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Owners Developers & Managers
Posted: April 11, 2025
Freshman of MG Commercial Real Estate Services becomes member of SIOR as an industrial specialist
Providence, RI Julie Freshman, SIOR, vice president at MG Commercial Real Estate Services recently became a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) as an industrial specialist.
Freshman is now one of just 3,700 SIOR designees worldwide! Freshman has more than eight years of commercial real estate experience. Prior to transitioning into commercial real estate, Freshman worked in the environmental consulting/engineering industry.
Freshman’s experience includes both buyer and tenant, and seller and landlord representation. Notable recent assignments include the sale of a 96,000 s/f industrial building on over 20 acres in Coventry, RI for $4 million as a seller representative; and the sale of a 55,000 s/f fully-leased, single tenant industrial building in Cranston, RI for $4.5 million as a buyer representative.
“I am honored to have been accepted as a member of SIOR as an industrial specialist. To be a part of this association in which SIORs continuously demonstrate the highest level of professionalism, integrity and ethical behavior, is a career milestone I have been working towards since joining MG Commercial in 2018. I’m looking forward to the opportunities that SIOR will provide in professional development, networking and career growth,” said Freshman.
SIOR is the leading global professional office and industrial real estate organization that certifies commercial real estate service providers with the exclusive SIOR designation, based on achievement, knowledge, accountability and ethical standards. Only the industry’s top professionals qualify for SIOR. Today, there are more than 3,700 members in 50 countries.
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