Tuesday, February 21, 2012

NAI Southcoast Professionals Attend 2012 NAI Global Convention

NAI Southcoast President Boyd Bradfield, Jr., Marketing Director Samantha Lee and Social Media Manager Amy Morris attended the 2012 NAI Global Convention in Las Vegas in early February.
The three-day event included keynote speakers Jeffrey M. Finn, President and CEO of NAI Global, and Andrew L. Farkas, CEO of C-III Capital Partners, LLC. C-III recently added NAI Global to its portfolio of real estate service providers.

The speakers talked about NAI Global‟s unique position to become the premier company in the real estate industry by combining C-III‟s formidable asset base and resources, proven track record and vast expertise with NAI Global‟s broad reach, depth of market knowledge, customer-centric service and business savvy.

Bradfield attended breakout sessions that focused on the long-term goals and the near-term opportunities for NAI Southcoast, as well as the direction of the global economy. Though the South Florida commercial real estate market saw signs of stabilization in 2011, it appears that it may take another five to seven years to fully recover as a result of loans coming due and the lack of replacement capital available.

“The convention provided a snapshot of how different offices, including ours, strengthened during this tumultuous economic period,” Bradfield said. “It also provided the opportunity to build relationships designed to secure new business and deliver superior service to our clients.”

Lee and Morris participated in in-depth marketing sessions that covered PR, layout and design, mobile and video marketing, blogs, QR codes, social media campaigns and more.

“This „Marketing Boot Camp‟ introduced us to new strategies and technologies that will help us be more creative and efficient,” Lee said. “We‟re already putting this knowledge to work on behalf of our clients.”

NAI Southcoast (www.naisouthcoast.com) represents NAI Global in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties. It’s the oldest Commercial and Industrial Realtor in the Stuart and Treasure Coast marketplace. As such, it is uniquely qualified to maximize the marketing of quality commercial, industrial and investment properties.

Services include:
  • Brokerage
  • Corporate Services
  • Acquisitions/Dispositions
  • Investment Services
  • Leasing Agency/Landlord Representation
  • Tenant Representation
  • Property & Facilities Management
  • Market Analytics/Site Selection
  • Appraisal/Valuation

NAI Global (www.naiglobal.com) is the largest network of independent commercial real estate firms worldwide, comprised of over 5,000 professionals in 55 countries with more than 350 offices. NAI advisors work in tandem with our global management team to ensure our clients strategically optimize their real estate assets. NAI offices complete over $45 billion in combined transactions annually and manage 300+ million square feet of commercial space.

C-III is a leading commercial real estate services company engaged in a broad range of activities, including primary and special loan servicing, loan origination, fund management, CDO management, principal investment, title services and multifamily property management., who founded and was Chairman and CEO of Insignia Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:IFS). Its principal place of business is located in Irving, TX, and it has additional offices in New York, New York; Greenville, South Carolina; McLean, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee.

Monday, February 20, 2012

NAI Southcoast Participates in Executive Conference on Real Estate Workouts


Boyd Bradfield, Jr., President of NAI Southcoast, attended the 2012 Information Management Network's Second Annual Florida Bank and Financial Institutions Special Asset Executive Conference on Real Estate Workouts. The event was held January 30-31 at the Westin Golf Resort and Spa in Hallandale, Fla.

IMN is a New York City-based company that produces 50 financial and 15 real estate conferences a year. These conferences provide a forum for industry leaders to discuss critical real estate issues.

Bradfield joined a host of other top-level executives to discuss topics relevant to the current commercial real estate market, such as single asset versus portfolio sales, FDIC sales, selling assets in a bankruptcy setting, selling to foreign buyers, collecting/enforcing judgments, valuation/loss recognition/write downs and more.

“In regards to the current economy, this gathering of financial and real estate professionals was very useful," Bradfield said. "We exchanged ideas and information that will clearly benefit NAI Southcoast clients in the coming year."

About NAI Southcoast
NAI Southcoast (www.naisouthcoast.com) represents NAI Global in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties. It’s the oldest Commercial and Industrial Realtor in the Stuart and Treasure Coast marketplace. As such, it is uniquely qualified to maximize the marketing of quality commercial, industrial and investment properties.