Forbes Real Estate Council is an invitation-only community for senior-level executives in the real estate industry, operated under the Forbes Councils program.
Membership is vetted: prospective members are evaluated on the depth and breadth of their experience before being invited to join. Those accepted gain contributor access to Forbes.com, where they can publish original articles and take part in expert Q&A panels alongside other members. The community also offers a private forum for peer discussion, access to vetted business-service partners, and concierge-level member support.
Forbes Councils is a network of these professional communities built in partnership with Forbes, with the Real Estate Council serving the brokerage, investment, development, and proptech leaders within the sector. It operates as an independent membership organization rather than an editorial desk of Forbes itself, though its publishing access is what distinguishes it from a conventional networking group.
I've been a founding member since 2017. It's one of the venues where I've kept a public byline on where the industry is headed.