IAMC is always excited to add new members to our association, and we are delighted to welcome the newest among us.

What better way to kick off another year of Big 5 reports than with IAMC Chair Scott Cameron’s plans for his term. The Sonoco global real estate manager clearly sees his role as forwarding the goals of the Council’s strategic plan, and the resultant agenda is intended to move the ball closer to the finish line. 

We’ve all heard it before: With every challenge comes opportunity. Appropriately then, IAMC member Marcus Rose, real estate manager for NFI Industries in Camden, NJ, sees 2022 as a time of opportunity. Of course, challenges will remain. But as you will read in Rose’s Big Five, turning these challenges into opportunity will take patience, perseverance and planning. 

The Industrial market nationally “continues to be the darling of commercial real estate,” reports JLL in its Q2 2021 Outlook. “On the leasing front, things are moving so quickly that buildings are not sitting idle or vacant for long. Availability in the market is extremely tight, with all time low vacancies and new market-high rents.”

https://www.us.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights/research/industrial-market-statistics-trends

Compared to the current woes of the office or retail sectors, that’s good news for landlords and investors. For corporate occupiers, well, not so much.

As an organization, IAMC fosters relationships that turn into both business partnerships and long-term friendships. The path to corporate real estate varies widely, and our members come from a variety of professional and personal backgrounds.

We thank Mike Connors, Senior Vice President, CORT Business Corporation, for sharing his!