NAI Global Named Global Broker of the Year by PERE Magazine

NAI Global, one of the largest commercial real estate service providers worldwide, has been named Global Broker of the Year by Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) magazine in the PERE Awards 2009.

"Each year, the readers of PERE magazine and PERENews.com nominate and choose the firms, individuals and deals they believe stood out from the crowd the previous year," said Zoe Hughes, Senior Editor, Real Estate. "2009 was a year in which the private real estate investing world experienced a tremendous amount of turmoil, so to be selected in this year’s awards is a tremendous accolade from our readers and a vote of confidence in what lies ahead for NAI Global."

"This award is a testament to the quality and commitment of NAI Global and its professionals around the world in serving the private equity and financial sectors," said Jeffrey M. Finn, NAI Global President & CEO. "Looking ahead, we will continue to innovate and add value with focused service offerings like our Special Asset Solutions group or the Commercial Property PowerSale™ program, to deliver exceptional results for clients around the globe."

NAI NBS Takes Home Three CAR Awards

NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson had a strong showing at the 2010 Commercial Association of Realtors (CAR) Awards Dinner last night at the Governor Hotel. The theme of the evening was “Building a Healthier Future,” and NAI NBS' Jeff Borlaug, the 2010 CAR President, emceed. NAI NBS' winners were:

-President Clayton Hering was named Co-Humanitarian of the Year. He is active in a number of charitable organizations, including the Oregon Symphony and Business for Culture and the Arts.
-Executive Vice President Chris Johnson was named Investment Broker of the Year.
-Associate Vice President Garret Harper (also NAI NBS' Top Producer of 2009) was named Industrial Broker of the Year.

We also had several runners up: Pam Lindloff for Retail Broker of the Year, Gina Barendrick for Rookie of the Year, and Jennifer Medak and John Medak for Office Broker of the Year. An insert in today's Portland Business Journal featured all of the winners and runners up.

CAR offers education, provides government advocacy and creates opportunities for commercial real estate professionals to connect and grow their business.

NBS Companies and Stratton Launch NBS Multifamily Management

Norris, Beggs & Simpson Companies and Susan Bowlsby Stratton, a successful apartment management executive, have joined forces to found NBS Multifamily Management, a company dedicated to managing apartment communities of 100 units or more around the West Coast.

Why start a new venture in this economic climate? NBS Companies President J. Clayton Hering said he expects that as the job market grows, the demand for housing will increase, with a short supply of single-family and multifamily housing due to the significant reduction in construction over the last several years. With single-family lenders requiring greater equity and better credit, fewer people will be able to buy houses and will thus reenter the apartment market.

“With increased market activity the necessity for professional, value-added multifamily management will rise, and NBS Multifamily Management will provide a quality of service to enable multifamily owners to be competitive,” Hering said.

NBS Multifamily Management expects to hire more than 100 people in the area to run and maintain the apartment communities it will manage.

Stratton, who has more than 20 years of multifamily management experience up and down the West Coast, will serve as President of the new company. Stratton spent 13 years at Harsch Investment Properties, most recently as Senior Vice President of Operations, where she was responsible for the company’s multifamily division and managed up to 5,500 units. A native Oregonian, she will receive her Executive MBA from Pepperdine University in March.

“I am so pleased to be joining NBS,” Stratton said. “My years of experience combined with NBS’ very successful property management track record will allow us to shine in the multifamily management industry.”

Cassandra Haavisto will serve as NBS Multifamily Management’s Regional Manager for the Puget Sound area. Haavisto’s industry experience spans 20 years; she has managed more than 13,000 units during her career and worked for major companies like Harsch Investment Properties and Trammell Crow.