Author: Stephen Bye Website: www.StephenBye.com Author Comment / Biography: Steve Bye is currently a fiction writer, who published his first novel, ‘Looking Forward Through The Rear View Mirror’ in July of 2018 and is also penning his second book, a 1977-1987 saga of a fictional Denver real estate developer, expected to be published in 2019. Steve is a member of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. Over 40 years, Steve’s career was focused on arranging capital for large commercial real estate projects across the United States. He founded the Denver Regional office of NorthMarq Capital, LLC in March 1983, one of the largest commercial mortgage banking firms in the U.S. Under his direction, the office generated production volume in excess of $13 billion, encompassing 1,800 transactions prior to Steve’s retirement in April of 2017. Steve’s personal production volume over this period was approximately $3 billion involving over 300 transactions. In addition to arranging traditional mortgage debt, Steve structured and negotiated many institutional joint venture common equity partnerships, preferred equity structures, mezzanine debt, institutional pre-sales, tax-exempt bond enhancements, construction and bridge loans, and sale/leaseback transactions. From 1980 to 1983, Steve Bye was Assistant Vice President and Manager of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Financial Services in Denver. He held the position of Real Estate Officer for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Denver from 1978-1980. He was Manager of Real Estate Appraisal and Staff Underwriting for Verex Assurance Company in Madison, Wisconsin from 1975-1978. Prior to that, he held staff appraisal positions for an MAI firm and for First Federal Savings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1976, he was appointed to the Planning Commission of the City of Madison, Wisconsin by the mayor. Steve Bye holds an M.B.A.in Real Estate Investment Analysis from the University of Wisconsin – Madison as well as a B.B.A. in Urban Land Economics, also from UW-Madison. He has been a member of many real estate organizations including the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association, the Burns Counselor Board at the University of Denver, the Colorado Chapter of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). He has served on the real estate mortgage correspondent advisory councils for 4 major life insurance companies and was formerly a licensed Colorado Real Estate broker. In 2018, he received the Legacy Broker Award by the Colorado Chapter of NAIOP. He has authored many articles for various real estate publications and has been a speaker, lecturer, or consultant for several real estate trade groups and other organizations including NAIOP, Urban Land Institute (ULI), The Federal Reserve Bank, Colorado State Land Board, CLE International, Colorado Real Estate Journal Conferences, Commercial Property News, University of Colorado-Boulder Leeds School of Business, the School of Real Estate-Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, and the Colorado Association of CPAs. Steve Bye is a native of La Crosse, Wisconsin and in 1969, was awarded an Evans Caddie Scholarship sponsored by the Western Golf Association and the Evans Scholars Foundation to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has also been a volunteer coach for boys and girls baseball, softball, and basketball. He has been married to Karen for 43 years and they have four adult children and nine grandchildren. His hobbies include golf and NBA Basketball, as well as collecting rock-and-roll and sports memorabilia. He currently lives in a suburb of Denver, Colorado.

Displaying 1 to 10 of 23 articles Next > Pages: 1 2 3  Articles by Stephen Bye  1. The Mirror Rearview; Report # 15 April 03, 2020 Special Report # 15: Stephen P. Bye, correspondent for the Mirror Rearview. An on-going series from Stephen P. Bye, a Correspondent for the Mirror Rearview, a fictional newspaper in Laicos County, an imaginary USA municipality. Please refer to the previous 14 reports for further background. ... 2. Coronavirus...Death to the World Economy? March 20, 2020 Coronavirus…Death to the World Economy? Anyone who has read my past blogs know that I have written in a humorous and satirical direction, although this one is definitely not. The entire world is on the precipice of economic destruction. Everyone, including me, is hopeful we will pull... 3. Political Correctness in Professional Team Nicknames December 23, 2019 Political Correctness in Professional Sports Team Nicknames With the groundswell of political correctness rising from multiple tribes and polarized camps involving gender equality, politics, age discrimination, religion, and other mainstream issues, there is growing pressure to change the ni... 4. The Washington Nationals and DC Politics November 01, 2019 The Washington Nationals and DC Politics How about the inspiring performance of the Washington Nationals, who “stayed in the fight” to become World Series champions? I must have missed Donald Trumps “Tweet” informing the world that he was solely res... 5. Airplane Toilet Challenges (Part IV) October 20, 2019 Airplane Toilets-The Future of Airplane Travel (Part IV) Further down the runway, the airplane industry will change the use of toilets as follows: 1) Airlines will soon charge a fee for using restrooms in the coach section by selling tokens in the gate waiting area. 2) In the toilet... 6. Airplane Toilet Challenges (Part III) September 08, 2019 Airplane Toilet Challenges (Part III) After a long delay due to turbulence, a trip to the toilet in the rear of the plane can also be an adventure. After the seatbelt sign goes off, here’s what to do: 1) Act cool and roll your eyes when twenty people immediately ris... 7. Airline Toilet Challenges (Part II) August 02, 2019 Airplane Toilet Challenges (Part II) How often have you had the urge to pee on an airplane when the attendants block the aisles behind your row with service carts? Obviously, the only option is to use the first-class toilet. However, one problem…the purser has d... 8. Airplane Toilet Challenges (Part I) May 30, 2019 Airplane Toilet Challenges (Part I) Most of you have flown on an airplane at some point in your life and probably had to use the toilet facilities on a flight. Most of the older planes were better designed for travelers, however, as time has passed, the airlines have added more rows, shrunk ... 9. Baseball...America's Favorite Nap-time March 31, 2019 Baseball…America’s Favorite Nap-time The long, boring Major League baseball season has started and once again, the old fogies who control the rules rejected ideas about speeding up the sport…so baseball still barely edges out watching paint dry or grass gr... 10. The Mirror Rearview; Report # 14 March 17, 2019 Report # 14: An on-going series from Stephen P. Bye, a former Correspondent for the Mirror Rearview, a fictional newspaper in Laicos County, an imaginary USA municipality. Please refer to the previous thirteen reports on the seven-month history of the transformation that has occurred in Laicos Coun... Next > Pages: 1 2 3

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