The Weekly Take from CBRE

U.S. Air Force veteran and consultant DeDe Halfhill discusses effective leadership qualities, debunks management myths and shares tactics for team-building and improving productivity. Insights to Share from DeDe Halfhill:   ·      Creating a culture of open feedback is incredibly important for those in leaderships roles but often hard to achieve given the power d...

With many commercial real estate investors in a wait-and-see mode, Rob Finlay, author and founder of Thirty Capital, expounds on opportunities to create value using data analytics to optimize property performance. Insights to Share from Rob Finlay:   1. Waiting for rates to drop is not a good strategy for real estate investors. Instead, they should focus on managing their assets and debt effe...

In a bonus episode from our 2024 Outlook, Chief Economists Jim Costello (MSCI Real Assets) and Richard Barkham (CBRE) respond to live audience questions about the 2024 commercial real estate outlook.

Our annual must-listen episode. Chief Economists Jim Costello (MSCI Real Assets) and Richard Barkham (CBRE) share their predictions for the global economy, interest rates, capital markets and investment opportunities across commercial real estate sectors. THIS WEEK'S GUESTS Richard Barkham Global Chief Economist, Head of Global Research & Head of Americas Research, CBRE Richard Barkham leads a...

As you make big plans for 2024, here's one of our most popular episodes from the past year featuring author and professor Bent Flyvbjerg talking about how he and his team studied more than 16,000 projects—from skyscrapers to Oscar-winning films—to learn the secrets of their success, and the common thread in their failures. THIS EPISODE'S GUEST: Bent Flyvbjerg Professor, Oxford University and...

2023 was a challenging year for commercial real estate, driven by sharply rising interest rates, economic uncertainty and continued slow progress on return-to-office plans. Join us as we look back at everything from market conditions to labor issues to office amenities to emerging technologies and more. Insights to Share:   ·     The commercial real estate market in 2...

Mixed-use real estate can be thought of as several discrete projects—executed in parallel—within a block-by-block area, to create a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts. Three seasoned CRE professionals, Katie Grissom of Nuveen, Sondra Wenger of CBRE Investment Management and Colin Yasukochi of CBRE, discuss the metrics that matter most when measuring synergies across residential, retail...

Kimco Realty’s (NYSE: KIM) President and Chief Investment Officer Ross Cooper says that retail and mixed-use property owners and tenants have become partners. In a wide ranging discussion he talks about the challenges facing real estate investors today, the evolution of the shopping experience and the possibilities for mixed-use properties. SOME KEY INSIGHTS: 1. Taking on equity partners through j...

Marc Lore helped to revolutionize how consumers purchase goods—everything from diapers to office supplies. Now he wants to revolutionize the restaurant and food delivery business with his newest venture, a company called Wonder. Lore discusses his vision for Wonder, which combines ecommerce with traditional restaurant and real estate strategies. 1. The food delivery market has boomed to about $100...

Rob Lilwall was a high school teacher who, in need of a new direction, decided to walk across Siberia. This was the start of an avocation that he parlayed into a profession. Rob’s story is about conquering fears, overcoming setbacks, building inner resilience and reaching for higher goals, whether it’s climbing mountain or closing real estate deals. “One of the great things about an expeditio...

One’s an office occupier—Orrick’s Laura Saklad—and the other’s an office investor—CBRE Investment Management’s Julie Ingersoll. From opposite sides of the table, they discuss how property investors and occupiers can work together to facilitate return-to-office strategies and make the workplace a magnet for talent attraction and retention. Insights to Share: ·      Suc...

The rapid growth of digital infrastructure like AI, edge computing, virtual reality and private clouds is making data centers—once an underappareciated niche—into an increasingly important commercial real estate sector. DigitalBridge CEO Marc Ganzi and CBRE’s Pat Lynch share insights on this burgeoning market. ABOUT THIS WEEK'S GUESTS: Marc Ganzi CEO DigitalBridge Marc C. Ganzi is the Chief E...

The leaders of two of America’s key seaports—Gene Seroka of the Port of Los Angeles and Barbara Melvin of South Carolina Ports—discuss lessons learned from the pandemic and what resurgent trade activity augurs for supply chains and industrial & logistics real estate investors and occupiers. ABOUT THIS WEEK'S GUESTS GENE SEROKA is the Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest c...

Oscar Munoz, former CEO of United Airlines, and Sol Trujillo, Chairman of Trujillo Group Investments, share their unique experiences on business transformation, honing leadership styles and climbing the corporate ladder while embracing their Hispanic heritage.

Blackstone's Chief Technology Officer, John Stecher and CBRE's Chief Data & Technology Officer, Sandeep Davé join The Weekly Take to explore the extraordinary power and promise of technology—from AI to PropTech and more—on commercial real estate.

Futurist Jacob Morgan returns to discuss how leading teams with vulnerability can increase productivity, build relationships and achieve organizational transformation. Morgan’s new book, Leading with Vulnerability —filled with lessons drawn from interviews with more than 100 CEOs—explains the difference between being weak, being vulnerable and leading with vulnerability.

Siting a manufacturing plant or warehouse is a supreme challenge in today’s economy. TreeHouse Foods’ David Varalli and CBRE’s Seth Martindale and A.J. Magner offer insights on balancing infrastructure, labor and resource availability, automation and costs in site selection and deciding whether to lease or own.

The competition to attract and retain skilled labor has intensified, but what if your best candidates never know about your business? Project Destined’s Cedric Bobo and CBRE’s Toya Everett discuss how they are increasing awareness of commercial real estate careers—particularly in underrepresented communities—and creating more grassroots training and mentorship.

As the global capital markets wait for asset repricing and interest rates to peak, global investment management firms like PGIM see opportunities in sectors such as multifamily, industrial and retail. PGIM Real Estate’s Cathy Marcus offers insights on capital flows.

On this episode, three retired military officers—Hiring Our Heroes’ Adam Rocke, Cleveland Clinic’s Pat Rios and CBRE’s Michelle Butters—discuss how veterans can help companies overcome skilled labor shortages and share advice on transitioning from military to civilian life.

Melinda Richter, Johnson & Johnson’s Global Head of Innovation - JLABS, discusses finding, funding and incubating startups with expert commercial real estate market and Life Sciences sector commentary from CBRE’s Matt Gardner.

CBRE’s Office Occupier Sentiment Survey provides current insights on how companies are approaching in-office and hybrid work. CBRE’s Global Occupier Thought Leader Julie Whelan discusses key findings and shares thoughts on several companies’ return-to-office strategies and policies.

CBRE's Global Chief Economist, Richard Barkham, offers insights on the outlook for the rest of the year and beyond, with an eye on whether we're through the worst of the downturn. CBRE Research’s sector specialists chime in with commentary from the 2023 Midyear Global Real Estate Market Outlook event.

The end of the pandemic and relatively low retail availability have rewritten the “Malls Are Dead” narrative. So asserts Tom O’Hern, CEO of Macerich, a REIT with 47 million sq. ft. of regional town centers. He joins Spencer Levy to discuss how the best malls are succeeding by reimagining their tenant mix and offering shoppers new experiences.

In this episode of The Weekly Take, PIMCO’s John Lee and CBRE’s Chris Ludeman join Spencer Levy to discuss the current state of the capital markets, the impact of the Federal Reserve's continued interest rate hikes and potential opportunities amid uncertainty.