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Join the University of South Alabama Real Estate Program and an exceptional lineup of national and local leaders for the Gulf Coast Real Estate Spring Forum: True Grit to Growth. From forward-looking economic and real estate insights to the I-65 “String of Pearls” linking Alabama’s industrial corridor, this forum marks the moment we move beyond forecasting the future and begin realizing it. CE for real estate, legal, accounting, and appraisal professionals are being applied for at this time. Will you join us?
Forum Agenda:
Session 1 | The Economic Shell: Hard Grit and the Luster of 2026
Economic & Real Estate Outlook: Commercial, Residential, and New Construction
Speaker: Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist, National Association of REALTORS
Keynote Address
The Alliance for Growth: Navigating the New Gulf Coast Horizon
Speaker: Angus Cooper III, President, The Cooper Group
Session 2 | Under Pressure: Revitalizing Icons and Scaling the Future
NAIOP Gulf Coast Expert Panel
- Melissa Warren, Senior Advisor, Stirling Properties (Moderator)
- Robert Bronstein, Director of Business Development, Gulf Distributing
- Matt Zarzour, CEO, Zarzour Companies
Session 3 | The Harvest: Alabama’s String of Pearls - The I-65 Corridor
Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) and SIOR Expert Panel
- Scott D. McLain, CRE, CCIM, Principal/Managing Broker at Coldwell Banker Commercial McLain Real Estate
- Casey Pipes, Esp., CRE, Helmsing Leach, Attorneys At Law
- Jacob Crist, CRE, CCIM, Area Vice President, Colliers International
- Jeremy Milling, SIOR, CCIM, President, Milling Commercial Real Estate (MCR)
For questions or information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Grayson Glaze at 251-460-6710 or [email protected].
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Event Venue
MacQueen Alumni Center at the University of South Alabama, Mobile, United States
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