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Chris Ware is Vice President, Business Development at NAIOP.

12
Apr
2019
Market Perspectives: U.S. and Canada Real Estate Outlook
Posted On April 12, 2019  By Chris Ware  And has 1 Comment

History happens on the nines. That was the theme for Douglas Poutasse’s keynote presentation at NAIOP’s National Forums Symposium in Vancouver. Poutasse, executive vice president and head of strategy and research for Bentall Kennedy, wanted to study history in college but joked that, “I wasn’t a […]

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8
Dec
2017
Four Steps to Becoming a Networking Event Champion
Posted On December 8, 2017  By Chris Ware  And has 4 Comments

Myth: All real estate professionals are super-extroverts. They are born knowing how to work a room at a reception or networking event. Fact: Working a room is a skill. Skills can be taught and practiced. When I started my career I was lousy at working a […]

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27
Jan
2017
Real Estate Forecast: Politics, the Economy and Capital
Posted On January 27, 2017  By Chris Ware  And has No Comment

Leading NAIOP’s business development efforts allows me the privilege of visiting chapters to engage new partners and hear what’s happening in their regions. Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend NAIOP Chicago’s annual Real Estate Forecast, along with 250 leaders in Chicago’s booming CRE […]

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17
Mar
2016
The Hot North Texas Market
Posted On March 17, 2016  By Chris Ware  And has No Comment

The commercial real estate market in Dallas is strong and doesn’t show any signs of letting up – that’s the agreement of nearly everyone who attended a recent NAIOP North Texas market outlook and awards luncheon. The experts agree. “I don’t see anything going on in […]

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9
Oct
2015
Three Conversation Starters for Non-Hockey Fans
Posted On October 9, 2015  By Chris Ware  And has No Comment

Canadians love talking hockey as much as folks from the U.S. love talking NFL and NCAA football – maybe more. If you tune into TSN, the Canadian answer to ESPN, you will see hockey coverage pretty much year-round. While enjoying the party at the Hockey Hall […]

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8
Oct
2015
A Quick Guide to Canada’s Federal Elections
Posted On October 8, 2015  By Chris Ware  And has No Comment

On October 19, the week after the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Conference, Canadians will go to the polls for federal elections. And as Canada operates as a parliamentary democracy, it’s a combination of a congressional and a presidential election rolled into one. Since NAIOP members will […]

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14
Aug
2015
Developer’s Vision: Pro Football Hall of Fame Village
Posted On August 14, 2015  By Chris Ware  And has 1 Comment

Pro football fans, pack your bags for a trip to Ohio and a destination like none other … in 2019, that is. This sports fan was eager to see that the Pro Football Hall of Fame has shared its master plan for what some are calling […]

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13
May
2015
Hitting a Home Run: Creating Community Around Ballparks
Posted On May 13, 2015  By Chris Ware  And has 1 Comment

“Take me out to the ballgame” is starting to mean “take me out to the hottest part of town” as urban redevelopment around ballparks is transforming former parking lots, blighted properties and usable space into metropolitan hot-spots filled with retail, restaurants and community public areas. Just […]

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13
Mar
2015
Dispatches from Houston
Posted On March 13, 2015  By Chris Ware  And has 1 Comment

The consensus on Houston, from Houston chapter members: The Price of Oil Yes, they are worried about the price of oil. How can they not be? They note that Houston’s real estate market moves inversely to the rest of the U.S. economy. When the rest of […]

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20
Oct
2014
Where Technology Meets CRE
Posted On October 20, 2014  By Chris Ware  And has No Comment

There are inefficiencies in commercial real estate and a new generation of technology startups are here to help. That was the message of the ReTech meeting in New York on October 2. Though held in a shared office space only a few blocks from Wall Street, […]

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