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A Special Live Broadcast of Fried on Business from the Akerman Senterfitt U.S. Real Estate Summit 2012
This is an Annual gathering of national real estate elite to address the economy, elections, foreign investment, and other factors impacting the industry
Several national real estate leaders appeared as speakers including Thomas Sittema, CEO of CNL; Vincent Signorello, president of Flagler; and Armando Codina, chairman & CEO, Codina Partners, LLC. Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey, and Alex Sink, former chief financial officer of Florida .
The annual, day-long event took place March 9, at the J.W. Marriott Marquis in downtown Miamit to explore the latest trends affecting investment in real estate in the United States. Through various discussion groups and individual presentations, some of the nation’s top real estate executives and political figures offered insights on the challenges still affecting the industry, the state of the global markets, the potential impact of state and federal elections on the industry, as well as opportunities presenting value for investors. They also address the outlook for the capital markets in the coming year with a particular emphasis on the multifamily and healthcare sectors and the role of private equity investment.
“There are a tremendous number of variables that could affect the outlook for the commercial real estate industry in 2012 including state and federal elections, availability of capital and foreign investment,” said Richard Bezold, chair of the Akerman National Real Estate Practice Group. “The Akerman Summit brings together some of the top executives in the industry, it made for a compelling day of discussion.”
We interview:
Neisen Kasdin Akerman Office Managing Shareholder – Miami
Scott Hileman Director Real Estate Services – Deloitte Financial Advisory Services
Rich Bezold Shareholder Chair, National Real Estate Practice Group
Ariel Bentata Managing Partner Beacon Investments
Matt Lynch Managing Director & Head of Global real Estate – U.S. UBS Global Asset Management
Jeffery D. De Boer President and CEO of the Real Estate Round Table
