Offering that "there are more questions than answers about thestate of the commercial real estate market," RealShare Bostonorganizers promise that the environment will be made clearer via amix of information and networking, plus "an added dash ofentertainment." That element will be offered Wednesday morning viaa lively back and forth session entitled, "Fact or Fiction" andfeaturing Paradigm Properties president Kevin McCall and legendaryBoston broker William McCall.

"Fact or Fiction" will ask the two to affix one label or theother to a series of premises presented on such matters as theleasing market, investment sales, construction and job growth. Theywill then be allowed to elaborate in greater detail. The 20-minutesession will follow opening remarks by Real Estate Media publisherMichael Desiato and the keynote address from Barry Bluestone,public policy director for Northeastern University's Center forUrban and Regional Policy.

The "Fact or Fiction" portion is one of several venues RealShareBoston will provide to decipher the current market conditions andfuture trends, including a "town hall meeting" format. Moderated byRJ Lyman, a partner at Goodwin Procter LLP, that panel featuressome of the region's most prolific developers, including NationalDevelopment President Thomas Alperin; Ronald Druker of the DrukerCo.; mall guru Stephen Karp; and Boston Properties CEO EdwardLinde. Meredith & Grew EVP Ronald Perry will also contributehis insights to the topic.