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President’s Message: Alibaba and the Sales Tax Thieves

Over the last year and a half, I have written several messages about the pressing need for passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act. In those messages, I have cited numerous reasons including: To level the playing field. The government shouldn’t be choosing winners and losers by providing unfair tax advantages to some. The taxes are owed …

Stirling Properties Opens New Office in Pensacola, Florida, To Further Expand Gulf South Presence

Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Pensacola, Florida, in SunTrust Tower at 220 West Garden Street, Suite 802. As the company’s first location in Florida, the office joins 12 other offices located in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to further strengthen Stirling Properties’ presence in the Gulf South. Will …

Pan-American Life Insurance Group Renews Poydras Street Lease and Reaffirms Commitment to New Orleans

Stirling Properties and Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), a leading provider of insurance and financial services throughout the Americas, announced this morning that they have renewed the lease on their 601 Poydras Street corporate headquarters office space through 2024. “601 Poydras has been home to Pan-American Life’s corporate headquarters since 1981,” explained José S. Suquet, …

Stirling Properties’ Beth Cristina Elected as President of Louisiana Realtors

Stirling Properties is pleased to announce that Beth Cristina, Senior Broker Associate in our New Orleans office, has been elected to serve as President of Louisiana Realtors. Louisiana Realtors represents its membership on important real estate-related issues to state and federal government, while providing legal assistance, professional development opportunities, discounts, and other unique services for …

Stirling Properties’ Beezie Landry Closes on Sale of Three Investment Properties

Stirling Properties’ Beezie Landry, Senior Sales and Leasing Executive, closed on the sale of three investment properties recently totaling over $15 million. In each of these transactions, Mr. Landry represented the Seller. CVS 9006 Greenwell Springs Rd, Baton Rouge, LA– 13,824 SF Patrick Luther & Matthew Mousavi of Faris Lee Investments assisted in the sale. …

Stirling Properties Welcomes Angela McArthur to its Mobile, AL Team

Stirling Properties is pleased to announce the addition of Angela McArthur to the Commercial Brokerage Division as Sales and Leasing Executive. Mrs. McArthur will work from the company’s Mobile, Alabama office located at 1110 Montlimar Drive, Suite 830. Mrs. McArthur brings with her over 25 years of experience in Commercial Real Estate. Prior to joining …

Super Region Economy Driving Louisiana Growth

Well respected Louisiana economic experts, Dr. Loren Scott and Dr. James Richardson, released the results of their 2015 Louisiana Economic Outlook. Based on their forecast, Louisiana will set records statewide and in a number of metro areas for the most non-farm jobs in its history, surpassing 2 million across the state. The Super Region – consisting of …

Stirling Properties’ Beezie Landry Closes on Sale of Five Investment Properties in September

Stirling Properties’ Beezie Landry, Senior Sales and Leasing Executive, closed on the sale of five investment properties in September totaling over $38 million. In each of these transactions, Mr. Landry represented the Seller. Two single tenant Rouses Markets 2851 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA– 57,644 SF Buyer: Rouses Market Seller: Private New York based investor …

Property Management, Information Technology and the New Paradigm

Used to be that technology was an afterthought, if it was a thought at all, when it came to property management.  No one thought twice about putting file servers, telephone systems, sharing the office Wi-Fi with the public and having each management office a self-contained island unto itself.  We’re long past the days, when we …

Survey Finds Louisianans Strongly Support Marketplace Fairness

As a follow-up to my previous posts about the Marketplace Fairness Act, I wanted to share the results of a recent Louisiana-specific poll. Results released by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) indicate an overwhelming majority of Louisianans (78 percent!) support federal legislation that requires online-only sellers to collect sales tax at the time …