GlobeSt Best Practices

Some of the developments relate directly to CRE.

'Having a multiyear runway with few changes on the radar screen has favored commercial real estate.'

"Pigs do fly. No one had ever said that even against all odds you couldn't go to work. Good market, down market, flat market. I always thought I had a chance," says Grant Pruitt of Whitebox Real Estate.

Data privacy becomes a bigger issue in CRE and the organization wants Congress, not just the FTC, to be involved.

"The best advice I received was to speak the language of the individual/industry you're trying to influence," says Breana Wheeler, director of US operations at BREEAM.

Property valuation specialist Meghan Czechowski of Apprise by Walker & Dunlop provides key insights about multifamily valuations as market fundamentals begin to shift.

"Building a cross-disciplinary network will not only help you develop clients and have trusted peers to refer to your clients, but it will also help you develop a dependable circle of informal advisors," says Robert E. McPeak of McDonald Carano.

Women CRE professionals want work environments that meet their needs both inside and outside of the office. Employers must choose to adapt or be left behind.