Leaning In

Josh Grillo, co-founder and president of Resident360, is back with Todd Anderton and Chad Colley to finish their discussion around what works, what’s changed and what is to come for multifamily marketing. Josh explains how the Metaverse and VR/AR technology will impact resident experience and other residential real estate trends that will emerge in the next 5-10 years. Josh also discusses what con...

Josh Grillo, co-founder and president of Resident360, joins Todd Anderton, Trademark’s VP of Marketing, and Chad Colley, Trademark’s SVP Multifamily Partner, to share his multifamily marketing industry expertise, including best-practice examples and major multifamily marketing pitfalls. Josh also shares current marketing trends that would’ve surprised him a decade ago. The three discuss how Josh’s...

Dr. Peter Linneman and Terry Montesi finish the second half of their discussion on COVID’s lingering impact on each real estate sector, and specifically the evolving single and multifamily housing markets. Peter explains how office and lifestyle trends after the pandemic have impacted urban and suburban trade areas. The pair also evaluate Peter’s perspective on inflation, and if having real estate...

Dr. Peter Linneman joins Trademark’s Terry Montesi for his third appearance on the show to discuss what 2021 taught us about the economy, and his current thoughts on supply chain issues, capital markets, and labor shortages in 2022. They also ponder the big risks on the horizon for retail, mixed-use, multifamily and office real estate, as well as their predictions for this year. Leaning In is publ...

CBRE’s Senior Economic Advisor & Global Chief Client Officer,  Spencer Levy joins Trademark’s Terry Montesi and Chad Colley to wrap up  their conversation about multifamily trends, including the role of  multifamily in walkable mixed-use environments. Spencer also talks about  his predictions for the future of brick-and-mortar retail, what he sees  happening to office...

CBRE’s Senior Economic Advisor & Global Chief Client Officer, Spencer Levy joins Terry Montesi and Chad Colley of Trademark to discuss macro-economic trends in the global real estate market, with a specific focus on mixed-use and multifamily assets. Spencer shares his thoughts on CBRE’s research and 2022 predictions, as well as his research-based investment insight, including the recently publ...

Dr. Ryan Davis, COO of Witten Advisors joins Trademark CEO and founder, Terry Montesi, and Chad Colley, Trademark’s multifamily partner, to discuss macro-economic trends for the US multifamily sector, with a specific focus on the Sunbelt. Ryan dives into COVID’s impact on multifamily, and identifies several trends that might impact the next five years. The three discuss multifamily construction an...

In this week’s episode of Leaning In, we revisit one of the year’s most popular episodes with International Workplace Group’s CEO Mark Dixon. Trademark’s Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Tommy Miller, talks with Mark about flexible office workplaces and how IWG has maintained a reputation as an industry leader even through the 2020 commercial office disruption. Mark shares his thoug...

In this episode, JLL’s CEO of Capital Markets Americas, Mark Gibson, joins Terry Montesi and Tommy Miller to discuss a wide range of topics -- from inflation to supply chain issues -- and their impact on capital markets. Mark comments about the recent JLL and HFF merger, and names two property sectors he expects to boom. The three also discuss real estate investors’ motivations, while Terry and To...

In this episode, Terry Montesi, Trademark’s CEO and founder, and Ellen Dunham-Jones, author, professor and director of Georgia Tech’s Urban Design program, pickup their discussion about suburban redevelopments. Ellen explains the importance of community and how implementing green spaces in redevelopments provides a perfect platform for people to gather and connect. Terry and Ellen share their pred...

Trademark CEO and founder Terry Montesi speaks with Ellen Dunham-Jones, notable author, professor, and Director of Georgia Tech’s Urban Design Program, about her passion for redeveloping suburban commercial properties. The two examine the three stages of redevelopment and express the importance of the third stage: “re-greening” projects. Ellen also shares her thoughts on revitalizing communities a...

For the second half of their discussion, Chuck Steelman, Trademark’s VP of Experience and Al Urbanski, Real Estate Editor of Chain Store Age , discuss prominent trends emerging in retail real estate, including the prioritization of experience for brick-and-mortar retail. Al offers advice for retail developers as they navigate the evolution of retail real estate. Al also shares his favorite retail...

