Author: Jeffrey Shepard
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COVID-19’s Effect on Orange County’s Commercial Real Estate Market; The Damage Being Done, and What’s to Come in the Future
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No matter how you look at it, the news is bad: U.S. economic output fell at a 32.9% annual rate in the second quarter, a level not seen since the Great Depression and by far the largest drop since government record keeping began in 1947, according to data released at the end of July. The…
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During a touch match in a recent tennis tournament, I adopted a symbol with my doubles partner whenever a difficult situation came up. I use it now with my family as well. It’s three fingers. That’s all. When I raise three fingers, and without having to say a word, I can immediately feel the tension in my partner’s face or whomever…
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Not long ago, something amazing and really quite cool happened-I arrived 30 minutes early to a meeting. Mind you, I am rarely late for meetings, but I have become masterful at fitting a lot into a single day, and running things with military-like precision. As a result, it’s not uncommon for me to arrive for a 10 am meeting at…
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In the 2010 movie “Knight and Day” starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, one of the most memorable scenes is when Tom Cruise’s character tells Cameron Diaz’s character that her life expectancy is much higher with him than without him. Cruise uses his hand and sharply cuts the air in front of her at her waist level saying “without me”…
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Earlier this month, our own Jeffrey Shepard put his time to incredible use in the name of charity (and a bit of fun). As a member of the CAP Coasters Team, Jeff and 11 other avid runners and fundraisers completed the 2014 So Cal Ragnar Relay. The race, which spanned 200 miles, began in Huntington Beach and finished in downtown…
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Jeffrey Shepard has joined Hughes Marino Inc., a commercial real estate firm that represents tenants exclusively, as principal and SVP. Shepard, who will work in the firm’s Orange County office here, was previously chairman of the board and a co-founding partner of Cresa. GlobeSt.com was unable to reach Cresa for comment before deadline.