President's Letter
By Jim Lambrecht, MiCAR President
Lambrecht Properties, Inc., Bingham Farms, MI

MiCAR strives to support commercial real estate practitioners throughout Michigan. In the coming year, MiCAR has vowed to support industry events / organizations that will help its 1,200 members stay informed and on top of industry trends.

It is my pleasure to announce that the MiCAR board has approved the following sponsorships. CCIM and SIOR joint events, CREW Detroit, Michigan Regional CREW, BOMA and IREM events, CAR and CBOR (by sponsoring Synergy).

Now is the time to come together and support our industry in Michigan. For more details on these and other commercial events throughout the state, visit the MiCAR calendar of events link that is on the right side of this page.

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NAR 2006 Conference Commerical Event

If you are planning on attending the NAR Conference in New Orleans, you may want to consider attending this commercial event.

The REALTORS® Commercial Alliance, in partnership with the Louisiana Association of REALTORS®, introduces the first-ever Commercial Networking Exchange dinner on Thursday, November 9, 2006, in New Orleans, LA.

What is CoNEx?

The Commercial Networking Exchange (CoNEx) is a dinner co-hosted by the RCA and a local commercial group that will provide commercial members with the opportunity to network, brainstorm, and build relationships with their peers from across the United States.

Goals of the Event

Web site or Web Strategy? There Really is a Difference!

By Verl Workman

(Editor’s note – Verl Workman is a co-founder of Pinnacle Quest Consulting, established in 2001 to assist real estate professionals in building effective business strategies, implementing powerful technology solutions, and establishing strategic competitive advantages through coaching, seminars and private consultations. He was recently featured at the MAR Convention & Expo)

As I address audiences throughout North America I always ask “How many of you have a Web site?” Almost all hands go up. Then I ask, “How many of you have a web strategy?” Only a few hands are raised.

What’s the difference?

A Web site is like a star in the galaxy, everyone has one and you are lost in a sea of millions of real estate Web sites. A web strategy however is a series of Web sites, and marketing plans that secure your success online. There are several basic principles that must be included in your web strategy to secure success.

• Read entire story.

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Take Advantage of Commercial Blog

Power Tools for Commercial-Investment Practitioners, from NAR's Information Central, provides information on research studies, Web sites, books, news, tips, and other resources for real estate professionals specializing in commercial and investment properties.

• Visit the blog here.

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MiCAR Monthly
November 2006

• President's Letter

• NAR 2006 Conference Commercial Event

• Web site or Web Strategy?

• Take Advantage of Commercial Blog