This annual USA event
PROGRAM
SPONSORS
provides an opportunity to
National, regional and local expertise
on the latest economic analysis.
learn about the Coastal
Alabama Real Estate
Market.
Join us for the eighth annual Gulf Coast
Commercial Real Estate Summit and
Market Review with leaders in
commercial real estate. It’s the ONLY
program of its type on the Coast.
A number of commercial property
specialists from the Coast will offer
reports, data, insight and
interpretations of the local market.
Attendees will receive useful data and
analyses from the presenters.
Continuing Education
Credits
Continuing Education Credits for this program will
be available. Credit may be requested on the day of
the event only by completing the required
Attendance Verification forms. Please be sure to bring
your license number.
Continuing Education credits are approved from the
following agencies:
Alabama Bar Association (6.3 CLE’s)
Alabama Department of Insurance (7 hours)
Alabama Real Estate Appraisal Board (7 hours)
Alabama Real Estate Commission (7 hours)
Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy (8 hrs.)
Mississippi Real Estate Commission (7 hours)
Gulf Coast Commercial
Real Estate Summit VIII
and Market Review
March 26, 2015
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel
64 South Water Street, Mobile AL 36602
Featuring:
Lawrence Yun
National Association
of Realtors
Washington
Adrienne Slack
Federal Reserve
Bank
New Orleans
Summit VIII Topics
March 26, 2015
Renaissance Riverview Hotel
64 South Water Street
Mobile, AL 36602
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Check-in: 8:00 a.m.
Introduction
Dean Bob Wood
USA Real Estate Markets
Lawrence Yun
Office Markets
J. Gavin Bender Sr.
Multifamily
David Oakley
Impact of Government Policies on Real Estate
Jeremy Walker
Commercial Taxation
L. Page Stalcup III
Coastal Trends & Markets
Adrienne Slack
CCIM Retail & Industrial Markets Panel
Thomas Gleason Jr., Pratt Thomas
John Peebles, Andrew Chason
Development
Reid Cummings
Baldwin Commercial Markets
Spence Monroe
Coastal Economic Indicators
Don Epley
The University of South Alabama does not discriminate in its students
and employment practices in violation of any applicable laws. The
University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access
educational institution.
Lawrence Yun, PhD
Yun is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research at
the National Association of Realtors. He is responsible for
gathering, analysis, distribution, and explanation of economic data
and indicators for the U.S. residential and commercial real estate
markets. His opinion is sought frequently by national news outlets
and television.
Adrienne Slack
As vice president and regional executive at the New Orleans branch
of the Federal Reserve Bank, Slack has a degree in economics from
the University of Southern Mississippi, and has completed the
Executive Development program at Dartmouth College.
Jeremy Walker, J.D.
Walker is the government affairs director for the Alabama
Association of Realtors. His many responsibilities include realtor
government and political affairs, grassroots activities, smart
growth and housing opportunity, and legislative and regulatory
issues. He holds a JD degree and is a member of the Alabama Bar.
David Oakley
Oakley is a partner in the Birmingham Berkadia office. Berkadia is
a joint venture of Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National
Corporation providing comprehensive sales, advisory, and research
services for multifamily and commercial properties for all U.S.
markets.
Reid Cummings, DBA CCIM
Cummings is an assistant professor of finance and real estate at
USA. He holds an Alabama Real Estate Broker’s license and the
CCIM designation from the Commercial and Investment Institute,
Chicago.
Spence Monroe
Monroe is an associate broker specializing in office, industrial and
combination commercial properties in Baldwin county. He has
been awarded Realtor of the Year from the Baldwin Association of
Realtors.
L. Page Stalcup III, CPA
Stalcup is a partner specializing in business-related organization
and taxation issues. He holds a CPA designation.
J. Gavin Bender Sr., MBA SIOR
Bender is president of Bender Real Estate Group specializing in
commercial sales, leasing and development. He earned a MBA
degree from USA.
Thomas Gleason Jr., CCIM
Gleason is president of the Coastal CCIM Chapter. He has over 16
years of brokerage and property management experience in the
commercial real estate industry.
Don Epley, PhD CCIM MAI
Epley is a distinguished professor of real estate and the current
director of the USA Center for Real Estate & Economic
Development. He received a PhD in Urban and Regional Economics
from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Bob Wood, PhD
Wood is the dean at USA Mitchell College of Business. He earned a
bachelor of science degree and a master of business administration
degree from Arkansas State University. He earned a doctorate in
finance from Louisiana State University.
Registration
Cost $150
$175 after March 20th
Online Registration:
Visit the Mobile Area Chamber of
Commerce website:
www.mobilechamber.com and click
‘Chamber Calendar of Events’
(towards bottom of home page)
Mail In Registration:
Download fill-in registration form at
Center for Real Estate & Economic
Development website:
http://creed.southalabama.edu
Mail or write check payable to:
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 2187 — Finance Dept.
Mobile, AL 36652-2187
Questions on registration call:
Cesny Soffronoff at (251) 431-8636 or
E-mail: csoffronoff@mobilechamber.com
Toll Free: 800-422-6951
Registration Deadline
March 20, 2015
*No Refunds After March 6, 2015*
Sponsorship:
Sponsors may contact the Center for Real Estate
& Economic Development
Rachel Backlin at (251) 460-6735
Email: rbacklin@southalabama.edu