Thursday, January 7, 2010

8th Annual Forecast Event Scheduled for January 19, 2010

Michael Brennan, who last Fall launched his own industrial real estate investment firm, Brennan Investment Group, and Andy James, DP Partners, are among the real estate professionals who will headline the "Big Picture Focus" panel on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 as part of the 8th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference.

That headline panel, moderated by Tom Corfman of Crain's Chicago Business, also will include Elaine Melonades, Jones Lang LaSalle; Michael Flynn, NAI Hiffman; and William Rolander, The John Buck Company. The first of three general session panels at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile follows a general economic and real estate overview being provided by Bruce Miller, Jones Lang LaSalle.

Each year since 2003 the Illinois Real Estate Journal, and sister publications Chicago Industrial Properties and Midwest Real Estate News, have produced the annual commercial real estate conference. In the last three years the conference has attracted well over 1,000 attendees.

This year's host sponsors are Jones Lang LaSalle, the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Industrial Real Estate Brokers and The Real Estate Center at DePaul University.

The overall conference features an economic overview presentation, three general session panels-Big Picture Focus, Legal Issues Impacting Real Estate, and Financial/Investment Forecast-and breakout sessions for downtown office, suburban office, investment, retail, auctions and property management.

The industrial breakout session, taking place from 11:15 am to noon will include Jim Planey, Lee & Associates; Brian Townsend, CenterPoint Properties; Carter Andrus, AMB Property Corp.; Kris Bjorson, Jones Lang LaSalle; and Brendan Kelly, Avison Young.

Registration for the event begins by 7 am and kicks off an hour of networking and continental breakfast. The program lasts from 8 am to noon in the main ballroom of the Downtown Marriott Chicago, 540 North Michigan Avenue.

Through the end of business on Wednesday, January 6, 2010, guests can register for the early bird rate of $59. From January 7 through January 18, registration is $89. On-site registration will be $129. For more information about the program and to register, go to www.recg.com\conferences or contact Debbie DeWolf at 312-644-2804.

by Illinois Real Estate Journal ReportsChicago
Source: REJournals.com

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