Contacts: Harry S. Ellman Fidelity Commercial Services LLC 248-642-1115 harry@fidelitycommercial services.com Bonnie Taube Soul Brand Marketing 248-396-4426 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE How To Avoid The Ten Biggest Mistakes In Commercial Real Estate Seven experts from the newly formed Commercial Professional Resources (CPR) of Michigan will answer this question at their premier educational panel and offer graduates state-approved continuing education credits FARMINGTON HILLS, Mi. (April 22, 2014) – Experts from seven diverse fields of commercial real estate have joined forces to form Commercial Professional Resources (CPR) of Michigan and offer educational panel discussions that help individuals and businesses facilitate commercial real estate transactions. These fields include title, consulting, engineering and survey, appraisal, architecture, environmental, and accounting. CPR of Michigan’s premier course is May 15, 3-5 pm, at UHY LLC in Farmington Hills. Using an educational panel format, the team of experts will share actual field experience to help attendees avoid common mistakes, such as:  Starting construction before recording the mortgage  Title commitment does not match purchased property  Investment without consideration of future business-tenant needs  Unevaluated environmental condition of neighboring properties and utility infrastructure  Ignoring environmental due diligence and site and migration issues  Allocation of land, building and business not done to buyer’s tax advantage -more- 1 CPR of Michigan Offers First Real Estate Course April 22, 2014 Page 2 of 3 The registration fee for early bird registration is $25, and $30 after April 28. Registration includes a two-hour State of Michigan Real Estate Continuing Education Credit Certificate and beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres catered by Sweet Lorraine’s, which will be served at 5-6:30 pm immediately following the class. To register, visit cprofmichigan.com/events. Michael Weinstein, Senior Sales Director of CoStar Group, the online commercial real estate information news and information site, and Michigan Commercial Board of REALTORS® (CBOR), which provides leadership, services, education, and professional standards to commercial real estate practitioners in Michigan, are sponsors of the event. About Us Commercial Professional Resources (CPR) of Michigan is a consortium of professionals assembled to facilitate discussion about the interrelated fields and aspects involved in conducting commercial real estate transactions. Collectively, CPR’s seasoned professionals have over 150 years of real life real estate experience. It’s a one-stop team of professionals that have individually and collectively developed strategic relationships with financial institutions, attorneys, brokers, developers and other service providers and investors and have high-level expertise in the commercial real estate industry. The CPR team conducts educational panel discussions and continuing education on a range of topics imperative to successfully conducting real estate transactions. CPR may soon offer pre- and/or post-closing 3rd Party Review Services for owners and lenders as part of their due diligence activities. For more information, visit www.cprofmichigan.com. Members:  Harry S. Ellman, President & Counsel, Fidelity Commercial Services LLC, a -more- 2 CPR of Michigan Offers First Real Estate Course April 22, 2014 Page 3 of 3 commercial real estate consulting firm.  Walter D. Quillico, President and Counsel, Title Connect, a title insurance agency.  Michael F. Kurshat, President, Kurschat & Company, a real estate appraisal and consulting firm.  Nicholas G. Maloof, President, Associated Environmental Services LLC, an environmental services, land development and real estate consulting firm.  Todd B. Tigges, Principal, UHY LLC, a professional tax and business consulting services firm.  Catherine M. DeDecker, Vice president, Spalding DeDecker Associates, Inc., an engineering and survey company.  Howard S. Ellman, President, Dynamic Designs, PC, a planning and architectural design firm. ### 3