Commercial Real Estate networking event registration closes this week

Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 10:28 am

SF commercial mortgage broker, bankers to address lending issues

NORTH BAY — The North Bay Business Journal will hold a networking event for commercial real estate industry professionals that will feature a panel of lenders to provide details on the state of financing in the North Bay, including information on required criteria for funding, potential opportunities for growth and what to look for as indicators of recovery. The event will be May 11 at the Sheraton Sonoma County in Petaluma from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $55 per person. To register, contact Linda Perkins at 707-521-5264 or events@busjrnl.com by Friday, or go to www.northbaybusinessjournal.com.

The panel will be moderated by Joan Woodard, president and CEO of Simons & Woodard. Speakers include Kurt Scheidt, principal of Kearny Capital Parnters, to comment on the market from the experiences of a commercial mortgage brokerage formed in 2004 that has closed more than 150 debt and equity transactions totaling more than $2.5 billion; Brian Reed, executive vice president and chief credit officer of First Community Bank, to give details on why the credit markets are so tight and what needs to be done to loosen them; and Sherrill Stockton, senior vice president and SBA manager of Exchange Bank, to provide insight into the local SBA market, including opportunities and an outlook on small business financing.

Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served as top brokers gather with top financial, building and other industry professionals for a unique, once-a-year opportunity to network.