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Missouri REALTORS® Showcases Area Markets at MIPIM 2023 in Cannes, France

By Missouri REALTORS posted 03-21-2023 09:22 AM

  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
March 21, 2023

Columbia, MissouriMIPIM, the world’s leading global real estate market, business conference, and networking event, welcomed Missouri REALTORS® to its 2023 event in Cannes, France, March 14-17. In collaboration with Missouri Partnership, Missouri REALTORS® was among the 2,400 exhibiting companies at the event and was featured alongside 11 additional state and local REALTOR® associations in the USA Pavilion, hosted by the National Association of REALTORS®. 

“MIPIM was a great opportunity to talk with business owners around the globe about the benefits of bringing their businesses to Missouri; easy transit routes from the center of the United States, attractive business and tax structures, low cost of living and of course, affordable housing,” said Andrea Sheridan, 2023 President of Missouri REALTORS®Through networking and collaborative conversations, we were able to learn more about the real estate practices in other countries. More specifically, we had many presentations and conversations about sustainable and affordable building practices.”

Approximately 23,000 delegates from over 90 countries, including 5,000 investors and 76 of the world’s top 100 investment managers, were in Cannes for the four-day annual gathering of the global real estate industry. The event brought together investors, developers, occupiers, architects, hotel groups, public authorities, city mayors, and property associations from around the world.

Missouri allows you to reach more than half of the continental U.S. in less than a day’s drive, with most other states reachable in less than two. “With the seventh-largest interstate system made up of more than 33,000 highway miles, including two international airports, an extensive river barge system, and Class 1 railroads, Missouri allows you to get where you need to when you need to,” said John Mayfield, Immediate Past President of Missouri REALTORS®. “A good location means everything, no matter the size of your business.”

In addition to Missouri, markets featured in the USA pavilion included the states of Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. The metro areas of Coastal Carolina/Myrtle Beach, Metro New York, Miami, and San Diego were also in attendance, along with the Canadian Real Estate Association.

To learn more about starting, expanding, or relocating a business to Missouri, visit showmemissouri.org 

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Founded in 1936, Missouri REALTORS® is the largest trade association in the state serving over 25,000 members. As members of organized real estate, REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics and have access to numerous services and programs to enhance their professionalism within the real estate industry. Through collective strength, influence, and professionalism, Missouri REALTORS® unite to advocate for real property rights in Missouri, deliver comprehensive risk management programs and services, connect members through various media and events and deliver association management services.

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