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NAI Global Honors NAI Maestas & Ward with Eagle Award

20 Feb 12
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NAI Maestas & Ward, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was recognized by NAI Global with its Eagle Award for performance in 2011.
The Eagle Award recognizes the NAI member firm that best exemplifies the Right Stuff—a composite of leadership, capital and resources; commitment to quality; the desire and energy to grow; and sharing the NAI Global …

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Record Crowds At Chipotle’s First Opening In NM – Fire Marshall On Scene Due To Length Of Line

13 Dec 11
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It has been a week since Chipotle opened it’s doors to their first location in New Mexico and there is still a line around the building during lunch.
Chipotle is so popular that some people waited over two hours in line. In fact, even the Fire Marshall was called on scene due to how many people …

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Brett Hills Discusses Skills for Success

13 Apr 11
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Brett Hills, founder of the successful website, 999dine.com, and a commercial real estate adviser, addressed skills for success to the UNM School of Law on April 6, 2011. The event was sponsored by the Business Law Society.
The title of Hills’ talk was, “Success Skills: Things They Never Taught in School (But Should Have)”. Topics included:

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NAI Maestas & Ward announces the sale of vacant land, Northeast Heights, to Twisters

18 Feb 11
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Steve Maestas, Managing Partner of Maestas & Ward Commercial Real Estate, announces the sale of the 25,000 square foot vacant land parcel in the retail center near the Northwest corner of Paseo del Norte and Wyoming, to Twisters Restaurant.
According to Ray Ubieta and Gary Hines, owners of Twisters, this wil be the 15th location the …

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NAI Maestas & Ward Announces 2010 Top Advisors Awards

17 Feb 11
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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2010 Top Advisors @ NAI Maestas & Ward Commercial Real Estate
Keith Meyer, CCIM, SIOR  – Top Producer
Jim Hakeem, — Outstanding Performance
David Fite – Outstanding Performance
Wayne Unze – Largest Single  Transaction
Martha Carpenter – Top Dealmaker
Brett Hills – Outstanding Team Player

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Venada Plaza Shopping Center Adds New Tenants

08 Dec 10
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Venada Plaza Shopping Center Adds New Tenants.
NAI Maestas & Ward announces an exciting line up of new business at its Venada Plaza Shopping Center, located on NM 528 south of US 550, north Rio Rancho.
New business include Game Stop, The Chill Zone, Dion’s Pizza, Firestone Complete Auto Repair and Murphy Express.  Rio Rancho is ranked …

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The Sun Continues to Shine in New Mexico

04 Aug 10
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Albuquerque’s Market Ranks 7th out of top 56 metros in US.
In a recent report by Moody’s Albuquerque ranks as one of the top commercial markets in the country. In fact, the retail market scored a 75 out of 100 compared to the national composite in the same sector which scored a 60 out of 100.
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Cash Flow is Decisive When Pricing a Small Business

10 Mar 10
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Pricing a business for sale requires evaluating its cash flow—another name for a business’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and owner’s compensation are subtracted. Cash flow is then multiplied by a number that falls within a range appropriate for the industry and market—a number that takes into account other variables that affect the business.
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Five Guys Burgers prepares to munch into New Mexico

25 Feb 10
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For hamburger aficionados hungering for gourmet beef chains to arrive in New Mexico, the wait is over. Five Guys Burgers and Fries, a fixture on the East Coast, is invading the Land of Enchantment with 15 restaurants over the next five years.
Virginia-based Five Guys has sold New Mexico franchise rights to David and Alan Jaffa. …

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