Aside from access to the Tech Helpline, the Legal Hotline and great forms, you also get a voice in Tallahassee.  Please click HERE to a great article  about all that FR is doing for us- well worth the $140 a year of your dues that goes to them!

CFCAR/CFREA hosted a great webinar this afternoon on Getting Challenging Deals closed, courtesy of our sponsor- Commercial Edge by Yardi.  Join Jason Kaiser, CCIM from SRS, Paul Partyka, CCIM from NAI Realvest and "The Queen of Retail in Florida" Cynthia Shelton, CCIM, CRE from LandQwest  as they discuss pushing through obstacles to get the leases signed and the sales closed! It is now available for you to listen in at your leisure  or by downloading the audio only to take with you in the car, plane or train!  Please visit our Webinars page by clicking HERE. 

Maury Carter, a past receipient of the CFCAR Wilbur Strickland Lifetime Achievement Award, has passed away.  He was the founder of Maury Carter & Associates, and one of the people involved in assembling the land for Walt Disney in the 60's.  A Memorial Reception will be held on June 30th 6-8 PM at the Countrty Club of Orlando.  His full bio can be found by clicking HERE and is courtesy of Growth Spotter.

Eighteen commercial real estate professionals were recognized for their 2021 achievements on May 13th, as well as the presentation to James M. Seneff, Jr. of the Wilbur Strickland Lifetime Achievement Award.  Please visit www.cfcar.net/hallmark for a complete list of the award winners and the pictures. 

On April 28th, CFCAR and FGCAR (Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors) members were given a private demo of Rockval- a platform to research properties, create proformas and share deals.  A link to the recording is available by going to Member Benefits- Education- Recorded Presentations at cfcar.net, or you can click HERE to go directly.

On April 25th and 26th, Facilitator Carol Kaptur led a group including members, past presidents and sponsors, to plan the future of our organizations and how to best serve the CRE community in an ever-changing landscape of technology, networking and education.

2022 President Lou Nimkoff stated that, "this was one of the best strategic planning sessions I have ever been a part of."

Participants included  Robin Kesler, Bob Rand, Mary Mula, Ellen Yarckin, Mez Birdie, Carol Tanner, and 2023 President John Wanamaker.

Carol Kaptur (pictured above) from the National Association of REALTORS, facilitated the day and a half session, which was held at the Florida  REALTORS building in Orlando.

Earlier this week, members of CFCAR and CFCREA invited the entire CRE community to "meetup" at the AC Skybar at the new Marriott AC Hotel next to Church Street Station in downtown Orlando.

While not technically a CFCAR hosted event, CFCAR and CFREA invited those in the CRE community to join in for free, gather and share a drink (or two) and help make deals.

Some future socials are going to be private members-only events and some will be a "Meetup", where we invite the whole CRE community to join us.  To join that group, please click HERE.

CREXi Regional Director Michael Rosenfeld hosted a CFCAR and CFCREA webinar yesterday to highlight some of the exciting new features available to members. 

The webinar was recorded and available for viewing at anytime by clicking HERE.

Due to a desire to post this as soon as possible, the video is unedited and the actual program starts about five minutes in.  

CFCAR and CFREA hosted a fantastic webinar yesterday on Coaching.  Coach Blaine Strickland, CCIM and Beau Beery, CCIM discussed how coaching works and answered questions.  What does it mean to have a coach?  Do I need a coach forever?

The recording of the webinar is available by clicking HERE.

CFCAR was excited to kick off the new year with a social last week at Ace Cafe in Downtown Orlando.  About fifty members and guests joined together to reflect on the holidays and plan for a great 2022!

2022 President Lou Nimkoff (left) spoke on behalf of all the members in giving thanks to 2021 President Bob Rand (right) for his many hours of service last year, and was presented with the honorary Past President Plaque and Gavel! After the presentation, the two presidents discussed how much money they save on not having to go to a barber.

The evening was highlighted with the announcement of a new subsidiary called the Central Florida Commercial Real Estate Association (CFCREA), which will allow non-Realtors to engage with CFCAR!