Is wisdom not the ability to properly apply, with discernment, knowledge gained from education, research and experience in a way that achieves good?

The "ARGUS Commercial Real Estate Network" was created to act as a convergence point and forum for the ARGUS ecosystem whose members benefit from each other's participation via symbiotic relationships (positive sum relationships).

Presently, the ARGUS Software ecosystem of users and relationships reach 90,000+ professionals in over 60 countries. It's solutions extend to virtually all functions of the real estate investment and management life cycle.

Arguably, the commercial real estate industry, as a sum of its parts, is one of the largest and most significant components in the fabric of the world economy. Sadly, because of it's fragmentation, it is most often characterized as a niche. The industry lacks the ability to mobilize efficiently and to ratably benefit from it's true size and impact in the global economy.

We believe that this ecosystem may uniquely represent an opportunity to change the current direction and disposition of the commercial real estate industry and the economy.

Collectively we can identify, create and increase opportunities for commercial real estate practitioners. We can freely exchange ideas, define problems and identify best practices-solutions. We can put people back to work.

How do we measure our success in this effort?

1) # of individuals we get back to work

2) # of transactions that we help people complete (Buy, Sell, Build, Fund)

3) The increased speed and efficiency of the workout process. (The longer it takes, the longer the impact)

4) The number of people that benefit from each other's participation

We gain strength as an ecosystem whose members benefit from each other's participation via symbiotic relationships (positive sum relationships). If you are able to do nothing more than invite people to this group, do it well and do it often. Strength will come with size.

Mark Kingston
President & CEO
ARGUS Software Inc