LOS ANGELES-After showing that it could hold up even during the worst of the recession, the question for the multifamily sector is how it will fare in a still uncertain economy. Experts from all parts of the apartment industry will tackle that question, and the related questions that it raises, when RealShare Apartments 2011 convenes on Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Some 1,200 industry leaders in all facets of the apartment market, along with professionals in allied fields, are expected for the annual conference and networking event. The RealShare Conference Series is produced by ALM's Real Estate Media Group, which also publishes Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com.
Daniel Ceniceros, Los Angeles-based vice president for strategic development with ALM's Real Estate Media Group, tells GlobeSt.com that the conference will offer an opportunity for attendees to find out whether current economic conditions have changed the outlook for the multifamily market, who today's buyers are, how various geographic markets are faring and a host of other questions about the multifamily oulook. "Apartments are always a popular property type for investors, which is one reason that we schedule an entire conference for the multifamily sector every year," Ceniceros tells GlobeSt.com. "In today's world, apartments are probably even more popular than usual, which is why we have so much interest in this year's event."
After registration that begins at 7 a.m., RealShare Apartments 2011 will begin with opening remarks at 8 a.m. by Michael Desiato, vice president and group publisher of ALM/Real Estate Media Group, which produces the RealShare conference series. The first panel of the day will be “A Conversation with Fannie and Freddie” featuring Freddie Mac western managing regional director Paul Angle and Fannie Mae vice president Heidi Green, with partner Lew Feldman of law firm Goodwin Procter moderating.
Next up at 8:40 a.m. will be a panel titled “Outside Influences: Where are Things Going?” that will focus on factors driving the multifamily market and the direction it is headed. Panelists will include CEO Tom Bannon of the California Apartment Association; Sharon Dworkin Bell, senior staff SVP for multifamily housing with the National Association of Home Builders; Paul Habibi, a lecturer at the Anderson School at UCLA; managing director Richard Hollowell of the Reznick Group and principal Jeffrey Meyers of Meyers LLC. At 9:45 a.m., the next panel will be “Switching to High Gear: Multifamily Investment Heats Up.” Moderated by executive managing director Marc Renard of Cushman & Wakefield, the session will feature panelists Russ Appel, president of the Praedium Group; Alan George, chief investment officer for Equity Residential; Robert Hart, president and CEO of KW Multifamily Management Group at Kennedy Wilson; Mark Higgins, president of Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC; and Gary Kauffman, managing director at Prudential Real Estate Investors.
Following a 10:35 a.m. networking break, the next panel will be “Capital’s Comeback: The Evolution of Multifamily Financing,” moderated by Brian Eisendrath, EVP at CBRE. Panelists will include EVP Scott Bassin of PNC Real Estate; Jay Blasberg, EVP and national production manager for Alliant Capital; SVP Jeff Burns of Walker & Dunlop; SVP Scot Cunningham of ApartmentBank; Jim Hensley, principal with Prudential Johnson Apartment Capital Express; and William Hughes, SVP and managing director of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp.
Two topics will be on the agenda at 11:40 a.m. One is a panel titled “Distress: Turning Misfortune to Fortune” and the other is “Managing for Success: Proper Property Management.” The distress panel will be moderated by Taylor Grant, founding principal of Real Estate Receiverships, with panelists Mark Bolour, CEO and principal of Bolour Associates; Reuben Berman, principal of Entrada Partners; Ziv Cohen, chief operating officer of Resmark Apartments Living; Stephan Kachani, vice president of Lone Oak Fund and Paul Nakae, EVP of Bank of the West. The property management panel will be moderated by Bill Montgomery, president of acquisitions and investment for Sares-Regis Group. Panelists will be Rick Graf, president of the Pinnacle Family of Companies; Christine Schoellhorn, managing director at Greystar; Brad Setser, vice president at Yardi Systems Inc. and Janine Steiner Jovanovic, president of YieldStar and MPF Research.
Following a 12:30 p.m. networking lunch, Keith Guericke of Essex Property Trust will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in a ceremony at 1 p.m. The award will be presented by George Marcus, co-founder and chairman of Marcus & Millichap Co.
Next up will be an Industry Leaders Panel at 1:20 p.m., moderated by Doug Culkin, president of the National Apartment Association. Panelists will include Robert Aisner, president and CEO of Behringer Harvard Holdings; Al Brooks, president of commercial lending at Chase; Grace Huebscher, president and CEO of Beech Street Capital; Michael Schall, president and CEO of Essex Property Trust and Walt Smith, CEO of Riverstone Residential Group.
Following a 2:20 p.m. networking break, the next panel will be a 2:40 p.m. session titled “Closers: How Brokers are Getting Deals Done.” Moderated by Frank Jansen, SVP of Chicago Title, it will feature panelists Kenny Dudunakis, senior partner at Hendricks & Partners; Greg Harris, EVP of investments at Marcus & Millichap; Laurie Lustig-Bower, EVP at CBRE; Joe Leon, managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle and EVP Kitty Wallace of Colliers International.
The final panel of the day, at 3:35 p.m., will be titled “New or Make Do? Talking Development and Value Add.” Partner John Condas of Allen Matkins will moderate the session, which will fefature panelists Mark Humphreys, CEO of Humphreys & Partners Architects; David Kim, managing partner of the Bascom Group; Chris Payne, SVP at AvalonBay Communities Inc.; Michael Rovner, president of Mike Rovner Construction Inc.; and Larry Scott, SVP at Fairfield Residential.
Following the last session, the RealShare Apartments 2011 cocktail reception and networking event will begin at 4:35 p.m.
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