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About Vic Bruno

Since 1973, Vic Bruno Has Been A Provider of Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Consulting, Advisory, Managerial, and Transactional Services for Corporate America. Experienced Court Appointed Receiver and Turnaround Specialist. Professional Mediation and Arbitration Services. Litigation Support and Expert Witness. Author, Instructor and Subject Matter Expert in Real Estate Ethics.

Achievement vs Entitlement


Congratulations to Eastdale Little League of Albuquerque, NM USA in becoming the Little League Softball World Champions in Portland, Oregon this evening! Reading the local papers as they followed this team through the various levels of play, I was comforted … Continue reading

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Slower Than Expected Job Growth Could Be the Norm Thru 2020 – It’s What I’ve Been Sayin’!


Aging Population Means Decreasing Labor Force, More Replacement Jobs than New Jobs By Mark Heschmeyer February 8, 2012 There was good news and bad news for commercial real estate in the employment numbers that came out this past week. While … Continue reading

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Yeah… Right!


Commercial Real Estate (CRE) as a sector, I’m told, amounts to around $1 Trillion of the national economy. Yet, while listening to econometric forecasts at a big forecast function yesterday, it occurred to me that economists rarely, if ever, include … Continue reading

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NOT MADE IN CHINA


The following article was produced by IDI, Industrial Developments International, in their recent newsletter. It is reflective of similar information I have provided in writings and talks over the last couple of years. I first learned of a probable resurgence … Continue reading

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Changing the Culture in Washington, DC


The commercial real estate stats continue unchanged. Vacancy is as bad as it was a year ago. Rental rates and sales prices are falling. The threat of foreclosure is looming large. Aside from the impact associated with the changing nature … Continue reading

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Real Estate Receiverships


It is noteworthy that some markets around the country are beginning to recognize there is light at the end of the tunnel and its not another train! Here in New Mexico, life ain’t so grand, I’m afraid. We have zero … Continue reading

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Prospects for Real Estate Recovery ~ Chris Lee Sums It All Up Nicely!


One of the smartest and most articulate strategic thinkers there is for matters of public policy and real estate economics in the broader spectrum of things is Chris Lee. I have yet to read one of his Strategic Advantage Newsletters … Continue reading

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A Right-to-Work Law, Lower Taxes Can Lift Economy


There has been a lot of discussion in New Mexico of ways to jump-start our struggling economy. This is good news. For too long, we have relied on the federal government to add or save jobs at the air bases … Continue reading

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The RealNators Are Coming


Pause for a moment and picture a futuristic world where commercial real estate buyers and sellers, landlords and tenants meet, one on one … in CyberMLS … a public website built, owned and operated by… the RealNators. The RealNators, are … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office 365


Continuing the story about working in the cloud, I’ve been learning to navigate around my new Motorola Xoom Tablet PC and no question some of the Android apps are pretty cool, though I’m not a big fan of Google Apps. … Continue reading

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