What is the CREA Friday Morning Meeting all About?

By: Ken Hughes, CNK Realty

Prior to March 2020, every Friday morning a large group of Realtors® and related affiliates gathered for a roundtable discussion about commercial properties, listings, client needs, and business services. Accompanied by bagels, donuts, and coffee of course. This is the “Friday Morning Pitch Session” attended by professionals who are members of the Commercial Real Estate Alliance (CREA) and involved in some aspects of commercial real estate in our area. The meetings are commonly attended by:

• Commercial real estate brokers

• Commercial bankers

• General contractors

• Insurance providers

• Engineers

• Construction Suppliers

• Real estate attorneys

• Commercial property inspectors

• And many others that are directly involved in commercial real estate

During these meetings, each person takes just a couple of minutes to introduce themselves and discuss their topic. If it is a Realtor®, they often bring to light new listings or needs they have for a client. Sometimes it’s to raise a question about an issue they are faced with and get input from others. If it is an affiliate’s turn, they take the time to briefly describe their business and assets they can provide to Realtors® and their clients.

Over the past year, these meetings have been held virtually and were effective, however, I think we can all agree that open discussion and face-to-face meetings are extremely beneficial to our industry. Recently the meetings have resumed in person at RASM South, with precautions. Everyone must wear masks at all times, no refreshments, socially distanced

and you must register prior to the meeting to ensure capacity is not exceeded. Currently, there is a limit of 50 attendees each week. Registration is through the RASM website.

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If you haven’t been to a CREA Friday meeting, you should. Deals get done there, relationships are built, knowledge is gained and again... deals get done! If you are not already a member of CREA, please feel free to register for your first meeting without being a member. When you see the benefit of attending and what CREA can do to help your business, it’s only $50 a year to join and enjoy all of the benefits like the monthly educational meetings, networking, and annual events that are held by CREA to benefit local charities.

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