Category Archives: Finance

Yeah… Right!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Vic Bruno

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

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Vic Bruno

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

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Vic Bruno

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

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Vic Bruno

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!

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Vic Bruno

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

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Vic Bruno

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

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Vic Bruno

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

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Vic Bruno

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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Working In The Cloud

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Vic Bruno

Well… I did it. I went Back to the Future! I now own a Motorola Xoom. This is a fully functional tablet pc that looks like a giant Android-based phone. It has a 3g/4g active connection via Verizon Wireless for … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Commercial Real Estate Services

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Vic Bruno

Here’s A Prediction: Those of us who form our services around a consultative approach to clients necessarily find ourselves in the intellectual realm. Those who are primarily driven by ‘marketing property’, as in day to day transaction brokerage, necessarily find … Continue reading →

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