In this two-part episode, Trademark’s VP of Experience, Chuck Steelman, sits down with Al Urbanski, Real Estate Editor at Chain Store Age, to discuss the building blocks of experiential shopping. Al gives a peak behind the journalist curtain to share what properties across the nation are doing to better their retail experiences. He and Chuck talk about CSA’s Top 10 Retail Center Experiences of 202...

Terry Montesi is joined by Ethan Chernofsky, a leading innovator at Placer.ai, for the second half of their discussion on how mobile analytics technology and consumer marketing are shaping the future of commercial real estate. They chat about shopping centers’ evolution and what developing technologies are doing to advance the industry. Ethan explains the relationship between the omnichannel and c...

Leading PropTech innovator Ethan Chernofsky of Placer.ai joins Terry Montesi to discuss their niche in the commercial real estate world, and how Placer.ai’s empowering analytics technology has changed the industry from underwriting to consumer marketing. He uses Placer.ai’s analytics to identify real estate trends, and suggests how more exciting approaches are coming to the world of...

Dr. Peter Linneman joins Terry Montesi to continue the second half of their discussion about the current state of the country’s economy, and its influence on the real estate sector. Peter gives a comprehensive overview of the residential real estate economy and explains how the multifamily and single-family markets are simultaneously finding success. They evaluate COVID’s hard reset of the economy...

Dr. Peter Linneman, Principal of Linneman Associates, joins Trademark CEO, Terry Montesi to discuss the state of the commercial real estate industry midway through 2021. Peter shares his views on consumerism, retail real estate, and how the economic cycle will change as we move closer to the end of the pandemic. Additionally, the two discuss pandemic-induced changes including what trends will ceas...

In the second half of this discussion, Trademark’s CEO, Terry Montesi, and his good friend Ken Bernstein, President and CEO of Acadia Realty Trust, discuss investment strategy and how it, along with urban and suburban real estate markets, have transformed during the pandemic. The two talk about omnichannel retailing's dependency on brick-and-mortar, and how retail real estate supply and demand is...

As the country continues to reopen, how will the retail real estate landscape change? In part 1 of this two-part episode, Trademark CEO, Terry Montesi, joins his long-time friend, Ken Bernstein, President and CEO of Acadia Realty Trust, to discuss his background and how he started Acadia. Ken explains his diverse portfolio and how targeting both open-air centers and urban assets has led to success...

In part two of this discussion, CEO Terry Montesi and his friend Jeffrey Bayer, CEO of Bayer Ventures and Founder of Bayer Properties, talk about how oversupplied retail impacts mixed-use development in the U.S. They add how recent trends, innovations and technologies influence future brick-and-mortar retail expectations. Jeffrey wraps up the conversation sharing his current projects, including hi...

What are the needed change agents in retail real estate and where should we go from here? In part one of this  two-part episode, Trademark CEO Terry Montesi talks with his good friend  Jeffrey Bayer, CEO of Bayer Ventures and Founder of Bayer Properties,  about his journey into real estate and founding Bayer Properties, as  well as what he learned and what he would do different...

In the second half of their conversation, Trademark’s Tommy Miller continues with IWG's CEO Mark Dixon about the importance of purposed-based design in flexible workspaces and the mixed-use environment. The two review IWG’s latest concept launch at Trademark's First Street Napa development, and how COVID heavily influenced the final design of this new space. Finally, the two discuss the significan...

As the world continues to evolve through recent societal changes, ever wonder how everyday life will adapt? When it comes to traditional workspaces, the “new normal” is already on its way. In part one of this two-part episode, Trademark’s Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Tommy Miller, talks with Mark Dixon, the CEO of IWG, International Workplace Group, about flexible office workpla...

To conclude their conversation about digitally native brands and bricks-and-mortar retail, CEO Terry Montesi and Chris Knott, CMO for johnnie-O and founder of men's fashion brand Peter Millar, discuss the “clicks-to-bricks” trend and the role real estate plays in helping apparel retailers maintain relevance. Chris shares what he sees as the future of brick-and-mortar retail and how technology...

Why do digitally native brands need bricks-and-mortar? johnnie-O recently opened their first bricks-and-mortar location at Trademark's WestBend development in Fort Worth, with plans for creating additional retail footprints throughout the country. In this two part discussion, Chris Knott, who founded luxury brand Peter Millar in 2001 and left in 2015, joins Terry Montesi to discuss how the evoluti...