LONG BEACH, CA-Real estate will return to its glory days, it'sjust a question of when. So said economist Ben Stein to nearly3,000 building owners and managers at the Building Owners andManagers Association 2010 International Conference & the EveryBuilding Trade Show. The lawyer, columnist, author, professor andhumorist served as keynote session speaker Monday morning at thethree-day event at the Long Beach Convention Center.
"The time will come when real estate is a glorious subject againrather than a dismal subject," Stein assured the audience. "Italways comes back.”
Stein pointed out that building owners and managers fightstruggles with banks, fight with difficulties such as trying to geta tenant, then trying to collect rent from that tenant, then tryingto resolve complaints, lawsuits and other difficulties on aday-to-day basis. “You have every conceivable roadblock in yourpath. You face an uphill battle every day. But things will getbetter.”
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Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
