By the time George Larsen was 35 years old, he owned and managed a real estate company with over 100 residential agents and a commercial department before concentrating on commercial real estate.

An expected détente of predictable pricing for planning purposes went elsewhere.

Some conditions are firing up demands for the funding.

Many CRE organizations argue that the original proposed IRS rule "substantially chilled interest" in AIT minimum set-asides.

The worry is money laundering. The impact could be a lot more paperwork.

Experts say it will be another good year, with caveats.

"There was this fear that technology would make the broker go away. The opposite is true," says Camille Renshaw in this exclusive interview.

One caveat: You must have the relationships to avoid the bidding wars.