Cushman & Wakefield, Commercial Real Estate Lose Industry Leader

The commercial real estate industry is reacting with shock to the sudden passing of Joe Stettinius, a major force behind the mergers that created the latest iteration of Cushman & Wakefield.

A stalwart of commercial real estate in the Washington, D.C., area for decades, Stettinius gained national acclaim when he oversaw, with Mark Burkhart, the national expansion of Cassidy Turley.

Stettinius, a devoted family man who was well-liked in the…