Daniel Gale Sotheby’s James Phelps Retz Guest Panelist on Award-Winning Broadcast Series Exploring Critical Issues

(Huntington, N.Y.) James P. Retz, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Technology for Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, one of the nation’s leading realtors, will be a panelist later this month on the award winning television program Exploring Critical Issues. “The Real State of Long Island Real Estate” is the topic of the upcoming program hosted by Adelphi University President Dr. Robert A. Scott. In its sixth year of production, the hour-long program features a roundtable of distinguished guests that explore a topic of significance to metro-area viewers.

“The Real State of Real Estate” provides viewpoints on the current real estate market as influenced by factors in construction, architecture, commercial and residential real estate.

“There have been so many changes to both the commercial and residential real estate markets, it is important to be able to look at the big picture,” said Retz.  “The Internet, in particular, has revolutionized the home buying process.  But much has stayed the same. We all still need a place to live, and the emotional and financial implications of buying and selling a home call for the expertise of an experienced real estate agent.”

In addition to Jim Retz, panelists include Ted Sasso, President, Renaissance Realty Services, LLC; Mitchell Rechler, Rechler Equity Partners and President of ABLI (Association for a Better Long Island) and John Tsunis, Chairman, Gold Coast Bank, Chairman and CEO, Long Island Hotels, LLC, and land use attorney at Tsunis, Gasparis, and Lustig, LLC.

Exploring Critical Issues airs on Monday mornings at 9:30 a.m., Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10:30 p.m.   The Real State of Real Estate segment can be seen at those times the weeks of November 16th and 23rd.

Exploring Critical Issues is seen by over four million households in the Long Island/New York Metropolitan/Connecticut area on Cablevision Channel 29 and Verizon Fios TV Channel 296, and worldwide over the web. The show has earned three Telly Awards, the cable equivalent of the Emmy.

As the engaged University, Adelphi is proud to sponsor Exploring Critical Issues to provide scholars, advocates, and other distinguished guests with a forum in which to explore critical local, regional, national, and global topics, such as the environment, health, business, the arts, politics, law, and government regulations. For more information on Exploring Critical Issues airdates and times, visit www.telecaretv.org.

Founded in 1922, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty consistently leads the nation in achieving one of the highest average sales prices in the country.  It is a $2 billion plus organization with more than 600 sales associates in 30 offices and divisions spanning Long Island.  Services include an award-winning Relocation Center, a New Homes division, a Condominium Group, a Commercial Division; Ambassador Abstract, a full-service title company, and a Wells Fargo Mortgage affiliation.  Daniel Gale Real Estate has been the exclusive Sotheby’s International Realty® affiliate for Long Island’s North Shore since 1976.  Over the course of this relationship, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty has gained exceptional national and international recognition, including taking top honors worldwide for the past several years.

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty is a member of Residence, The Registry, and is on the Regents Board of “Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate,” a global network of leading real estate companies.  More information may be obtained at www.danielgale.com.

Photo: Adelphi University President Dr. Robert A. Scott (center) hosts the Exploring Critical Issues broadcast on “The State of Real Estate” with guests (l to r) Ted Sasso, President, Renaissance Realty Services, LLC; Mitchell Rechler, Rechler Equity Partners and President of ABLI; John Tsunis, Chairman, Gold Coast Bank, Chairman and CEO, Long Island Hotels, LLC, Land Use Attorney, Tsunis, Gasparis, and Lustig, LLC; and James Retz, Senior Vice President, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty.