<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1LPYTm_0wD93Tir00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1LPYTm_0wD93Tir00" width="820" height="510" >More than 1,100 commercial real estate professionals turned up at this year’s NAIOP SoCal “007” themed Night at the Fights, held Oct. 10 at the OC Fair &amp; Event Center in Costa Mesa. This year represented the highest number of attendees ever for the annual black-tie event, along with a record total of four commercial real estate industry bouts.Eight commercial real estate pros trained prior to the event in preparation for their boxing debut at Night at the Fights. For 2024, the fighters and champions included:<ul><li>Lightweight heavyweight bout between Robin Bhalla, Retail Round Robin, and Eric Miller, ODIC, won by Miller.</li><li>Middleweight bout between Richard Bernal, Fidelity National Title NCS, and Keifer Shaffer, Savills US, won by Shaffer.</li><li>Middleweight bout between Eric Chan, Langan, and Ray Young, CREIM, won by Young.</li><li>Super heavyweight bout between Jeff Farano, Buchalter and Elijah Goldtrap, Graves Construction, won by Goldtrap.</li></ul>The main event also included a middleweight professional boxing match.“What a night for the industry to come out to celebrate and enjoy an evening of glamour and competition,” said Tim Jemal, CEO, NAIOP SoCal. “Night at the Fights continues to solidify its place as the premier Southern California commercial real estate industry event.”In addition to sponsorship and ticket sales, Night at the Fights featured a Silent Auction. Net proceeds from the auction benefited Building Block Foundation Fund and NAIOP SoCal’s legislative affairs initiatives.Read More News Stories About: NAIOPConnectInside The StoryPaul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&amp;As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).</div></body>

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NAIOP SoCal’s Night at the Fights Draws Record Attendance

More than 1,100 commercial real estate professionals turned up at this year’s NAIOP SoCal “007” themed Night at the Fights, held Oct. 10 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa. This year represented the highest number of attendees ever for the annual black-tie event, along with a record total of four commercial real estate industry bouts.