 had an impact on everyone, especially the restaurant and retail world. Looking back, it was something that many business owners, employees, and patrons could never have imagined. A virus which has had an unforeseen domino … Read More
Welcome, New Members
The Commercial Alliance of REALTORS welcomes REALTOR members Amanda Volkers and Geoff Brown with City2Shore Prestige Home Group and Joel Burgess, NAI Wisinski of West Michigan. Welcome!
Welcome, New Member
The Commercial Alliance of REALTORS welcomes Nicholas Dennison, Fervor Realty, to the membership.
Welcome, New Affiliate Member
The Commercial Alliance of REALTORS welcomes new affiliate member Cris Nichols, with James E. Fulton & Sons, Inc., to the membership. Visit the Affiliate Directory to learn more about this new member.
THE IMPACT OF THE 2020 PANDEMIC ON REAL ESTATE
AUTHOR: John Meyer, SRA, GAA, John Meyer Appraisal Company Randall Bell – author of Real Estate Damages has some interesting observations – For the profession of appraising, that is founded on researching historical market data and trends, there is simply nothing to reference. There are few sale comparables, paired sales, capitalization rates or literature that … Read More
