Presenting the annual real estate trends and forecast meeting, featuring insights from leading experts both nationally and locally. The event will again feature a presentation on the Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2018 report – a publication from PwC and ULI – as well as a session on the outlook for Charlotte area real estate, including a panel of local experts.

Emerging Trends in Real Estate is a trends and forecast publication with a 38-year history, and is the most highly-regarded and widely-read forecast report in the real estate industry. Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2018, undertaken jointly by PwC and ULI, provides an outlook on U.S. investment and development trends, real estate finance and capital markets, property sectors, metropolitan areas, and other real estate issues. The report draws on formal and informal surveys of real estate executives, investors, developers, and market experts around the U.S., including survey responses from over 1,500 real estate executives and personal interviews with over 350 industry leaders. Survey results relating to our local market will be included in the presentation.

Guest Speaker: Kathleen Carey,  President & CEO, ULI Foundation, Washington, DC

 How will national economic and real estate trends play out in the Charlotte area? What is driving the Charlotte economy today? What will happen to real estate fundamentals in 2018, and how do investors view real estate investment prospects for Charlotte in 2018? This panel will address these and other questions:

Moderator:  Kathleen Rose, Rose & Associates

Panel:  Peter A. Pappas, Pappas Terwilliger, Jay Levell, White Point Partners, and Jon Morris, Beacon Partners.