515 attendees, representing 325 firms attended the DISTRESSED REAL ESTATE SUMMIT: CALIFORNIA. View photos here.  GreenPearl Events, organizer of executive-level conferences and networking events, is now 3 for 3, successfully executing the DISTRESSED REAL ESTATE SUMMIT: CALIFORNIA, on February 4, 2010, at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. The DISTRESSED REAL ESTATE SUMMIT series is the nation’s premier distressed real estate and debt conference, offering a content-rich agenda combined with the ample networking time necessary for new business development in today’s climate. Future DRES conferences are scheduled for Chicago, Houston, New York, and Miami. Visit GreenPearlEvents.com for more information. The DISTRESSED REAL ESTATE SUMMIT brought together the Southern California commercial and residential real estate communities for a full-day program on the state of distress, identifying opportunities for investors, while providing solutions for highly-leveraged investors. We will post testimonials and survey results shortly.

Agenda Highlights

• California and Southwest Distressed Real Estate: How much debt is in distress, where, and involving what property types?
• Seeking Distress: Where are the opportunities? And, who will deploy capital in 2010?
• Alternative, Traditional & Emerging Debt Sources: Who is lending?
• Buying, Selling & Determining Value: Sharp and fast decline… But equally sharp return? What’s the future hold for California commercial real estate values?
• Non-Performing Leases & Impact on Cash Flow: Exploring the response of landlords in today’s climate
• Hotels, Hotels, and More Hotels: Should investors buy now, or wait for additional declines in value?
• Opportunities in Broken Condo Deals: Disposition, acquisition and administration of for-sale housing assets
• Special Update: Economic stimulation & real estate: “It’s the economy, stupid!” (Now, How Do We Get it Moving?)
• A Practical and Legal Perspective: Buying Distressed Real Estate & Debt in California
• The “Workout Panel:” Years of Excessive Leverage Turn the Industry on Its Head…What’s Next for Investors and Owners?
• Delinquencies, Defaults, Foreclosures: Analysis of the buying opportunities in today’s climate
• Distressed Construction & Development: Opportunities, or only challenges?