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Boston, Spring and Summer, 2020, BPDA engaged Auburndale Realty Co. to conduct a limited highest and best use analysis and investment valuation of various properties held in Boston. The properties were commercial in nature with many facet components to its highest and best use valuation that were challenging.

Boston University Spring, 2020 Webinars, Rob Nahigian, BU instructor and Jon Keefe, Director of the BU Real Estate Program co-developed and co-moderated 7 real estate webinars on the impact of CV19 on the future of commercial real estate. The webinars were 45 minutes to 1 hour a piece that included a number of key speakers....

Boston- July, 2019, The Massachusetts Real Estate Licensing Commission has reappointed Rob Nahigian to its MA RE Licensing Education Subcommittee. The Subcommittee reviews and approves courses required for continuing education for real estate salespersons and brokers in Massachusetts. Each licensee is required to fulfill 12 hours of CE education to maintain a license. Rob has...

Chicago, July, 2019, The Counselors of Real Estate has appointed Rob Nahigian as its National Co-Chair of the Working Together Task Force. The Task Force will identify opportunities for doing business together that are measurable benefit of membership and add value to the CRE credential.

(Chicago, IL) May 1, 2019—Rob Nahigian, CRE, Principal of Auburndale Realty Company in Newton, MA and Robert Cleary, Jr., CRE, senior vice president of Colliers International in Boston have earned the 2019 James Felt Award for Creative Counseling from The Counselors of Real Estate®. The award celebrates outstanding achievement and ingenuity in real estate counseling...

Finally, Tom Hill, radio host on WATR in Waterbury, CT had Rob has a guest speaker on his business show, Friday, November 16, 2018. The two of them discussed logistics and supply chain, intermodal, consumer costs, transportation and ports and new trends on “click and pick.”

As a SIOR faculty member, Rob taught Synergistic Sales Skills on November 14 in Atlanta for the SIOR National Designation class on Synergistic Sales Skills. Approximately 21 real estate brokers were in attendance to fulfill their SIOR designation requirements.

On November 9th, Rob was invited to speak at the SIOR Northeast Regional Event in New York City on November 9. Over 5 SIOR chapters were part of this collaboration including New England, Connecticut, NY, NY, PA and NJ. Approximately 150 attendees were part of this two day program. The main event was held at...

Rob was then invited as a national speaker on November 5, 2018 at the NAR National Convention at the Commercial Division in Boston. Rob spoke on negotiating basics at the NAR Commercial Learning Theater. Over 6,000 people attended the NAR national convention.

MA NAIOP asked Rob to speak on business transactions and negotiating at its regional event on October 19 at AllSteel, 200 State Street, Boston. Approximately 25 real estate brokers, architects, lawyers, engineers, contractors and developers were in attendance.

The Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors engaged Rob to speak at its Fall education event on October 17 on MA continuing education. Topics included Methods of Measuring Space, Commercial Buyer’s Brokerage and Commercial Basics: Geography and Financial. The event was held at the Board’s conference facility in W. Yarmouth.

During Fall of 2018 Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. was invited and spoke at a number of regional commercial real estate events throughout the U.S. as an industry subject matter expert and commercial industry thought-leader.

On September 27, 2018 R&R Realty engaged Rob to speak at its annual corporate education day in W. Des Moines, Iowa. Rob delivered “From Shanghai to Your Shelf: Logistics and Supply Chain in the 21st Century”. The program was delivered to its premier brokers by R&R at its corporate headquarters. Rob discussed the 5 intermodals,...

September, 2018 Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. is pleased to announce the completion of a counseling assignment on the lease renewal of KinderCare and WF Lacey &Sons, Co. f Salisbury, MA. Rob represented WF Lacey as the landlord’s real estate advisor in the negotiations of this long-term lease...

On September 21, 2018 the Berkshire Board of Realtors asked Rob to speak at on Investment Basics and Advanced Industrial Real Estate for MA continuing education to its members. The event was held at the Board offices in Pittsfield, MA and drew over 100 people for the day.

September, 2018, Rob Nahigian has served in three different litigation support court cases. One case was located in Watertown, MA involving a dispute between partners on compensation for services on a former car dealership. Rob served as an expert at arbitration on fee for services. Another case involved an eminent domain valuation case with the...

On September 18, 2018 the S. Shore Association of Realtors invited Rob to review the NAR Code of Ethics, Comparative Market Analysis and Investment Basics to its members seeking MA continuing education for licenses. The program was held in Pembroke and the Board’s location and attracted over 150 real estate practitioners.

On September 14th, Rob delivered the SIOR national designation program “Art of Negotiating Commercial Real Estate” in Dallas at the Sheraton Dallas. The course revealed new models in negotiating skills that have elevated the success of professional negotiators. As an SIOR national faculty member since 1986, Rob incorporated his professional experience as a “for hire”...

Rob then was invited to deliver “Build-to-Suit Development” and “Commercial Lease Analysis: When to Hold and When to Fold” on September 7, 2018 for the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors (NOMAR) Commercial division.

Rob taught his Boston University on-line class starting on September 4, 2018 through October, 2018. There were 22 attendees internationally on the topic of Commercial Real Estate Leases and Transactions. The online course is an eight week program that includes brokers, developers and lenders from India to California. The course dives into commercial lease clauses...