Is it any wonder that two litigators stole the show at The Real Deal’s seventh annual forum, which was structured as a debate between three sets of real estate professionals? (See a few photos from the forum above and look for the December issue for more.) Attorney Adam Leitman Bailey of the eponymous firm and Stuart Saft, chair of the real estate department at Dewey & LeBoeuf, faced off on whether litigation is harming New York City real estate — an animated discussion that had Bailey angling to settle a dispute with Saft from the podium (for a client with cancer) and Saft accusing Bailey of hurting the city with his tactics.

“When you litigate without thinking of the consequences and the macro [effects], it hurts the city of New York,” Saft said…. [more]

The Real Deal’s seventh annual forum, “The Debate,” at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center. Starting at 6:30 p.m., developer Billy Macklowe will debate Gristedes magnate John Catsimatidis. Then Curbed founder Lockhart Steele will face off against Frederick Peters, president of Warburg Realty Partnership. Finally, attorneys Stuart Saft of Dewey & LeBouef and Adam Leitman Bailey of his eponymous firm will go head-to-head. CNBC anchor Bill Griffeth will be moderating the event. It’s the big event of the year. If you move fast, you can still make it! Please tweet about the event and send questions using hashtag #trddebate.… [more]

Come to The Real Deal’s seventh annual forum Nov. 16 at Lincoln Center. This year, some of the biggest names in real estate will discuss the industry’s most pressing issues — debate style. Billy Macklowe will go toe-to-toe with Thor Equities CEO Joseph Sitt and one big-time real estate attorney will touch gloves with another when Adam Bailey and Stuart Saft face-off to discuss topics selected by moderator Bill Griffith, a CNBC anchor. Click here to reserve your tickets today and get the special early-bird rate. TRD

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“The road to recovery [for real estate] is just going to be a bit erratic,” said John Gomes of Core in the November video newsletter he does monthly with Core’s Frederik Eklund (see video above). The duo chatted about the market outside The Real Deal’s sixth annual forum, “The Road to Recovery,” earlier this month. Gomes and Eklund also head down to the Bowery and talk about their condominium unit listing at 195 Bowery, as well as the New Museum.

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