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Recognizing the best in special events, publications, membership, legislative advocacy and more, the Chapter Merit Awards are presented annually at NAIOP’s Chapter Leadership & Legislative Retreat in Washington, D.C. Recipients are selected by a committee of their peers comprised of volunteer judges.

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Verizon Wireless property located at 6501 Wilkinson Blvd in Belmont, North Carolina for $1,392,400.

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net lease Dollop Coffee retail condominium located at 1000 North Damen Avenue in Chicago, IL for $405,000.

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a trophy single tenant LA Fitness property located at 6107 North Broadway in Chicago, IL for $9,500,000. The Boulder Group has once again set a new CoStar record with the closing of this trophy LA Fitness property. According to CoStar, the 5.63% cap rate represents the lowest sold cap rate ever recorded for a single tenant LA Fitness property.

David H. Stevens, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today that the trade group is collaborating with Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management as they offer a six-month Executive Certificate in Commercial Real Estate, beginning in March 2016. The program aims to accelerate higher-level career opportunities for commercial real estate professionals.

Eleven percent or $183.3 billion of $1.7 trillion of outstanding commercial and multifamily mortgages held by non-bank lenders and investors will mature in 2016, a 51 percent increase from the $121.0 billion that matured in 2015, according to today's release of the Mortgage Bankers Association's 2015 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Survey of Loan Maturity Volumes. Maturities will grow to $208 billion in 2017

Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations increased 35 percent between the third and the fourth quarters of 2015, and were up 19 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. MBA's commercial/multifamily mortgage bankers' originations index provides a preliminary estimate that originations for the full year 2015 were 24 percent higher than in 2014.

Meridian, a full service real estate developer and owner of medical real estate, is pleased to announce that it has closed escrow on the purchase of Cotton Medical Center, a 115,000-square-foot medical office complex in Pasadena, California. The sale price was $37.5 million. This purchase represents the largest building acquisition for Meridian and Meridian’s eighth medical office building transaction in the last 12 months.

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Walgreens property located at 2075 US Highway 1 South in St. Augustine, Florida for $3,150,000.

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Walgreens property located at 9300 East Gregory Boulevard in Raytown, Missouri for $6,000,000.

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant Fresenius property located at 300 North 1st Street in Vincennes, IN for $3,795,447.

National award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that four KTGY-designed 55+ communities have garnered seven top honors in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 55+ Housing Council’s Best of 55+ Housing Awards competition. The communities that were recognized include a luxury single-family detached residential community, two apartment communities and a contemporary-styled urban village that targets adults 55+.

Planet Home Living will unveil a collection of 15 contemporary-style homes at PRISM in Eagle Rock on Saturday, February 13th. These homes offer a unique opportunity for distinguished couples and/or families looking for a modern new home in an established, amenity-rich area

The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased CVS property located at 4037 Glenwood Road in Decatur, Georgia for $3,600,000. The 10,125 square foot CVS is located in the Atlanta MSA and was originally constructed in 1999. The property is located just off of the heavily trafficked signalized intersection of Glenwood Road and Columbia Drive.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce the appointments of Scott Spivey and Felipe Rael to the Bank's 2016 Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Council). Michelle Whetten, Cynthia Griffin, and Deborah Webster were reappointed to the Council. The new member appointments began January 1, 2016 and will serve three-year terms that expire on December 31, 2018.

The Boulder Group’s Research Department has released a new research report providing comprehensive numbers and analysis of the activity in the National Net Lease Big Box Market

National Association of Realtors® members now have access to two new offerings through the Realtors® Insurance Marketplace; members now have access to Realtors® Vision Insurance plans and Members TeleHealth, a telemedicine service plan

National award-winning firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is pleased to announce that the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) awarded KTGY Principal Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP the 2016 55+ Associate of the Year in last night's award ceremony for the Best of 55+ Housing Awards held at the International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sponsored by the NAHB 55+ Housing Industry Council, this is first time that the 55+ Associate of the Year award has been conferred. The award recognizes an active NAHB 55+ Housing Industry Council member who supports the building industry with exceptional service and/or a quality product; has achieved success through innovation, financial success and integrity.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today announced he will lead a delegation of 18 American companies on a Smart Cities Infrastructure Business Development Mission to India from February 8-12, 2016, with stops in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai. Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Lee Zak and Vice President of Global Business Development at the Export-Import Bank Ray Ellis will also participate in the mission

Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally-recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced today that Eric Vu negotiated the sale of Hammer Plaza, a 20,388-square-foot multi-tenant shopping center, for $1.4 million, well above the asking price. Hammer Plaza was 55 percent vacant at the time of the sale.