Q&A

'I have learned that there's no one right path to get to where you want to go in your career. Your first job will not be your last. It's about progressing along the way to get to where you want to go, especially in real estate.'

"Don't let someone silence or dismiss you and your ideas just because of a lack of experience or seniority."

Despite the fact that the healthcare industry is growing rapidly, there is a surprisingly lack of new construction in medical office buildings in L.A., according to JLL's Bryan Lewitt.

"Get involved in every opportunity available, declining an invitation to participate will be a missed opportunity," says Avison Young's Dorothy L. Alpert.

CBRE's Lenny Beaudoin says the average office-using worker will spend 1.6 days a week working remotely, up from 0.6 days a week pre-crisis.

"Had I listened to the bankers who laughed at me or called me crazy 20 years ago when I went to their offices to seek financing to develop my first project along the Miami River, I would not be where I am today. I believed in myself more than anyone did and if I was going to bet on someone, I was going to bet on myself."

According to Carolyn Pistone, president and managing director at Clear Blue Commercial, the most valuable tool you have is yourself and you take that with you wherever you go.

My feeling is that cooler heads among legislators will prevail, and they'll take a careful look at the economic, jobs and environmental benefits of 1031 exchanges, and will move to preserve it.