Madison Commercial Real Estate Services' Blog Wins Outstanding Achievement Award

Aug. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- Madison Commercial Real Estate Services, an umbrella organization offering financial, tax and transactional services to the real estate industry nationwide, was recently awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award in The Interactive Media Awards' (IMA) 2011 competition in the category of Blogs.

Titled "The Trusted Advisor", MCRES' blog showcases a rotating roster of the company's top specialists, each of whom addresses critical issues in their areas of expertise. The company's blog posts are informative and timely, with frequent updates and hyperlinks that lead readers to relevant content on other company pages. Highlighting MCRES' expertise, the blog serves as a source of essential industry information and confirms the company's standing as the trusted advisor on commercial real estate-related matters.

"The Outstanding Achievement award is an extremely challenging award to win," said Aaron Warner of the IMA. "There were over 60 entries for blogs and only 5 were recognized for awards. MCRES' blog excelled in all areas of our judging criteria and represents a very high standard of planning, execution and overall professionalism."

The Interactive Media Awards recognize the highest standards of excellence in website design and development. Bestowed annually, they honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements in all forms of interactive media. Created by the Interactive Media Council, Inc., a nonprofit organization of leading web designers, developers, programmers, advertisers and other web-related professionals, the competition is designed to elevate the standards of excellence on the Internet. IMC serves as the primary sponsor and governing body of the Interactive Media Awards, establishes the judging system and provides the judges for the competition.

"The Trusted Advisor" can be found at http://blog.madisoncres.com/ which is part of www.madisoncres.com, the MCRES corporate website. In addition to the blog, the MCRES site's home page provides links to updated information, MCRES' weekly e-newsletter, quarterly print newsletter and Continuing Learning program. It showcases the company's unique structure, provides substantive information regarding its core services and introduces each of its subsidiary companies, with links to that company's own website.

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About Madison Commercial Real Estate Services

Madison Commercial Real Estate Services (MCRES), with more than $75 billion in transactions insured, is an umbrella organization that offers an array of specialty services for the commercial real estate market nationwide. These include: Madison Title Agency, a nationwide title agency that handles searches, writes policies, manages transactions and provides closing and escrow services in all 50 states, as well as offering REO Solutions and Bulk Transaction Management Services; Madison SPECS, offering expert cost segregation studies; Madison Exchange, one of the nation's leading Qualified Intermediaries handling §1031 exchanges; LeaseProbe, producing commercial lease abstracts and handling Lease Administration and CAM Audits; and Real Diligence, offering accurate and reliable financial due diligence for commercial real estate acquisitions and distressed asset acquisition support. For more information, visit madisoncres.com