Local, National Leaders Present Trends Affecting Memphis-Area Commercial Real Estate Market
Memphis, TN – January 28, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Real estate leaders will offer their reviews and insights for the Memphis-area commercial market at the 10th annual Commercial Property Forecast Summit. Event activities begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre. The program is presented by the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR) Commercial Council.
Local perspectives will be provided in the following areas:
Office – Kemp Conrad, Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors
Retail: Shawn Massey, The Shopping Center Group
Industrial – Brad Kornegay, Colliers International
Multifamily – Rick Fogelman, Fogelman Properties
Land – Jim Rainer, Grubb & Ellis Memphis
Financial – Jeremy Chism, First Horizon Capital Markets
Memphis – Tommy Pacello, Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team
The summit’s keynote presenter will be K.C. Conway, CRE, MAI, executive managing director, Market Analytics, Valuation and Advisory Services, for Colliers International. From 2005-2010 Conway worked in the Federal Reserve System in multiple capacities and in 2007 he received a Presidential Recognition Award by the Appraisal Institute. During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Conway briefed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve District bank presidents and real estate industry groups on market issues and trends. A question and answer session will follow Conway’s presentation.
“K.C. Conway is going to have things to say that commercial real estate professionals need to hear,” said Andrew Phillips of Colliers International, 2013 summit chairman. “His experience and insight are invaluable.”
Greg deWitt, President of the MAAR Commercial Council, said the combination of a national expert and well-respected local presenters will provide the audience with a comprehensive view of the market.
“We’ve expanded the topics over the years and I think attendees will benefit from that and from the expertise our local speakers bring,” deWitt said. “I’m biased, but I believe it’s a must-attend event.”
Commercial Property Forecast Summit Details
When: Thursday, Feb. 7
Continental breakfast: 8 a.m. | Program: 8:30 a.m.
Where: Germantown Performing Arts Centre, 1801 Exeter Road
Cost: $40 – MAAR Commercial Council Members / $50 after Jan. 25
$60 – General Public / $70 after Jan. 25
Advance registration is required; for more information go to www.maar.org/commercialsummit.
Sponsors for the 2013 summit include Boyle Investment Company; Belz Enterprises; C&I Appraisal; Caruthers & Associates, Inc.; CB Richard Ellis Memphis; Colliers International; Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors; Evans|Petree; Fidelity National Title Group; First National Tennessee Bank; Highwoods Properties; Integra Realty Resources; Linkous Construction; The Marston Group; The Commercial Appeal; IREM, Memphis Chapter 20; SIOR Memphis Chapter; Memphis Appraisal Institute; Memphis Metro CCIM Chapter; REALTORS® Land Institute.
With more than 300 members, the MAAR Commercial Council is a self-governed, freestanding division of the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS®. Members include commercial developers, commercial brokers and affiliate brokers, property managers and other commercial real estate-related professionals. For more information, visit www.maarcommercial.com.
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Contact: Don Wade, 901.485.1653
