The Industrial Real Estate Podcast

This is a Live interview I had on Tuesday, January 18th with one of the world's leading real estate economists, Dr. Peter Linneman.   In addition to discussing the commercial and industrial real estate market, we'll dive into his thoughts on the economy, interest rates, inflation and other major trends to watch heading into 2022. -- About Dr. Peter Linneman: For over 40 years, Dr. Peter Linne...

This is a Live interview I had with Jay Olshonsky, President and CEO of NAI Global on Tuesday, January 11th 2022.  With nearly 40 years of experience in commercial real estate, Jay offers unique insight into markets all over the world. In this interview we'll be talking about some of the major trends in industrial real estate as well as his thoughts about the market for 2022. We'll also have...

It was an absolute honor to interview Walt Rakowich, the former CEO of Prologis. Here are the timestamps for the topics we discussed: 0:00 - Introduction 1:58 - Background on Prologis  7:09 - Why Prologis focused on Industrial Real Estate 11:20 - Choosing global markets 17:01 - Turning the company around (which properties were sold in 2008) 24:20 - Staying on top of the industrial real estate...

This is a LIVE interview that was recorded Friday Dec 3 2021. I interview Dr. Mark Lee Levine (bio below) to get his thoughts on how driverless vehicles (DV) will impact all facets of real estate. We’ll discuss the current state of DV technology and the potential impacts it could have on parkades, parking lots and garages. We’ll also address a great question that came in from Sol: How will automat...

I was excited to have Yonah Weiss on my show to talk about a tax strategy, but while preparing for the interview I discovered he had done hundreds (!!) of other interviews talking about that very topic.  Since he had already covered every question that came to mind, I saw it as an opportunity to get his podcasting wisdom and insights that he gained along the way. So in this video we jump into...

If you own industrial real estate (or plan to in the future), or if you are an industrial tenant - you'll want to listen to this interview with Jeremy Goodrich, Founder and CEO of Shine Insurance. Jeremy highlights not just why insurance is important, but why having the RIGHT insurance is critical. As I've said numerous times on my channel, having a team around you is important.  While the on...

I've had the pleasure of interviewing some amazing attorneys on my channel, and Annie Malo is no exception! During this discussion we get into a number of important issues for industrial tenants, landlords, and investors. Here are the timestamps for the various topics we chatted about: 0:00 - Introduction 2:13 - Use a lawyer early in the process 3:50 - The importance of contracts 8:41 - Working th...

Dr. Mark Lee Levine has been a professor, real estate broker, real estate, tax, and business attorney, and investor for over 40 years. He has worked on thousands of residential and commercial transactions, both within and outside the USA. Mark has been practicing law for more than four decades and is very active in the legal practice, with focus on real estate, business, tax and related fields of...

Join me and Ward Richmond, Executive Vice President with Colliers International, as we chat about supply chain real estate, including warehouse, distribution centers, truck terminals, last mile hubs, manufacturing facilities and industrial land. Ward is an expert in supply chain real estate strategy having negotiated over 500 transactions in 50+ cities all over the world. We had a fantastic conver...

A bit of a twist with this week's episode as I combined two interviews into one. Darin Brindle and Jeff Walston are both general contractors who have a ton of insights into the construction world.  I interviewed them both separately but since there was some overlap in the conversations I decided to combine it into one episode. If you want to hear their opinions on the current state of the con...

I'm honoured to introduce you to Brad Bartko, one of the most inspirational people I have ever met.  While this video isn't directly related to industrial real estate, I felt it was important to share Brad's story. To help set the stage, I'd ask you to imagine being in a restaurant where the restroom is located down a flight of stairs. But for this particular visualization, you have a mobilit...

