News from the Airport Cities World Conference

Following the signing of the historic trade and business cooperative memorandum of understanding between Memphis and Paris on Monday, representatives from Guangzhou joined with the Paris and Memphis delegates Tuesday to discuss next steps in the formation of a global Aerotropolis alliance between the three regions of Memphis, Paris, and Guangzhou. Agreement was reached to continue to pursue tripartite agreement in the months ahead.

To read more about the Memphis/Paris agreement read here:
http://www.globalairportcities.com/memphis-and-paris-sign-historic-pact

Congrats Larry!

Congrats to Larry Jensen on being named Commercial Advisors' Top Producer for 2010. Here is a little video we produced in his honor:

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Pinnacle Awards: Conrad and Jenkins Take Home Top Awards

Congratulations to Kemp Conrad and Mark Jenkins on receiving one of MAAR's top awards for Commercial Real Estate. Kemp and Mark were both named as Pinnacle Elite brokers for 2010. We also want to congratulate our MAAR Pinnacle Producers: Jeb Fields, Matt Weathersby, Jacob Biddle, Phil Dagastino, Jr., Bentley Pembroke, Mark Jenkins, Dave Curran, Wyatt Aiken, Kemp Conrad and Larry Jensen. Way to go!
Read the MDN article here: http://www.memphisdailynews.com/editorial/Article.aspx?id=57684

Commercial Advisors Launches New Land Division: Farmland Advisors

Commercial Advisors, LLC has launched Farmland Advisors, a new land brokerage division which will focus on agricultural, recreational and timberland properties in the Southeast. Farmland Advisors will be headed up by Commercial Advisors’ Senior Vice President, Jeff Barry. Barry, who joined the company in 2010, has more than 20 years experience in land brokerage. In the past year he has represented buyers of approximately $17 million in farmland, timberland, and hunting properties in the Southeast.

“Jeff Barry joined our team to combine his depth of experience in farm and recreational land sales and development with our local, regional, national, and international real estate business platform,” said Larry Jensen, President & CEO of Commercial Advisors. “I believe our joining together creates the best of class in the Mid-South region for buying and selling tracts of land for investment and/or outdoor and recreational uses.”

Over the past few years, market conditions have created a renewed demand for farmland, and according to Barry, now is a good time to consider investing in farmland. “Quality farm and recreation properties in the Memphis area have historically been solid investments which people have also enjoyed with their family and friends. Given performance/security of other investment options, today’s investors are increasingly choosing to diversify in farmland.” Working closely with Jeff, Commercial Advisors has launched a new website to market Farmland Advisors. The site, www.farmlandadvisors.com, has current listings as well as information for those interested in making an investment in land.

Read the MBJ article here.