Shawn Ackerman Named One of Houston's Top Brokers By CoStar Group

DALLAS, TX - May 4, 2010 --  Henry S. Miller Brokerage is pleased to announce that CoStar Group (Nasdaq:CSGP) has selected Shawn Ackerman, EVP – Division Head, Houston Commercial Retail, as a CoStar Power Broker Award winner, for being the “best of the best” in commercial real estate brokerage. The annual recognition program, now in its eighth year, spotlights the U.S. firms and individual brokers who closed the highest transaction volume in commercial property sales and leases during the 2009 calendar year. All awards are based on transaction data in CoStar’s commercial real estate information database.

As the largest professional research organization serving the commercial real estate industry, CoStar is in a unique position to identify the top firms and brokers in each market. Every year, CoStar tallies the commercial real estate sales and lease transactions that closed during the previous year and presents CoStar Power Broker Awards to the select few who closed the highest transaction volume in commercial property sales and leases that year. Shawn Ackerman was measured against all the commercial real estate brokers active in the Greater Houston Area and ranked based on overall leasing transaction volume for 2009 as reported by CoStar.

"The Power Broker Awards are a true testament to the success of the ‘best of the best’ in commercial real estate,” said CEO Andrew C. Florance. “We are proud to recognize and congratulate all the award winners for their remarkable sales and leasing success.”

The complete list of 2009 CoStar Power Broker Award winners can be found at http://www.costar.com/PowerBrokers/.

Dallas-based Henry S. Miller Brokerage, LLC is one of Texas’ largest independent full service commercial real estate firms, with five offices in Texas. Established in 1914, Henry S. Miller is one of the oldest and most respected companies in Texas and has gained a reputation for service and integrity that is unequaled in the industry. Henry S. Miller Brokerage is a member of Realty Resources Network, one of the largest affiliations of commercial real estate firms in the nation.