UC Berkeley’s 35th Annual Real Estate & Economics Symposium to Focus on How the Current Economy and Political Landscape Impact the Domestic Real Estate Market

WHATPractitioners in the real estate, finance, and legal professions will gather in San Francisco for the 35th Annual Real Estate & Economics Symposium sponsored by the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

This year’s theme is “Real Estate Markets, the Recovery, the Election and Beyond.” Panel topics include:• The Changing Face of Real Estate Finance• The Imminent Residential Recovery?• Finding the Sweet Spot in the Commercial Marketplace• Entrepreneurial Development Strategies: New Frontiers

More information: http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/realestate/ExecEd/symposiuminfo.html

WHENMonday, November 19, 2012, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHEREWestin St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

WHOKeynote Speakers:

Kenneth T. Rosen, chair, Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban EconomicsRosen will share his real estate forecast, outlining how the current political and economic environment will affect real estate markets now and in the future. John Chiang, controller, State of California As the chief fiscal officer and a leader in pension and corporate governance reform, Chiang will share his insights for increasing financial efficiency in areas that impact real estate financing.

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