REFA Supports the 3rd Annual HELP Conference as an Industry Sponsor
REFA is proud to be an Industry Sponsor at the 3rd Annual Hotel Equity & Lenders Perspectives (HELP) Conference, to be held April 7th - 8th at the Seaport Waterfront Hotel. As part of the sponsorship, REFA has contributed a panel discussion to the conference program. Titled, Institutional Hotel Investment and the Financing Landscape, the discussion will be moderated by Kevin Phelan from Colliers International and includes the following panelist: Joseph Iadarola from Real Estate Advisers; Paul Ketterer from AEW Capital Management; and Jim Luchars from Stonebridge Companies.
For more information about the 3rd Annual HELP Conference, please visit www.helpconference.com.
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