May 2006 - SIOR continues to expand its international membership with new members from Greece, India, and Romania.
April 2006 - Patricia Lines, MRICS, SIOR, and James Southey, MRICS, SIOR, hosted a breakout session at SIOR's Spring Convention titled "Winning Ways in a Small World." The session illistrated the differences in working practices outside North America and included issues such as legislation, fee scales and cultural differences. Case studies of American companies doing real estate business abroad were presented. An audio file of the session will be available in the coming months.
Fall 2005 - SIOR's Professional Report will now have a dedicated "International Update" section in every issue. If you would like to include something in the next issue of Professional Report, please e-mail Sydney Nelson at snelson@sior.com.
Fall 2005 - The Fall 2005 edition of Professional Report included an article by James R. Fink, SIOR, entitled "Japan's New Growth Expands Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate."