Real estate development and economic summit to be held Sept. 27

September 10, 2012

News, trends in commercial real estate development, regional cooperation, infrastructure construction, best-practices in commercial real estate investment and pricing, finance and debt, economics and land policy, sustainable development, and occupational strategies will all be topics of discussion at the Real Estate Development & Economic Summit to be held at the Bloustein School on Thursday, September 27.

James W. Hughes, Dean of the Bloustein School, will present the broad national and global economic outlook and moderate the event. Expert panelists to includeJoseph Seneca, Ph.D., University Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy, who will discuss New Jersey’s economic outlook; Gil Medina, Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield, who will present a broad outlook of the commercial office and industrial outlook in the state; Jose Cruz, Senior Managing Director, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P., who will discuss commercial real estate investment trends in the NJ market as applied to office, industrial, retail, and multifamily assets as well as current financing options; and Jeffrey M. Schotz, Executive Vice President, SJP Properties, who will share trends in real estate and new business development.

Dr. Hughes will also moderate a brief interactive discussion that will include an audience question and answer period.

The event is free and open to the public and will begin at 4:00 p.m. It will be held in the Special Events Forum, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ. Networking and light refreshments to follow. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP is requested by September 24 toRSVP@ejb.rutgers.edu.

 

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