Illinois REALTORS® Treasurer Dan Wagner speaks at a business forum sponsored by Missouri REALTORS® on Tuesday in St. Louis.

Illinois REALTORS® Treasurer Dan Wagner was a panelist at a Missouri REALTORS® business summit on Tuesday, speaking on the necessity of preserving the 1031 Like-Kind Exchange.

Wagner, who is senior vice president for industry relations at The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, spoke as part of the Missouri REALTORS® Fall Commercial Economic Summit at the Chase Park Hotel in St. Louis.

Joining Wagner on the panel, called 1031 Exchange, Another Tool for Your Toolbox, was Inland’s Brian Lang, vice president and external wholesaler; and Greg Smith, vice president of Investment Property Exchange Services Inc.