From the category archives:

Commercial Real Estate

Do We Need Separate Licenses?

November 19, 2007

My Utterz post about real estate licensing had some formatting issues.  If you want to hear the entire audio, go here.

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Zion Crossroads Providing Much Needed Commercial Development

July 18, 2007

Anyone who lives east of the Charlottesville/Albemarle area, knows all too well the drive into Charlottesville. For decades, residents of Fluvanna and Louisa especially, have made the drive into Charlottesville for dining, shopping, recreation, etc. That may soon be changing.
Zion X Roads (the area where Rt. 250, Rt. 15 and I-64 intersect) is [...]

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1 Down, 3 To Go

May 3, 2007

I received an email from CCIM informing me that I passed my CI 101 test.  I obtained a 92% on the final test.  Not bad, I’ll take it.  Now I need to plan and prepare for CI 102, and continue my journey to the dark side.

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What I Learned In School. . .

April 23, 2007

Today is Monday. If you remember, my last post was a week ago. I told you then about beginning my journey through the gauntlet that is the CCIM education program. At that time, I was quite optimistic about being able to give you updates as to my progress through CI-101, the first [...]

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The Zebra Goes to Washington

April 16, 2007

I am in Washington, DC this week.  I will be taking my first in a series of education classes through the CCIM institute.  It should prove to be very interesting.  I talked to the BawldGuy about what to expect, since he went through the classes a while back.  He was very helpful and gave me [...]

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Should Commercial Agents Have a Separate License?

March 27, 2007

I spent much of my day today at the Virginia Association of REALTORS headquarters attending a meeting of the VAR Commercial Alliance.  The Alliance is a committee comprised of commercial REALTORS from around the commonwealth who serve the function of addressing the unique needs of commercial REALTORS within the organization.
In case you are wondering what [...]

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