Stepping up the Game to Bring More Sophistication to Counseling in an Expanding, Shifting Market (Leadership Roundtable) (Discussion‪)‬

Having survived the meltdown, and having started on a path to recovery, we at Real Estate Issues were curious how various members of the Leadership team of The Counselors of Real Estate[R] view the world; how they approach the issues of the day; what they hear and think about with respect to the state of the real estate markets and about the industry in general. During the months of March and April this year, we invited CREs Art Pasquarella, 2010 Chair, John Leary, 2011 Chair, Ken Riggs, 2011 First Vice Chair, and Howard Gelbtuch, 2011 Second Vice Chair, to answer a few very broad questions online. The resulting conversation, with Editor in Chief Peter Burley, is below. BURLEY: In your business, in your travels and your conversations with CREs and other real estate professionals, what have been the two or three prevailing issues/stories/concerns that you are hearing, seeing, experiencing out there?