With many headwinds facing the commercial real estate market, the landscape will never be the same. In this panel, we will be exploring the following topics:

No matter what side of a real estate transaction you sit, the impact of US Government intervention in our business seems overwhelming. In some cases, we welcome the help as taxpayer funded liquidity programs has certainly helped to support our fragile economy. Unemployment benefits and PPP loans have enabled many borrowers and tenants to stay current. On the other hand, federal and local governments have imposed eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, and those restrictions have been renewed and remain in full force in a majority of states. Our panel of landlords, lawyers, lenders, and investors will debate their perspectives on the right direction for our country and the economy.

As we think back to the end of 2019, no one could have foreseen the challenges that exist today in markets, the economy, and in our lives. COVID – 19 has devastated the global economy & our lives.

Taking things one day at a time may be all that lenders and investors can do in response to the heightened level of uncertainty, but looking ahead as the world begins to normalize is the next opportunity. There is 1 truth that participants can count on and that is that opportunities arise out of change. There is no place where change has been more apparent, over the last 10 years, than Private Markets. In 2020 mid-year market outlook, our panelist will review what happened and share their collective 100+ years of experience offering us an insight into the detail on how to find and execute in this challenging environment.

Direct Lending and Private Debt have been the fastest growing segments of the alternative investment industry since the Great Recession in 2008. Then COVID - 19 hit and this market froze up and the Federal Reserve and Central Banks all over the world unleashed an unprecedented wave of liquidity to prevent unnecessary damage to the global economy. The secondary market responded quickly discounting the news. Operators have been slower to accept the new pricing of risk. Time has passed and things have been converging, listen to experts on the front lines as they discuss deals and insights into where things are today and where they see things going over short and intermediate term. This group will discuss and conduct an interactive Q&A session with audience engagement & participation. Join us for a thoughtful conversation that will undoubtedly provide direction to discounts or lack of discounts in new deals getting done.

Tax efficient investing via Opportunity Zones has never been as attractive as today. The panel will look at how Opportunity Zones have matured and what investors should consider given the recent guidance and final regulations from the IRS. Our experts in tax efficient investing, accounting and fund management will also discuss what Family Offices need to consider when allocating capital to the various Opportunity Zone Funds.

Having a big idea in today's exceptional times, needs to be coupled with exceptional operating partners. Tax efficient investing needs to be aligned with proper planning, so join us to listen to our experts speak about different real estate investment opportunities to supplement this tax efficient structure.