NEW YORK CITY-Long Island Congressman Steve Israel will get the ball rolling next week at Real Estate's Impact on the Long Island Economy. The half-day symposium will include a series of panel discussions moderated by Gerald D. Schein, vice chairman of Real Estate Media Inc., parent company of GlobeSt.com.

ATLANTA-Jerry and Brett Buckner, previously of the locally based Buckner & Co., join the Irvine, CA-based company's office here as senior advisors. Kevin Boughner moves over from Wachovia Securities. The new trio takes the local office brokerage staff to a dozen.

HOUSTON-One consulting firm holds onto 15,600 sf in an office building at 8564 Katy Freeway on Houston's west side while another at 11811 E. Freeway in the eastern sector stays put in 9,045 sf.

VAIL, CO-Andrew P. Daly, whose 2001 earnings came largely from $2.1 million from selling stock options, is out as Vail Resorts Inc. streamlines operations to keep costs down in an embattled travel industry.