GlobeSt Best Practices

95% are addressing issues either by having a formal program or by enacting initiatives and policies.

"A core principle I believe in is giving back to our community, through philanthropy and professional organizations," says Lyle Stern, president of Koniver Stern Group.

Toledo, Stockton, and Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York are the top metros for women in real estate.

Some of the developments relate directly to CRE.

'Having a multiyear runway with few changes on the radar screen has favored commercial real estate.'

"Pigs do fly. No one had ever said that even against all odds you couldn't go to work. Good market, down market, flat market. I always thought I had a chance," says Grant Pruitt of Whitebox Real Estate.

Data privacy becomes a bigger issue in CRE and the organization wants Congress, not just the FTC, to be involved.

"The best advice I received was to speak the language of the individual/industry you're trying to influence," says Breana Wheeler, director of US operations at BREEAM.