Real estate experts, with confidence in the New York City economy, discuss the future of leasing and investment in New York's office market.

The popularity of Long Island wines, many with award winning vintages, has significantly increased in the past few years, along with interest in year-'round living in the Hamptons and North Fork, offering well-built facilities, with access to the village.

Discussing new investment opportunities, panelists pointed to The Bronx and northern Manhattan - where affordable housing can still be built and as territory coming into its own. Of interest is the student-housing market, represented by 96,000 students.

Effects to the United States of the UK's EU referendum - BREXIT - are discussed in terms of jobs, investments and the US real estate market in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and the mid-west.

Manhattan's high rents encouraged development in many parts of Brooklyn and Queens. Families - mostly renters, retail and some looking for affordable office space are heading to Ridgewood (Queens) and Bushwick (Brooklyn). Future development: Sunnyside, Corona, Flushing.

Lower Manhattan has undergone an incredible renaissance, attracting thousands of visitors and New Yorkers, many living in Lower Manhattan-to the World Trade Center Towers, the waterfront, Memorial and Museum, excellent transportation and shops.

The end of World War II signaled an extraordinary population growth in Nassau and parts of Suffolk Counties. Panelists plan to keep "empty nesters," to attract the young with cool" downtowns, business opportunities and outstanding academic institutions.

Manhattan based developers, crossing the river into Brooklyn, some into up-and-coming neighborhoods, as well as already thriving locations throughout the borough discuss their interest in Brooklyn.

Panelists discuss commercial, industrial and retail properties and the conversion of these buildings to other uses. Access to transportation is an important consideration when developing locations.

Panelists discuss the architecture, favorable land prices, proximity to New York, transportation, educational institutions, the waterfront, and the local government's approach to the growth of Jersey City, NJ.