2023 Ones to Watch Industry Leaders: Matt Bordwin, Keen-Summit Capital Partners, LLC

Number of years in CURRENT position: 9 Best book, podcast, or app for aspiring leaders: “Don’t Be A Stranger” by Lawrence Perkins. Best advice for new leaders in 10 words or less: Build a strong network: Networking is crucial in the real estate industry.

2023 Ones to Watch Industry Leaders: Becky Flig, Mission Capital Advisors, LLC

Number of years in CURRENT position: 5 3 skills that you use every day in your position: Effective listening/communication, networking and time management Best book, podcast, or app for aspiring leaders: There isn’t one specific book or podcast I point to; however, I am on LinkedIn several times a day.

2023 Ones to Watch Industry Leaders: Kevin Marshall-Moran, Olive Tree Holdings

Number of years in CURRENT position: 2 Best book, podcast, or app for aspiring leaders: Re:Thinking with Adam Grant Best advice for new leaders in 10 words or less: A leader wins by empowering her/his team to grow.

2023 Ones to Watch Industry Leaders: Michael Rosenberg, Chaves Perlowitz Luftig

Number of years in CURRENT position: 1.5 3 skills that you use every day in your position: Expert negotiating skills, client relationship management and legal analysis and strategy

2023 Ones to Watch Industry Leaders: Marika Dzhindzhikashvili, Astor Realty Capital

Number of years in CURRENT position: 6 Best book, podcast, or app for aspiring leaders: LinkedIn has become my go-to platform for professional growth as an aspiring leader by following industry experts and learning from their insights.

2023 Ones to Watch Industry Leaders: Jeffrey Venezia, DIGroup Architecture

Number of years in CURRENT position: 17 Best advice for new leaders in 10 words or less: The highest level of creativity comes from collaborating with others. 3 skills that you use every day in your position: Think transformatively to connect architecture, interior and graphic design to improve lives and enrich and strengthen communities.

Recent bank failures should lead to a more resilient banking system and help transform functionally obsolescent real estate - by Michael Zysman

The recent failure of some large regional banks has created ripple effects throughout the commercial real estate capital markets. Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and First Republic Bank were the major casualties of the most recent banking crisis. These banks focused on providing premium

What Biden’s proposed change to 1031 Exchanges may mean for commercial real estate - by Michael Packman

The Biden administration has held a consistent position when it comes to 1031 Exchanges – they do not like them. Each annual budget proposal has included plans to substantially curb, if not eliminate, the value of 1031 Exchanges.

New York City taxing entire condominium and cooperative for individual renovations - by Peter Blond

Imagine yourself managing, no worse, owning a New York City condominium or cooperative while one or more residential units in the building recently completed gut renovations. Now, imagine these renovations - in the aggregate - are in the tens of millions of dollars. All sounds pretty ordinary

Debt cancellations and modifications - by Sandy Klein

The “R” word (recession) is back in vogue. The current economic climate marked by rising interest rates, bank failures and consequential stricter lending standards, is putting a damper on economic activity. Economic downturns have a direct correlation with debt servicing. This article takes