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Real Estate Finance Symposium 2016: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
February 25, 2016
Real Estate Finance Symposium 2016: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
ULI Charlotte and UNC Charlotte Childress Klein Center for Real Estate
April 12th, 2016
- Hear from CEOs, Partners and Directors on finding investments, accessing capital, market opportunities and challenges
- Discover how investors and lenders are deploying capital today
- Assess whether credit risks are being properly managed and priced
- Hear from capital providers and users discussing potential deals and current financing arrangements
- Learn about the secular and cyclical dynamics that have affected cap rates during the current real estate cycle.
- Hear experts discuss how return expectations are currently being justified and whether valuations have peaked.
Program Agenda
1:00pm – Registration and Networking
1:30pm – Welcome and Introduction
1:45pm – Keynote Address: The Real Estate Markets Cycle: How Long Can This Last?
Speaker: Jim Clayton, Head of Investment Strategy and Analytics, Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers
Jim Clayton |
2:15pm – Debt Capital Markets: Are We Staying Disciplined?
Moderator: Mike Ortlip, Grandbridge Capital
Panelists: Darryl Dewberry, Spectrum
Judy Wishnek, Park Sterling Bank
Tom Ryan, MetLife Real Estate Investors
Mike Ortlip | Darryl Dewberry | Judy Wishnek | Tom Ryan |
3:00pm – Break
3:30pm – Real Estate Valuation and Return Trends: Secular or Cyclical?
Moderator: Kip Womack, UNC Charlotte
Panelists: Serguei Chervachidze: Head of Americas Forecasting Senior Economist, CBRE Econometric Advisors
Jimmy Henton: Managing Director of Research, HFF
Jerry Gisclair: Executive Managing Director and National Client Services Director Valuation & Advisory Services, Colliers International
Kip Womack | Serguei Chervachidze | Jimmy Hinton | Jerry Gisclair |
4:15pm – Break
4:30pm – CEO/Partner/Director Panel: Real Estate Markets and Accessing Capital: Opportunities and Challenges
Moderator: Dr. Steven Ott, UNC Charlotte
Panelists: Todd Mansfield, Crescent Communities
Peter Fioretti, Mountain Real Estate Capital
John Ockerbloom, Jefferies, LLC
Dr. Steven Ott | Todd Mansfield | Gary Chesson | John Ockerbloom |
5:15pm – Reception and Networking
6:00pm – Adjourned