“I had a client tell me once that no one needs to come to work anymore.” - Ron Cariola, managing director, lead broker for Jones Lang LaSalle Philadelphia.

"The Philadelphia market is doing its best to embrace change by focusing on this speed to market in all aspects" - Paul Garvey, senior director of Cushman & Wakefield’s brokerage services group

Additionally, these event videos further delve into some topics that have been generating industry buzz as of late:

Lending Ramps Up For Assets - Timothy Proctor, senior vice president at TD Bank

Manufacturing Makes A Comeback - William P. Hankowsky, chairman, president and CEO of publicly-traded REIT Liberty Property Trust

Fannie & Freddie Won’t Go Away - Matthew McManus, a senior director at Marcus and Millichap Capital Corp

And finally, a brief slideshow captures some of the panels and much of the attendees during the event:

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