13th Annual NYS Commercial Real Estate Conference on June 2: A day filled with networking and education

By John Lavelle June 2 marked the kick-off for the 13th Annual NYS Commercial Real Estate Conference, sponsored by NYS Commercial Association of Realtors, CCIM, SIOR and the Society of Exchange Counselors held at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, N.Y. Chairman Brian DiNardo (Rochester) and his committee did a great job in organizing the conference which had something for everyone. The conference was great, filled with investment property deal-making, networking and education! There were round-table industry discussions at breakfast the following morning followed by a Commercial Investment Marketing Session. During lunch, attendees heard a legislative update by Michael Kelly, director of government affairs, NYSAR. There was also organization updates by Corey Bishop, SEC region 5 director and Wayne D'Amico, CCIM Institute. Attendees enjoyed a welcome reception followed by a keynote address presented by Christopher Kinum, executive director, GLSP, Cushman & Wakefield. Kinum discussed "The Continually Changing Landscape of Commercial Real Estate." On June 4, we had five commercial courses covering the topics of "Group Investing and Syndication of Real Estate" (Joe Larkin, CCIM, SIOR); "Discrimination Issues in Commercial Brokerage" (Edward Smith, Jr., CREI); "Use of Trusts for Real Estate Ownership and Tax Planning Update" (Peter Karl, III, Esq, CPA); "Realtors Code of Ethics" (Patrick Reilly, RCE) and "How to Develop the Tenant Representative Business" (Joe Larkin, CCIM, SIOR), sponsored by SIOR. CCIM will host a "CCIM Portfolio Writing Workshop." We are very appreciative of the support from our sponsors each year. Many thanks to this year's sponsors which are as follows: DIAMOND: Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company; PLATINUM: NYSCAR WNY Chapter, CBRE Upstate, Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys GOLD: CoStar Group, New York Real Estate Journal, SIOR, Jason D. Roberts INSURANCE; SILVER: Beardsley Design Associates, Buckingham Properties, CIREB, C2G Environmental Consultants, Inc., Dutchess Co. Economic Development, Empower Federal Credit Union, Four Springs Ten31 Xchange, Exchange Authority, Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp., LaBella Associates, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Key Bank, Monroe Capital, Inc., Next Generation TS, NYBDC, NYSAR, Orange County Partnership, Power Management Co., TD Bank, The City of Newburgh, The Chazen Companies and TWC Business Class John Lavelle is the president of NYSCAR and is an associate broker, commercial at RJ Smith Realty, Pine Bush, N.Y.