On Friday, Nov. 18, over 500 people joined ULI Philadelphia in welcoming Mitchell M. Roschelle from Pricewaterhouse-Coopers at The Union League for his presentation on Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2017. He discussed the role of small entrepreneurial development, labor scarcity and housing affordability in real estate trends as well as trends in Capital Markets and the markets to watch.  Mitch kept the presentation light and lively as he regaled everyone with personal and professional stories related to real estate.  A panel on trends and innovation impacting regional real estate followed, and included Andrew Garnar-Wortzel, Principal, Strategy Director, Consulting Practice Area Leader, Gensler (NY), Douglas J. Green, Managing Principal, MSC Retail, Jennifer S. Vey, Fellow and Co-Director, Bass Institute on Innovation and Placemaking, The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, and moderated by Stephen P. Mullin, President, Econsult Solutions.  #ULIForecast17 #PHLForecast17