NEW YORK CITY—“Defensively optimistic” is how Prudential's Lee Menifee characterizes the outlook for US commercial real estate in the near term. Head of Americas investment research for Prudential Real Estate Investors, Menifee will chart economic indicators and the outlook for each of the major property sectors to set the stage for a discussion among his colleagues on the Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. side. The hour-long webinar, presented by GlobeSt.com and PMCC, is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. To register, click here.

Proceeding from the theme “How Real Estate Lenders Compete—and Win—in the Strengthening Market,” the discussion moderated by PMCC managing director Marcia Diaz runs the gamut of the capital markets environment. PMCC managing directors Paige Hood, Richard Flohr and Mike McRoberts survey the landscape from the standpoint of, respectively, life companies, CMBS and agency lenders.

Among other topics related to securitized lending, Flohr discusses where the CMBS market is relative to the previous peak. In the realm of agency lending, McRoberts tackles the question of whether apartments are becoming overvalued. (Click the links above to watch a short preview clip.)

For insights into these and many other subjects, including the competitive picture for each capital markets sector, be sure to tune in Thursday.