New York City Networking Group hosts Mega Forum, features panels, speakers on current state of the market

NYC Networking Group recently hosted a Mega Forum, featuring panels and speakers on the current state of the market providing strategies and tips for investors, brokers and other real estate professionals. The first panel "New York Investment Sales Market Today and Tomorrow" was moderated by Dan Geiger of Real Estate Weekly and featured Bob Knakal, Richard Mack, Joel Seidner, Rob Ivanhoe. The second panel was "Closing Real Estate Transactions In Today's Market" was moderated by Kristine Wolf of the New York Real Estate Journal and featured industry experts, Louis Perlmutter of GCP Capital; Joseph Orefice III of Investors Savings Bank; Diane Schottenstein, Esq; Mark Lebow, Esq. of Lebow and Sokolaw LLP; Frank Volpe of Marathon Bank and James Carolan, Esq. of Withers Bergman LLP, The third panel "Opportunistic Investing in the Real Estate Marketplace" was moderated by Tom Acitelli, The Commercial Observer and featured Gary Eisenberg, Esq., partner at Herrick Feinstein LLP; Jeffrey Wiseman, director at J.E. Robert Co., Inc.; Harry Dublinsky, partner at Cornerstone Accounting Group LLP; Michael Giglio, CFO and director of acquisitions at The Kaufman Organization; and Harvey Berenson, Esq, managing director at Schonbraun McCann Group, FTI. The all day event also included several residential forums including a REBNY sponsored panel, "The Challenges Brokers Face Today.: NYC Networking Group future plans include The NYC Real Estate Expo 2010 on Friday November 5th at The Marriot Marquis.