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Economic Driver
As the newly elected 100th president of the Michigan Association of Realtors,
Bill Milliken, CCIM, CIPS, president of Milliken Realty Co., in Ann Arbor,
intends to engage the state's Realtor community "to broaden its horizons and
reach out for international business." And, according to industry experts,
opportunities are plentiful in the Great Lake State. "NAR Chief Economist
Lawrence Yun proclaimed Michigan to be the country's leading economic
comeback state during the Realtor national convention in Orlando last fall,"
Milliken says. With the state's Canadian trade volume at $70.2 billion in 2011,
Milliken has reached out to the Ontario Real Estate Association to encourage
more commercial and residential/resort
cross-border business opportunities.
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As a long-time supporter and major
Bill MillikenÕs efforts to
donor to the Realtors Political Action
increase global trade
Committee, Milliken has seen the
impact real estate practitioners have on opportunities in Michigan
at www.ccim.com/cire.
political eforts at the federal and state
levels. "NAR is the
largest non-partisan
PAC on Capitol Hill and a good deal of its work is on
federal legislation afecting commercial real estate,
which directly benefts us as practitioners," he says.
Milliken also plays a vital role in CCIM Institute's
work to forge solid legislative coalitions with NAR and
the Institute of Real Estate Management, which ofers
members a powerful beneft and advantage. "Together
we strive to identify emerging issues, conduct research,
and post solid policy positions for our members," he
says. "When we rally in Washington, D.C., this spring
to meet with our elected representatives on the Hill,
these data will give us valuable issue credibility."
Join CCIM Institute and IREM for the 2013 Capitol
Hill Visit on April 10, and learn more about RPAC
membership at www.ccim.com/cire.
In 2000, Michigan's strong automotive culture and a "real estate deal gone sideways" helped Milliken turn an
industrial space into a car storage facility for the Points & Condenser Preservation Society, which conducts auto
tours and hosts events, such as a 2011 book signing with former General Motors Co. vice chairman Bob Lutz.
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