Thought Leaders

Vesta Capital is a privately held real estate investment firm that focuses on the acquisition and management of multifamily properties in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. Vesta purchases properties that pass strict underwriting standards and that are positioned to perform well in a variety of market conditions. Since its inception, Vesta has purchased over 10,000 units with a combined value of over $925 million. Vesta Capital is constantly working toward identifying assets that will maximize returns for investors. For more information, visit www.vestarealproperty.com.

Regency Centers is a preeminent national owner, operator, and developer of shopping centers located in suburban trade areas with compelling demographics. Our portfolio includes thriving properties merchandised with highly productive grocers, restaurants, service providers, and best-in-class retailers that connect to their neighborhoods, communities, and customers. For more information, please visit RegencyCenters.com.

PGIM Real Estate provides investors and borrowers access to a range of real estate equity, real estate debt, agriculture, and impact solutions across the risk-return spectrum. PGIM Real Estate is a business of PGIM, the global asset management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). PGIM Real Estate’s risk management approach, execution capabilities and industry insights are backed by a 140-year history of real estate financing, and the local experience of professionals in 32 cities globally.

Hines Private Wealth Solutions is dedicated to providing a variety of investment opportunities designed to meet individual investors’ needs. The platform is backed by Hines, a leading global real estate investment manager. Founded in 1957, Hines has built a reputation as one of the world’s leading commercial real estate firms, with 5,000 employees in 31 countries as of June 30, 2024. Learn more at www.hinesprivatewealth.com.

For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $20.8 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 110,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com

1st Service Solutions is the nation’s leading full service debt advisor with over $35 billion of resolutions to date. The Founder, Ann Hambly, created the CMBS debt advisory space in the industry in 2005 after spending her 25 year career in the servicing shops watching how difficult CMBS debt was for owners. 1st Service Solutions works on all property types nationwide and there is no debt too big or too small.

Lee & Associates offers an array of real estate services tailored to meet the needs of the company’s clients, including commercial real estate brokerage, integrated services, and construction services. Established in 1979, Lee & Associates is now an international firm with offices throughout North America. Our professionals regularly collaborate to make sure they are providing their clients with the most advanced, up-to-date market technology and information. For the latest news from Lee & Associates, visit lee-associates.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Link, our company blog.

Headquartered in Rye, NY, Serendipity Labs Inc., is an American flexible office space company that opens, manages and markets its upscale coworking brand as a service for office asset owners. Serendipity Labs was established in 2011 by industry leader John Arenas to serve as a trusted, outsourced extension of the corporate workplace. Its hub and spoke network of locations offers highly hosted workplaces caters to the trusted knowledge workforce with private offices, coworking, all-access Worktopia memberships along with meeting and event facilities and business continuity plans. Companies of all sizes use Serendipity Labs strategically, as an outsourced real estate solution.

Freddie Mac Multifamily is the nation's multifamily housing finance leader. Historically, more than 90% of the eligible rental units we fund are affordable to families with low-to-moderate incomes earning up to 120% of area median income. Freddie Mac securitizes about 90% of the multifamily loans it purchases, thus transferring the majority of the expected credit risk from taxpayers to private investors.

Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK), a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment, has contracted, sold, or deployed more than 78,000 charging ports worldwide, many of which are networked EV charging stations, enabling EV drivers to easily charge at any of Blink’s charging locations. Blink’s principal line of products and services includes the Blink EV charging network (“Blink Network”), EV charging equipment, EV charging services, and the products and services of recent acquisitions, including SemaConnect, Blue Corner, BlueLA and Envoy. For more information, please visit www.blinkcharging.com