According to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun "The mix of rising interest rates has led to some uncertainty, but the continued economic growth has the commercial market on solid ground."  

I asked about it and was told there is a law about it--Washington State Legislature RCW 42.56.070(9) "Documents and Indexes to be Made Public" which states among other things that "This chapter shall not be construed as giving authority to any agency, the office of the secretary of the senate, or the office of the chief clerk of the house of representatives to give, sell or provide access to lists of individuals requested for commercial purposes, and agencies, the office of the secretary of the senate, and the office of the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall not do so unless specifically authorized or directed by law"Thoughts?

I originally wanted to go to Rochester, we also looked at Syracuse, and Buffalo.  

“Sizable rent growth for both new resident leases and renewal leases speaks to the apartment sector’s overall health,” said RealPage chief economist Greg Willett.

We previously were focusing our efforts in Syracuse Unvierstiy, because we had a strong understanding of the market rents and ideal areas.

The 2nd grade sang us a song, another class read us something, the FFA read us their creed, the local Police Chief gave us a special coin for partnering with the community and then there was the gift baskets and 100's of Thank You cards from the different classes for the donation of the land.  

I talked to my Senior Chief today and I was able to secure orders for Virginia so I'll be staying here for a long time.

Gerber http://amzn.to/1Bs4HEh Many people I talk to don’t understand that the difference between owning a business and owning a job is about building systems and Gerber does a great job of explaining it.One other book I almost hate to recommend but do because it does a really good job with why a team is critical and who should be on it is The Real Book of Real Estate by Kiyosakihttp://amzn.to/13bv4AO It reads almost like he wrote it to make up for some of the others that came out under his name.For a deeper dive Peter Linneman’s textbook Real Estate Finance and Investments: Risks and Opportunities, 3rd Edition http://amzn.to/10Jo5xR is Wharton MBA level knowledge served up by a guy not only started Wharton’s real estate program and ran it for 30 plus years but he’s done plenty of deals himself and now is chief economist at NAI/Global, one of the big international CRE brokerage firms.

I am a recent graduate of Syracuse University with a major in Real Estate and a minor in Construction Management.

Interesting article in the NYTimes about Fannie Mae's lending plans moving forward.http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/fannie-mae-...