Obstacles to growth and changing economic conditions were highlighted in a recent panel event hosted by the Commercial and Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island earlier this month. The CIBS-LI ‘s 2025 State of the Market event held Tuesday, June 17 at 58 South Service Road in Melville, featured a panel of experts from a variety of commercial real estate sectors including retail, industrial, office, banking and construction, exploring current challenges, emerging trends a

The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island has launched a new real estate podcast . Called “Square Feet,” the podcast aims to explore “the people, trends, and challenges shaping commercial real estate and economic development across Long Island,” according to a CIBS-LI statement. The new “Square Feet” podcast is hosted by CIBS-LI President Ralph Benzakein, a principal at Cresa Long Island and David Pennetta, chief strategic officer for CIBS-LI and executiv