7:45 AM Networking and Breakfast

8:10 AM Welcome & Introduction

8:15 AM Retail and Mixed-Use Projects: Opportunities and Trends

• How is the new tax law impacting Retail & Mixed-Use and Commercial RE in general

• Major Malls: Is it still the future or a thing of the past

• How has Retail and Mixed-Use projects changed over the last 5 years

• What creative options are there to fill empty space

• Developing challenges for Retail & Mixed-Use

• Retail Investment sales, what are the trends, who’s buying and selling

•  How are retailers doing in today’s economy: who is still expanding in NJ and why

• What’s in store for development in 2019/2020 and Beyond

•  Future Trends and Leasing predictions and what’s on tap for future Development
   

9:20 AM Apartment Market/Multifamily Overview

• What is driving the Apartment and Multifamily Market and where do you see it in 2 years

• With vacancies at record lows how does NJ stack up compared to the rest of the U.S.

• Debt and equity markets, debt funds, vs banks and the Agencies/yield compression in relation to the institutional, domestic and offshore equity in the markets  today

• Who are the buyers and do you see the landscape changing for asset capital providers 

• What are the outside influences that are creating momentum in the Apartment Market

• How are apartment/multifamily brokers getting deals done today

• The changing fundamentals of Apartments and Multifamily

• New Development vs. Existing: Where are the opportunities and why​
   

10:30 Office Market Evaluation & Today’s Tenant Requirements

• Vacancy Rates: New Jersey office market update 

• Leasing trends: what projects are leasing up and why

• What are the factors driving demand 

• How has the needs of tenants affected what brokers need to know

• What are the requirements of today’s tenants and what do terms look like today

• Predictions on where the office market will be in the next two years