DMV Capital Markets, CRE Financing And Deal-Maker's Summit And Networking Cocktail

Introducing Topic Tables

Take advantage of the opportunity to participate in small group roundtable discussions on a range of topics across the capital markets and finance space. Each topic table will include an industry leader host to facilitate a casual, concentrated conversation around a particular subject.

Topic tables are a fun, educational and informative way to learn more about various topics in CRE. Beer, wine and hor d'oeuvres to be passed around during the sessions!

Our Topic Tables Include: 

• C-PACE Financing as a Construction Cost of Capital Reducer, led by Bali Kumar of Pace Loan Group
• Fundamentals of Bridge Lending: What You Need to Know, led by John Strosser of Invesco
• Financing Opportunities for Affordable Housing, led by Ryan Riel of EagleBank

Why You Should Attend this Commercial Real Estate Investment Event

Is it 2008 — or is it worse? Perhaps better?

These are the questions industry experts have been asking since the beginning of 2023, and insecurities in the market amidst its volatility remain at a high. From companies like Brookfield and Columbia REIT defaulting on properties to Colliers warning of a spike in distressed CRE, today's markets are anything but calm. But today's deal-makers press on, seeking opportunity in new submarkets, asset classes and long-term strategies. Learn how you can make your mark in the DMV amidst's today's uncertainty. 

What Today's Top Thinkers and Industry Leaders Will Be Discussing: 

• How are today's regional and local banks working with clients and sourcing new deals amidst the volatility set by Silicon Valley Bank in the beginning of the year?
• What strategic financing strategies, like 1031 Exchanges or C-Pace, are leading the charge in today's markets? How are today's conditions favoring these types of deals?
• How are deal-makers sourcing debt, which is increasingly becoming harder to access?
• With interest rates rising, what effects will this have on development in the DMV? 
• What are new ways to make money in commercial real estate, including nontraditional fund structures and fresh approaches to the capital stack? How are they impacting traditional means of raising capital?
• What is impacting investors' decisions to be net sellers or net buyers in the next 12 months?
• Where in the cycle are the DMV's core asset classes? How should you be investing?
• Navigating the 4 quadrants of capital: private debt, public debt, private equity and public equity. Which types of capital financing should you use and how can you access it?
• Defensive investment strategies: Where are the markets that will be least disrupted and most disrupted if the economy does take a hard turn?
• Non-bank and CRE CLO lending: How should we be thinking about commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations and other alternatives given where we are in the business cycle?

Who You'll Meet: Today's top investors, lenders, thought-leaders, owners, and developers navigating the capital stack and finding opportunities in today's market.

For questions regarding speaking and sponsorship opportunities, as well as content, please email our Director of Production, Elizabeth Baker, at liz.baker@bisnow.com

To request disability-related accommodations, please contact lizzie.smith@bisnow.com no later than 7 business days prior to the event.