Real Estate Economist, Dr. Raymond G. Torto, to Keynote the Commercial Real Estate/High Net Worth Investment Conference

NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Real Estate Investor and Penton's WealthManagement.com today announced Dr. Raymond Torto, CBRE global chief economist, will be the lunchtime keynote speaker at the Commercial Real Estate/High Net Worth Investment Conference on Thursday, June 27. The conference is designed to bring investment professionals and wealth advisors together to explore family office real estate, financial advisors' views on real estate, wealth transfer strategies and alternative investments. The conference also offers a forum for commercial real estate professionals to meet this important source of capital.

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"We are pleased to have Dr. Torto discuss the economic trends affecting strategic real estate investors," said Jonathan A. Schein, practice leader, Commercial Real Estate Group, Penton. "Dr. Torto brings extensive knowledge and insight into the macro and micro factors influencing today's economic climate and how they affect real estate investment."

Torto's area of expertise is the global economy and commercial real estate markets. Torto oversees the CBRE's Global Research and Consulting team of commercial real estate market analysts and economists. He is a co-recipient along with Bill Wheaton, who developed econometric-based forecasting of commercial real estate markets, of the 2007 James A. Graaskamp Award for Real Estate Research Excellence. Torto is currently a visiting faculty member at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Boston College.''

The conference takes place on Thursday, June 27 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.  To register for the conference, visit nreionline.com/commercial-real-estatehigh-net-worth-investment-conference or call Cynthia Kudren at 212-204-4252.

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About National Real Estate Investor

National Real Estate Investor is the leading authority on trends in the commercial real estate markets, providing top-level executives with in-depth analysis of important developments in the industry. Our broad community represents a cross-section of corporate executives and senior-level managers, builders, owners, developers, financial firms, corporations and brokerages. NREI website NREIonline.com

About WealthManagement.com

WealthManagement.com is the digital resource of REP. and Trusts & Estates serving 645,000+ IBDs, RIAs, brokers, financial planners, branch managers, insurance professionals, CPAs, lawyers, asset managers, product and service providers, sales assistants, software firms, trust officers—and many others.

About Penton
For millions of business owners and decision-makers, Penton makes the difference every day. We engage our professional users by providing actionable ideas and insights, data and workflow tools, community and networking, both in person and virtually, all with deep relevance to their specific industries. We then activate this engagement by connecting users with tens of thousands of targeted providers of products and services to help drive business growth. Learn more about our company at www.penton.com.

Penton is a privately held company owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.

CONTACTS:

Cynthia Kudren
Northeast & Pacific Coast Account Manager
National Real Estate Investor
Phone: 212-204-4252
Email: [email protected]

Chris Meyer
Director, Corporate Communications
Penton
Phone: 212-204-4259
Email: [email protected]

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