“Retail is my detail.” That’s the catchphrase Faith Hope Consolo uses to succinctly define her niche in the real estate market.

The chairwoman of Douglas Elliman Real Estate’s retail team, however, is far beyond just another run-of-the-mill broker. She leads a group that does retail leasing and development consulting in almost every state in the United States as well as 38 other countries. In from New York for the CREW Network’s annual conference, Consolo offered observations about the South Florida market.