In its weekly newsletter, MBA NewsLink, the Mortgage Bankers Association quoted Richard Bezold, Chair of the Akerman Real Estate Practice Group, about commercial real estate executives and their creative approaches to deal making, which has led to the recovery of not only the real estate industry, but also major cities across the U.S. The article titled, "Optimism Grows Among CRE Executives," also quoted Akerman U.S. Real Estate Summit speakers Dr. Peter Linneman, founding chairman of the Real Estate Department at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Richard Millard, chairman and CEO of Trust Hospitality, about the growing presence of Latin American investors in U.S. real estate markets, including retail, hospitality, industrial and multifamily sectors.