Industry conference features Danny Meyer as keynote speaker
NEW YORK, May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The CRE Finance Council (CREFC), the trade association that exclusively represents the nearly $6 trillion commercial and multifamily real estate finance industry, will host its Annual Conference in New York City on June 9-11, 2025. This year's conference will examine how the industry is managing a broad array of challenges and update conference goers on all sectors of commercial real estate, including hospitality, multifamily, office, and retail, and the newest entrant to the sector – data centers.
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