2008 IREM and CCIM Institute Capitol Hill visit day a success.(Institute of Real Estate Management)(Brief article)

IREM and CCIM Institute Members joined together to lobby their legislators on April 16. A combined total of more than 275 commercial real estate professionals, including 250 IREM Members, participated in the 11th annual event. Members representing 40 states and Washington, D.C., voiced the industry's concerns on energy, natural disaster insurance, leasehold improvements and capital gains/depreciation recapture in 225 separate meetings with U.S. Senators and Representatives and staff. Issue papers on the four issues are posted on the IREM Capitol Hill Visits page at www.irem.org/capitolhill.

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IREM and CCIM Institute also named U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut the legislator of the year. Sen. Dodd serves as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. Among his accomplishments, he was the chief architect behind. Terrorism and Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) passage in the Senate. IREM and CCIM Institute appreciate his commitment to the real estate industry.

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