Conference to Address ‘Future of Real Estate in New Economy’

Economic and political observer Joel Kotkin will make a luncheon presentation Monday during the first UCLA Extension/Los Angeles Times 2000 Real Estate Forecast. .

Kotkin will speak on the theme of the conference: “The Future of Real Estate in the New Economy.” The one-day event will also include the panels “Retail’s Response to E-Commerce,” “Strategies for Developing New Communities,” “Opportunities for Real Estate Companies in the Internet Economy” and “Meeting the Needs of a Changing Workplace.”

In addition, the real estate services firm Grubb & Ellis will release its forecast for the Los Angeles basin and the nation.

More information about the conference, which will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, is available by calling (310) 206-1409. The conference fee is $275.