The acquisition beefs up the firm's highly successful RealShareConference Series, which currently produces 14 regional andnational events targeted to commercial real estate professionals inlocations throughout the US. Three of these are in California.

RECG was founded by Martin S. and Barbara R. Stolzoff in 1985,and Stolzoff will continue to serve as a consultant to the companyafter the acquisition. RECG's semi-annual meetings are widelyregarded as the premier professional events in the state,attracting regional and national leaders from all sectors of theindustry. The company has produced more than 40 conferences, withalmost 40,000 attendees, including the first UCLA Real EstateForecast and the first conference for USC's Lusk Center for RealEstate. The Real Estate 2005 conference, to be held in February,will feature a keynote address by Michael Pralle, president and CEOof GE Real Estate.

"Over its long and distinguished history, the Real EstateConference Group has built a reputation for events that attractA-list speakers and loyal attendees," says Real Estate Mediapresident and CEO Jonathan A. Schein. "We're delighted that theywill be joining our family and that we will continue to benefitfrom the Stolzoffs' experience.