If David Wallach, President and CEO of Barclay Street Real Estate, had been asked a year ago what the state of Calgary’s real estate industry was, his response wouldn’t have been far off from doom and gloom.

But one year on, the prospects for Calgary’s markets in commercial sectors like retail, industrial, and even downtown offices are looking up.

That, he said, is a blessing for everyone in the province.

Wallach, along with 85 other brokers and real estate professionals gathered for the TCN Worldwide Fall Conference in Calgary, which brought together some of the top independent real estate firms internationally from locales like Texas, Mexico, and Romania among others