Front & Center

In the most recent episode of Front & Center, Co-Hosts Scott Crowe and Uma Moriarity delve into how sustainability considerations are considered in assessing commercial real estate investment opportunities. "Sustainability's Role in Real Estate Value" sheds light on the various environmental, social and governance factors that influence the long-term value of the properties in wh...

On the cusp of REIT earnings season, Front & Center Co-Hosts Scott Crowe and Uma Moriarity chat with Real Estate Securities Portfolio Manager Alex Snyder about what the listed real estate market can tell us about the remainder of 2023 for the entire asset class. “REIT Earnings Read-Through Into Real Estate” discusses what a pending “normalization” for commercial real estate might resemble. Fro...

Our latest episode of Front & Center features Managing Director Robert Holuba who chats with host Uma Moriarity about CenterSquare’s conviction in the emerging sector of retail we call Essential Service Retail (ESR). “Essential Service Retail, Uncovering Hidden Value” discusses a perfect storm of market forces that have created an attractive investment opportunity for ESR properties as well as...

In our latest episode of Front & Center, our host Uma Moriarity invites CenterSquare Managing Director Michael Boxer to discuss why current market conditions present an opportune time for private real estate debt. “Real Estate Debt, Why Now?” delves into how the current lending environment has impacted the historical capital stack, creating opportunity for mezzanine debt providers as tradition...

Fresh on the heels of our last episode on Artificial Intelligence, Scott Crowe and Uma Moriarity react to the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to leave interest rates unchanged for the time being. In this episode, our co-hosts discuss what might be in store in terms of future rate changes, how Fed action will impact the public and private markets differently, and the effect on the multifamily and...

In this episode, Scott Crowe and Uma Moriarity offer their thoughts on the chatter from last week’s Nareit conference in NY, focusing on a topic that was (surprisingly) less discussed – Artificial Intelligence and its impact on real estate.  Tune in to hear how AI is poised to impact the built environment in a number of obvious and subtle ways.

Our first episode features a conversation between CenterSquare co-hosts Scott Crowe, President & Chief Investment Strategist, and Uma Moriarity, Senior Investment Strategist, who share our broad vision for Front & Center and then set the stage for future episodes, offering insight into today’s real estate pricing and tomorrow’s investment opportunities across the public and private markets...