Trigild Announces Keynote Speaker for Spring Lender Conference

    SAN DIEGO, CA, March 14, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Victor Calanog, Ph.D., chief economist and senior vice president at REIS - a leading provider of commercial real estate market information and analysis - will headline the fourth annual Trigild Spring Lender Conference, set for April 22 to 23, 2015, at the Hotel Zaza in downtown Dallas.

Working with a team of economists and analysts, Calanog is responsible for the firm's market forecasting, valuation and real estate portfolio analytics services. His research has received awards and fellowship support from several institutions, including the Ford Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation and the Penn Lauder Center for International Business Research. He is a research and teaching fellow at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Ph.D. in applied economics and management science.

According to conference founder and Trigild president Judy Hoffman, Trigild launched the spring conference in 2012 to complement the success of its annual fall event in San Diego - which traditionally sells out. This year, hundreds of participants will convene in Dallas to hear Calanog and other leading commercial real estate and finance industry leaders address topics relevant to the economy, finance, commercial real estate and the lending industries, among them: Enforcing CRE Loans: Lessons Learned from the Great Recession; Servicing Single Family Residential Portfolios; How Declining Oil Prices Will Affect Real Estate; Alternatives to Bankruptcy; Examples of Successful Resolutions; Special Properties, Special Problem; and Adding Value to Those Really Tough Assets.

Other speakers slated to present this year include:

· Deborah Wright, general counsel - Prudential

· Clark Rogers, senior vice president of special servicing/asset management - KeyBank Real Estate Capital

· Brian Hansen, managing director - CW Capital

· Kevin Donahue, senior managing director - C-III Capital Partners

· Timothy Mazzetti, president/investor services - Cohen Financial

· Tom Nealon, group general counsel - LNR Partners

· John D'Amico, director special asset management - Trimont Real Estate Advisors

· David Harrison, senior vice president - PNC/Midland Loan Services

· Mark King, managing director - Rialto Capital Management

· Lonnie Abrahams, senior vice president - First City Commercial Corporation

To register, find out about sponsorship levels and learn more about the event, visit http://www.trigildspringconference.com.

About Trigild

Headquartered in San Diego with offices throughout the country, Trigild has nearly 40 years of property management and fiduciary expertise, with a focus on managing and maximizing value for assets in an array of industries, including commercial real estate, multifamily, hospitality and more. Since its inception, Trigild has developed a full service national operating platform providing institutional quality services to private real estate investors and financial institutions. For information, visit http://www.trigild.com.

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