Peter Slatin

Peter Slatin is the founder and editor of The Slatin Report, a Web-based commercial real estate news service launched in 2003. Theslatinreport.com, which has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as a leading source of industry information for real estate professionals, reaches more than 13,000 readers a week across the U.S.

In November 2005, Mr. Slatin launched the Forbes/Slatin Real Estate Report, in collaboration with Forbes.com. This monthly subscription publication covers international real estate securities. He has also recently joined Forbes Magazine's roster of respected Financial Columnists as the first to focus on real estate.

Mr. Slatin has more than 15 years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry for a variety of publications, including Barron’s, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Urban Land, Real Estate Portfolio magazine, and many others. Before creating The Slatin Report Group, Mr. Slatin was the co-founder and editor-in-chief of GRID, a ground-breaking real estate magazine and winner of numerous awards for editorial excellence.

In January 2008, Mr. Slatin was named Chairman of the Van Alen Institute, a New York-based nonprofit focusing on the development and design of public spaces. He sits on the Advisory Council of the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter, and has also served on the Board of Directors of Lighthouse International, the nation’s leading provider of rehabilitation services for the visually impaired.

He is known for his straight talking style and sometimes controversial commentary.

Read the Slatin Report: http://www.theslatinreport.com/

Read the Forbes/Slatin Report: http://www.newsletters.forbes.com