SAN DIEGO-It's a kind of new-age trickle-down theory. The federal government is putting some serious restrictions on its real estate footprint, and that will trickle to the private-sector CRE practitioners. Kurt Stout, executive vice president of government solutions for Colliers International, has some definite thoughts on the movement of the feds and what it means to us.

You'll hear:

• How federal leasing activity today differs from a year ago;

• What M 12-12 will mean to you; and

• What other headwinds will blow from inside the beltway.

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John Salustri

John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

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