“As a real estate investment management firm with a strong regional focus, it is extremely valuable to have the opportunity—which NAREIM affords—for high quality, confidential interaction with other real estate investors and managers whose experiences are a valuable (and otherwise unavailable) complement to our own. We simply have not found the same kind of intimate, industry-specific exchange of information and ideas in other real estate organizations. “Furthermore, the relatively small yet extremely substantive programs which NAREIM offers have been of significant benefit to both our partners as well as to our operational people. As such, NAREIM has become extremely valuable to our company.”

- Chip Davidson, Chairman and CEO, The Brookdale Group

“NAREIM is unique in its ability to allow our team the opportunity to engage in timely and pertinent dialogue with other investment managers across a broad spectrum. The collegial atmosphere encourages a move toward best practices in delivering the highest level of service to our clients.”

- Michael Elizondo, Group Head, Fidelity Real Estate

“NAREIM has been invaluable in providing a forum for engagement with peers in the industry on topics ranging from company operations to market fundamentals to economic and governmental issues facing real estate. Having been a leader at both large and small organizations while a member of NAREIM, I have found great benefit for my respective firms and staff from the programs provided by NAREIM.”

- David Steinwedell, Managing Partner, AIC Ventures and past President, Wells Fund Management, Wells Real Estate Funds

“Our firm has been a member of NAREIM since its founding in 1991. The organization has evolved as real estate investment opportunities and strategies have changed over the years. Throughout its evolution, NAREIM has consistently delivered its core benefits of networking, benchmarking and fostering candid discussion on a range of issues key to our business.”

- Robert Zerbst, Chairman and CEO (Retired), CBRE Investors