Going International has it’s rewards as a commercial broker and investor.

Posted on May 22nd, 2007 by D. Scott Smith

 Some good factors of consideration brought to you by the National Association of Realtors on the effects of the Global Real Estate markets ( of which I am a fan of ) on the United States Real Estate Market and what NAR and it’s members are doing to help. I spoke with a real estate consultant from Ohio,USA today on what we (mcfalls and smith international development ) where doing in 2007-2008 in the global arena and how he could be apart. And that to me is AMAZING!!! Not that we had this conversation, but the fact alone that I in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and he in Ohio, were talking about possibly meeting up in Dubai to look at commercial investments. This would not have even been a thought 20 years ago. Which is odd in the fact that it seems completly normal to me and some of my peers have been doing commercial real estate for 20 years. I wonder if I will be talking about development on other planets in 30 years?

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The Oasis in the desert is once again expanding!

Posted on April 18th, 2007 by D. Scott Smith

International developments are not just specualtion anymore. Countries like Dubai, China, and Russia are changing the way American developers are looking at development trends in our own markets. Some of these developers are now doing business in other countries as well and are in direct competition with US developers. Do cultrual differences and globalization conflict in today’s markets? Or will international developers create unified trends that will continue into our own domestic developments? The National Association of Realtors reported the following today about one newly formed development company in Dubai….

Dubai, with its well-financed developers, has been the much talked about UAE property market in the past couple years, but now another UAE emirate, Abu Dhabi, is drawing attention, along with a different approach to overseas expansion and a new business model. Abu Dhabi’s four largest real estate developers announced in March a new jointly owned company to expand into overseas markets. This is a different approach to the Dubai developers whose rapid expansion overseas was pursued on an individual basis. Aldar Properties, Sorouh, Reem Developers and Al Qudra Holding, have formed an alliance in order to establish a private stock company which will invest in the global property market. The new firm will be known as Al Maabar (which means The Gateway) and will look at developments and projects in selected regional and wider international markets. To date, few other details have been made public, including the group’s financial assets, but it’s assumed to be substantial. One of the group’s first announced project is a one billion USD residential and tourism project in Marrakesh, Morocco, known as Atlas Garden project. Read a 2006 feature on Abu Dhabi’s property market, or track Abu Dhabi property news.

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中国十大建筑设计公司颁奖典礼-China’s Top 10 architecture firms (30 March 2007)

Posted on March 16th, 2007 by D. Scott Smith

I have had the opportunity to meet some of these planners last year in France. As a gift they designed my future home and a skyscraper for my son. If you are thinking of developing in China or anywhere in the East make certain to get in touch with any one of these companies. The English translation is at the end of the report.

中国十大建筑设计公司颁奖典礼

建筑媒体BCI Asia集团将于2007年3月30日在北京国际饭店向中国最活跃的10家设计院颁发中国十大建筑设计公司奖，以表彰它们在建筑领域所做出的突出贡献。

获奖单位分别是（排名不分先后）同济大学建筑设计研究院、北京市建筑设计研究院、中国建筑设计研究院、中国中元国际工程公司、中国建筑东北设计研究院、中国建筑西南设计研究院、上海现代建筑设计(集团)有限公司、深圳市建筑设计研究总院、华南理工大学建筑设计研究院、天津市建筑设计院。

BCI Asia的工程信息资料显示，截至到2006年9月30日为止以上的这十家设计院所设计的项目的总造价在中国大陆是最高的。BCI Asia还同时在香港、新加坡、马来西亚、印尼、泰国、菲律宾和越南分别举行了颁奖典礼。

为了评选出亚洲七国一区的80个十大建筑设计公司，BCI Asia每年采访超过25万个东南亚、香港和中国大陆的建筑师、开发商、工程师和承包商，截至到2006年9月30日的过去一年里BCI Asia报道的工程项目总造价超过4000亿美金。

在颁奖典礼上BCI Asia的首席执行官Matthias Krups感慨地说道，“我们设立这个奖项是为了表彰那些对建筑环境有深远影响的建筑设计公司。我们没有想到在短短三年里BCI Asia十大建筑设计公司奖已经成为亚洲建筑设计界公认的殊荣。”

“以中国大陆的实际数字为例，你就会明白十大建筑设计公司对人民生活的直接影响：由中国大陆的十大建筑设计公司设计并在2007年开工的有136，000个新住宅单元、 共能容纳一万张病床的各个新医院、能够容纳13 6，000个学生的新教育设施、一万七千个新酒店客房以及接近2百万平方米的康体设施，” 他补充道.

新加坡十大建筑设计公司之一的巴马丹拿顾问有限公司董事林财旻也在颁奖典礼上介绍了新加坡的建筑设计趋势以及如何进行空间上的设计。

本届十大建筑设计公司奖由帮助建筑师把创意变为现实的知名建材企业提供赞助，其中立邦漆和肖特玻璃赞助了东南亚和大中国区的所有颁奖活动，而福尔伯地板、瑞士迅达电梯和恩华特环境技术赞助了中国大陆的颁奖活动。而亚洲最活跃的建筑设计公司每年都齐聚在十大建筑设计公司颁奖典礼上，分享他们的设计经验和理念以及最新的技术。

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Investing in Emerging Markets!!

Posted on March 14th, 2007 by D. Scott Smith

This is more proof that if you are not thinking globally in today’s commercial investment market you are missing out, PERIOD. Emerging markets internationally should be a part of your investment portfolio. Are there different risk’s to investing internationally? Sure. No risk no reward. Are there different returns when investing internationally? You bet, for a lack of a better term!

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Trump Magazine April 2007 ( should be )

Posted on March 6th, 2007 by D. Scott Smith

Look for the debut add for Mcfalls and Smith International Development, LLC. ( www.mcfallsandsmith.com) in April ( I think) 2007 in Trump Magazine ( http://www.trumpthemag.com/ ). Kevin and I started investing internationally in 2005 where our first purchase was Bernard Island, Cape Brenton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Since then we have investigated potential investments in Costa Rica, Mexico, London, and Panama. If you wish to consider International investments please contact McFalls & Smith at

+1 (801) 812-8418 phn. or information@mcfallsandsmith.com

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