“Prepared to Make it Happen”     “Spencer/Hines “raises the bar” with information technology”  CoStar Group, Inc. is the leading provider of information for commercial real estate professionals in the United States.   Spencer/Hines looks to CoStar for verified, continuously updated property information as well as internet marketing support.  With CoStar Professionals we have access to the most commercial property detail available anywhere: for lease and for sale properties, fully-leased properties, historical data, key tenants, building photos, maps, floor plans and more.    CoStar Showcase reaches more prospects and generates more leads with the internet marketing service that makes it easy for professionals to view our listings for free on high traffic websites and major search engins like Google. Spencer/Hines has contracted with Courthouse Retrieval System, Inc. of Knoxville, TN to provide internet access to accurate and up-to-date county property records covering recent sales, trust information, subdivision profiles geo coding, census tracts, tax maps, mortgage information, demographics and labeling capabilities. This service allows the commercial real estate agents with Spencer/Hines Properties to remain on the cutting edge providing up-to-date information to serve their clients. SPENCER/HINES PROPERTIES AGENT OF THE YEAR   In 2002 Spencer/Hines awarded its first "Agent Of The Year" award. The criteria is based on professionalism, integrity, teamwork, and over-all representation in the commercial real estate community. Voting is done by the entire office staff and agents.     2002 Agent of the Year Conrad C. Hurst, III     2003 Agent of the Year Guy W. Harris, Sr.     2004 Agent of the Year J. Neal Boyett       2005 Agent of the Year James E. Lockery,  Jr.     2006 Agent of the Year Andy Hayes       2007 Agent of the Year David Strickland         2008 Agent of the Year Guy Harris     2009 Agent of the Year        Craig Jacobs         Sales and Listing Agents of the Month are announced at the first of each month for the previous month.                        MONTH                       AGENT OF THE MONTH         LISTING AGENT OF THE MONTH                                 May, 2010     April, 2010 Guy Harris David Strickland March, 2010 Guy Harris David Strickland February, 2010 Guy Harris David Strickland January, 2010 Craig Jacobs Guy Harris December, 2009 Craig Jacobs Robbie Romeiser                                                                                                                                 Spencer/Hines Properties currently has over 340 commercial properties listed for sale and/or lease.  A total of 168 new property listings were added during 2009 with over 40 new listings in the first quarter of 2010.             As of January, 2010 our sales force consists of 7 licensed agents, 4 licensed associates and an office staff of 4.     NAME – TITLE   Benjamin Hines, President Lynn Spencer, VP, Broker-In-Charge Guy Harris, Agent Chip Hurst, Agent Neal Boyett, Agent Craig Jacobs, Agent Jim Lockery, Agent Andy Hayes, Associate to Ben Hines Robbie Romeiser, Associate to Guy Harris David Strickland, Associate to Lynn Spencer     OFFICE STAFF:   Judy Orr, Office Manager Malinda Lambert, Assistant to Lynn Spencer Jennifer Pitts, Assistant to Ben Hines Ashley Roach, Assistant to Guy Harris       Faces behind the voices... Lynn,   Jennifer,   Ben,   Judy,   Craig,   Andy,   Donnette,   Neal,   Travis,   Guy,   Robbie,   Loretta,  and David Not pictured - Chip, Jim, Malinda and Ashley                           Beginning in 2006 CoStar Group, Inc. began tracking the top leasing and sales firms, along with the top brokers for office leases, retail sales industrial leases and the top sales brokers in the Greenville-Spartanburg market.  Spencer/Hines has been listed in the TOP 10 firms for both sales and leases since that time.    2006 Greenville-Spartanburg Top Retail Leasing Brokers Top Industrial Leasing Brokers   J. Neal Boyett Lynn Spencer  David Strickland   2007 Greenville-Spartanburg Top Office Leasing Brokers Top Retail Leasing Brokers Spencer/Hines Properties in top 10 Leasing Firms Andy Hayes David Strickland Guy Harris   2008 Greenville-Spartanburg Top Retail Leasing Brokers Top Sales Brokers Spencer/Hines Properties in top 10 Sales and Leasing Firms Andy Hayes Ben Hines Andy Hayes   2009 Greenville-Spartanburg Top Office Leasing Brokers Top Retail Leasing Brokers Top Sales Brokers Spencer/Hines in top 10 Sales & Leasing Firms David Strickland Andy Hayes Guy Harris Robbie Romeiser David Strickland Guy Harris     NEWS BRIEF  OCTOBER 2009           SPENCER/HINES PROPERTIES RANKED #1 IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY AND #2 IN THE UPSTATE FOR CLOSED SALES   Spencer/Hines Properties, Inc. has been ranked #1 in Spartanburg County and #2 in the upstate commercial real estate market by CoStar Group in the terms of the total number of closed commercial real estate sales.   CoStar Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSGP) is the number one provider of information/marketing services to commercial real estate professionals in the United States as well as the United Kingdom, and tracks the sales volume of over 450 commercial real estate agents in Upstate South Carolina.   CoStar has been tracking sales and lease comps in the upstate since 2007 and has announced Spencer/Hines for its top ranking in the commercial real estate brokerage market.  Spencer/Hines currently holds a 4 times greater market share of commercial property listings than its nearest competitor.