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Integra Holds Its Eighth Annual Real Estate Trends and Economic Forecasting Event; Top Industry Leaders Speak

Kansas City, MO (January 25, 2010) — On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Integra Realty Resources in partnership with the Lewis White Real Estate Center at the Bloch School of Business, UMKC, held their 8th annual Real Estate Trends and Investment Criteria Forecast for 2010. More than 400 real estate professionals attended the event at the Grand Ballroom in the Kansas City Convention Center.  Guest Speaker, Bob White with Real Capital Analytics kicked off the morning session speaking about national real estate trends, followed by panel discussions on the industrial and multi-family markets in the KC Metro area and a rousing discussion by several top real estate attorneys regarding the challenges of working with troubled assets. 

This year’s conference was dedicated to the memory of Kevin K. Nunnink, Integra’s co-founder and Chairman who passed away in August. The traditional “Leadership Award”, presented to a long-standing professional with crowning achievements in real estate was re-dedicated the Kevin K. Nunnink Leadership Award and bestowed to Lee Derrough, former President and CEO of Hunt Midwest Enterprises.  Former recipients of this award have included Allen Block, Barney Karbank, Paul Copaken and Hugh Zimmer.

In the afternoon, Esther George, First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, gave the keynote presentation on the outlook of the economy and the current position of the Federal Reserve with regard to monetary policy and how it relates to the real estate industry.  The balance of the afternoon included presentations and panel discussions on local retail, office, economic development initiatives as well as the impact of the capital markets on real estate development and finance.