Ivy Zelman, CEO of Zelman Associates discusses the below information with Evan Kinne and Ed Steffelin, SVP's at George Smith Partners. Effects of the legislative agenda on housing Affordability and what that looks like in the years ahead Single family rentals – supply and demand dynamics Gimme Shelter: Hard Calls & Soft Skills From a Wall St. Trailblazer

Bryan Shaffer, Principal/Managing Director at George Smith Partners David Pascale, Senior Vice President, George Smith Partners Discussion Topics: Today's interest rate environment Key real estate market predictions Property sectors attracting capital Construction lending trends Future interest rate expectations

From April 23, 2021. Don Griffith, CEO | California First Bank Chris Thornberg, Founding Partner | Beacon Economics, LLC Jonathan Lee, Principal/Managing Director | George Smith Partners Discussion Topics: Taxes, Inflation, COVID-19 & CRE, Increased Fed Stimulus, California Outlook

From December 11, 2020. Panelists: • Tucker Hughes | Peregren Capital Group • Eric Sussman | Clear Capital, LLC and Adjunct Professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management Moderators: • Evan Kinne | George Smith Partners • Ed Steffelin | George Smith Partners

We are in recession, and it is likely to be a long slog back. How should the players address their distressed assets? In this webinar, we take a deep dive into the remedies and opportunities available to property owners, venture partners, and lenders. This discussion on refinancing, workouts, receiverships, and adaptive reuse is led by acknowledged experts in finance, law, receivership, and market economics, with a focus on each asset class and the overall state of the market. Featured Panelists: Malcolm Davies | Principal & Managing Director, George Smith Partners Doug Wilson | Chairman & CEO, Douglas Wilson Companies Alan Martin | Partner, Sheppard Mullin Moderator: Gary London | Senior Principal, London Moeder Advisors

Zack Streit, Senior Vice President at George Smith Partners and John Jung, Co-Founder of Brick+Work discussed CRE and financing. The full discussion covers how to provide value to developers and equity and entrepreneurial sponsorship.

The discussion topics included: various types of investment platforms available to capitalize real estate owners’ and sponsors’ projects post-COVID, how these platforms are perceiving opportunities and risks and how real estate owners and sponsors best position their platforms and projects to attract such capital sources. Panelists: David Butler | Argosy Real Estate Partners Ron Diamond | Diamond Wealth Ian Formigle | CrowdStreet Moderators: Malcolm Davies | George Smith Partners Zack Streit | George Smith Partners

Panelists: Rachel Hunter | Apollo Global Management LLC Jeff Burns | Walker & Dunlop, LLC Tammy Jones | Basis Investment Group Moderators: Michael Anderson-Mitterling | George Smith Partners Olga Brandeis | George Smith Partners

Featured Panelists: Bethany Logan Ropa | UBS Investment Bank Tim Sullivan | Meyers Research Wes Rogers | Landmark Properties, Inc. Moderators: Evan Kinne | George Smith Partners Ed Steffelin | George Smith Partners

Paul Monsen, Vice President at George Smith Partners discusses, "What is going on with Capital Markets" with Michael Anderson-Mitterling, Senior Vice President at George Smith Partners.

KEY TOPICS: * Understanding todays lending landscape * The Benefits of Non-Recourse CMBS Loans to Borrowers and the overall lending market * The impact of COVID-19 on Hotel, Retail, Office & Multifamily CMBS Loans * Key’s to Successful Reopening of CMBS- CMBS 3.0 * Impact of economic slowdown and needed Federal Reserve & US Government Actions * Understanding the Workout & Servicing Options for Troubled Loans Featured Panelists: Mark Fluent | Deutsche Bank Corporate Bank Tammy Goldfisher | The Henley Group, Inc. Christopher LaBianca | UBS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS INC. Matthew Lefkowitz | Crown Properties International Moderators: Bryan Shaffer | George Smith Partners David Pascale | George Smith Partners Jarod King | George Smith Partners