James S. (Jim) Lee, CRE®, 2016 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) professional association, will announce the organization’s list of the 2016-17 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate, during the opening address of the National Association of Real Estate Editors Conference June 8 in New Orleans.
The list highlights issues and trends that affect commercial and residential real estate. The Counselors organization takes a broad view of today’s complicated business issues, identifying and examining underlying conditions and multiple factors -- the insight provides information that real estate executives and consumers alike can utilize to help them make informed decisions concerning real property.
The much-anticipated Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate list is developed annually through The Counselors of Real Estate’s External Affairs initiative. The Counselors of Real Estate organization is objective and does not involve itself in advocacy of any kind. Members are experts in more than 50 real estate specialties.
Mr. Lee is principal and co-founder of Kensington Realty Advisors in Chicago, an SEC-registered investment advisor providing real estate investment management, advisory and financial services to major pension funds, financial institutions, high net worth and off-shore investors. Research executive and author Peter Burley, CRE, Chicago, and Victor Calanog, CRE, Chief Economist & Senior Vice President, Reis, New York City, lead The Counselors’ External Affairs initiative.
Contact: Alice Muncaster, Director of Communications; (312) 329-8430; amuncaster@cre.org.
The Counselors of Real Estate, 430 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611; www.cre.org.
About The Counselors of Real Estate
The Counselors of Real Estate®, established in 1953, is an international group of high profile professionals including members of prominent real estate, financial, legal and accounting firms as well as leaders of government and academia who provide expert, objective advice on complex real property situations and land-related matters. Membership is selective, extended by invitation only. The organization’s CRE®(Counselor of Real Estate) credential is granted to all members in recognition of superior problem solving ability in various areas of real estate counseling. Only 1,100 people in the world hold the CRE credential.
