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SIOR Conference: 2004 Will Rock

DALLAS-Dr. James F. Smith, SIOR's chief economist, tells the second largest conference in its history that next year will be "a barnburner." And, he says, the outlook's good through 2008. H. Ross Perot Sr. then adds some Texas insight for the 950 attendees.

By Connie Gore | Updated on November 16, 2003

DALLAS-SIOR’s fall professional conference played to the second largest crowd in its 62-year history as 950 commercial real estate brokers came together in Dallas.

“It’s a combination of not only Dallas being an easy place to get to, but there’s been so much growth that people wanted to get back to see it. And, the economy is so much better,” Lynn Schenck, SIOR national president told GlobeSt.com after the opening session at the Downtown Hyatt Regency. The North Texas chapter kicked off a weekend of events headlined by keynote speeches from Dr. James F. Smith, SIOR’s chief economist, and Texas’ own H. Ross Perot Sr.

Schenck of St. Louis told the crowd, the largest in five years, that she’s noticed the “optimism” and change in the commercial landscape as she traveled the SIOR circuit this year. “I think 2004 and 2005 are going to be great years for our industry,” she said.

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