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CBA Forum 2025

Information to help you understand and navigate current issues & economics.

Friday, May 16, 2025
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (PDT)

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* Registration open until 5/16/25 at 9:30 AM (PST)

Event Details

Forum 2025 is finally here!

CBA Members |*Included Membership Benefit for WA Brokers | $85 Non-Members

4 CE Hours

Join us online for our annual information-packed commercial real estate education program featuring timely information to help you understand and navigate the issues and economics impacting Pacific Northwest CRE.

This year's sessions include:

Introduction to AI in Commercial Real Estate

Panel:

Patricia Raicht, SEAM AP, Senior Director, Property Data Solutions, CBRE | Digital & Technology

Sourish Sarkar, Senior Director, Solutions Architecture | Moody’s 

Joe McBride, CFA, Senior Director | CRE Product | Moody's

Join our panel discussion led by CBA President & CEO, Chris McDougall, to learn more about AI and the practical applications and use cases in commercial real estate. Find out about some of the tools and systems being developed to improve productivity and provide better service to commercial real estate clients.

 

Pacific Northwest Economic Update | Steve Scranton, Chief Economist, Washington Trust Bank

Throughout the Pacific Northwest, Steve is a well-known speaker on economic conditions and the world securities markets. Join us for up-to-date information on the economy and investment market conditions.

Q&A with Steve Scranton and Chris McDougall

2025 Legislative Update | Riley Benge, Commercial Government Affairs Director, Washington REALTORS® 

Riley worked for nearly a decade within the Legislature, first as a Bill Drafting Attorney and then as Nonpartisan Counsel to the Senate Housing Committee. While with the Senate, Riley advised Legislators on legal and policy issues and worked closely with Executive agencies to evaluate and monitor implementation efforts by state and local governments. Riley will provide the latest information on the 2025 legislative session and its impact on the real estate sector.

Q&A with Riley Benge and Chris McDougall

CBA Association Update and Market Trends | Chris McDougall, President & CEO | CBA 

Join us for an update on your Association and the market trends we are seeing. Chris, who brings a diverse background of experience and skills from his career in the commercial real estate industry, including brokerage, research, technology, data, and development, will share his perspective.

*Unlimited access to CBA's live webinars applies only to dues-paying members. Admins and other non-dues-paying members are not eligible. 

For More Information:

Commercial Brokers Association Logo 20700 44th Ave. W., Suite 550
Lynnwood, WA 98036
United States
425.820.3348

Email register@commercialmls.com for assistance. 

What you can expect after you register:

  • Before the class, you will receive an email that includes a downloadable handout and a link to the affidavit and the class evaluation form. 
  • Please arrive on time.

To receive a certificate, you must:

  • Be present for the entire class.
  • Participate in all Polls.
  • Fill out the affidavit and the evaluation form.