MBA Updates

• MBA CREF Convention & Expo International Reception on Tuesday, February 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MBA International Committee hosts special guest, Bryan P. Shaffer, Founder and President, IRETO (International Real Estate Trade Organization); and President and CEO, SLS Investments, Inc.

• Membership Expansion. MBA is expanding its network, membership and educational activities to serve the international markets.

• Global Opportunities. MBA is inviting embassy, consular and business representatives to collaborate with us, so that they can help companies in their home countries tap the most effective American professional organization for real estate finance. Through its resources, MBA will help on a variety of business initiatives, including:
  
  • Developing international business opportunities
    
  • Encouraging U.S. and other real estate investment in your home nation
    
  • Helping investors from your country locate U.S. real estate investment and financing opportunities
    
• International Contacts. MBA is developing a comprehensive international membership directory.
  
• Education and Training. MBA is creating forums and educational initiatives relating to transaction issues encountered by international investors doing business in the United States and internationally
  
• MBA Research - Quarterly Data Book. Review the U.S. Commercial and Multifamily Finance Environment and Economic Outlook. (put a link here)

International Associations

• Asian Public Real Estate Association(APREA)
  
• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International Foundation
  
• Central European Real Estate Associations Network (CEREAN)
  
• CoreNet Global
  
• European Public Real Estate Association (EPREA)
  
• Global Real Estate Institute (GREI)
  
• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
  
• International Real Estate Federation (IREF)
  
• International Real Estate Society (IRES)

Commercial/Multifamily NewsLink and Industry Articles

• What's Behind Foreign Debt and Interest Rates? (March 31, 2005)
  
• Japanese Commercial Real Estate Outlook More Positive (March 17, 2005)
  
• Hotel Markets Show Signs of Upswing (March 17, 2005)
  
• Commercial Investors: Money to Burn But Nowhere to Go? (March 17, 2005)
  
• Doing Business in 'New Europe' Requires Many Hats (March 10, 2005)
  
• Japan CMBS 'Pretty Good Bet' Despite Recession (February 24, 2005)
  
• Global Platforms Land Non-Performing Loans (February 17, 2005)
  
• Philippines Seeks U.S. Investment (February 3, 2005)
  
• European Retail Forecast Comes Down to Fundamentals (February 3, 2005)
  
• GMACCM Educates International Staff Via CampusMBA (January 1, 2005)