The Real Estate Finance Association (REFA) saw one of its most successful years in 2013. With membership and corporate sponsorships at an all-time high, there is not a better time to be a part of REFA!

2013 Highlights include:
* Membership is at an all-time high with 550 members and 67 corporate sponsors.

* Close to 600 members of the REFA community celebrated the 25th Annual REFA Gala and honored mayor Thomas Menino with the Robert S. Swain Jr. Distinguished Service Award.

* REFA Golf Outing which saw record attendance and raised $24,000 for two local charities.

* 27 quality programs and events that featured distinguished speakers such as Pamela Herbst, AEW Capital Management LP; Tod McGrath, MIT; Tom DeSimone, WS Development; Andy Hoar, CBRE | New England; and Michael Labelle, Boston Properties.

In 2014, REFA will continue to offer quality programming and quality networking opportunities. We look forward to growing our membership and working together to help make REFA Boston's leading commercial real estate business association.
Please join them for their Annual Forecasting Luncheon on Wednesday, January 15 at WilmerHale LLP. Frank Petz, Frank Petz of Jones Lang LaSalle will moderate the panel discussion which will give insight into the outlook for the real estate industry in 2014. Confirmed panelist for the program include Alicia Sasser Modestino from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and Anthony Pangaro from Millenium Partners.