Tune in to this week's episode to hear from an industrial real estate investor, attorney and YouTuber based in Dallas, Texas. In this video we do a deep dive into the Texas industrial real estate market and get some insights into why Ron chose industrial real estate and how he built a portfolio of nearly 80,000 sq ft.  Ron also shares what his end goal is.   This is an interview you don'...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Raj Patel, a Vice President of Commercial Financial Services with RBC to get his thoughts as a commercial lender with one of the world's largest banks.  We dove into a number of fascinating topics regarding industrial real estate and ended with Raj giving a fantastic overview about the value of actively participating in your community! Here are the time stam...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Logan Hartle, an experienced industrial real estate investor and broker. We discussed his background as a residential investor who transitioned into industrial, and also spoke about ways investors can find opportunities.  Perhaps the most impactful point came at 17:42 when Logan provided a great tip for new industrial investors. Here are the time stamps for...

Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Todd Hirsch, Chief Economist of ATB Financial, to get his thoughts on a variety of topics.   Todd is a master of using stories to draw comparisons to current economic conditions, and he had an absolute gem to describe all the recent government spending!  Here are timestamps for the topics we discussed: 0:00 - Introduction 1:01 - What's Happeni...

Rod Santomassimo, President and Founder of the Massimo Group, is a best selling author and leading coach in the commercial real estate industry. In this episode we discuss a number of ways a broker can increase their brokerage business.  I jotted down some excellent points during the interview and encourage you to watch the entire session! Here were two of my favourite quotes:   "Presenc...

Join me as I interview Nitin Bhatia to discuss a variety of different topics.  Nitin is a lawyer and commercial real estate investor, and after watching this video you'll see why I'm such a big fan of his! 0:00 - introduction  0:48 - legal challenges over the past 18 months  4:25 - any new lease provisions?  7:59 - have any asset classes struggled more than others?  10:04...

In this week's episode I'm pleased to be joined by Michael Golden, an industrial real estate owner with a portfolio spanning over 300,000 square feet. In addition to overseeing the portfolio, Michael has completed an extensive amount of education, including a Masters of Science in Real Estate, a Masters of Business Association and a Master of Taxation. In short, this is an opportunity to hear from...

Can you raise outside capital to purchase commercial real estate?  What if you don't come from a business-minded family or have a circle of affluent friends? In this episode I'm joined by Whitney Sewell, Founder and CEO of Life Bridge Capital, a private firm with over $125M in assets under management.  Whitney shares how he started with small projects and now raises upwards of $10M per p...

Tune in as I interview Kevin Gardner, Senior Director with Canada ICI and an expert in commercial real estate finance. We covered a number of fascinating points in regards to both industrial real estate and the commercial real estate market as a whole! 0:00 - Introduction  0:45 - Welcoming Kevin  1:03 - The Superbowl of Receiverships?  3:26 - Is Gov't Spending Kicking the Can Down t...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jeff Beals, an author, speaker, sales consultant with considerable experience in the commercial real estate industry. Jeff gives his advice on what new and experienced agents alike can do to increase their businesses in 2021. 0:00 - Intro  1:05 - Advice for new brokers  3:33 - Overcoming a lack of experience  5:07 - Avoiding complacency for ex...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tyler Chesser, an active real estate investor and host of Elevate, a top 200 business podcast. 0:00 - Introduction   1:42 - Transitioning from the corporate world to real estate  5:29 - Getting into investing  8:33 - Challenges & obstacles in investing  13:22 - What makes a good opportunity?  17:58 - Real estate syndications&nbsp...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Matt Kornack, Real Estate Equities Research Analyst with National Bank Financial.  We chatted about a number of topics pertaining to Canada's commercial real estate market! 0:00 - Introduction  0:20 - Review of the past year  3:50 - Why real estate is surging while some companies struggle  7:00 - Interest rates and inflation  12:15 -...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Stephen Petasky to get his thoughts on owning real estate in several different markets.  While this isn't directly related to industrial real estate (the focus of my channel), Stephen offers a ton of great insight to investors of all types who are considering investing in other markets. 0:00 - Introduction  0:55 - Luxus Group background  4:50 - Bec...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Justin Smith, author of Industrial Intelligence.  In addition to having an MBA and a Masters in Real Estate Development from USC, Justin has completed over 5 million square feet worth of industrial real estate transactions. We had a great chat about what companies can do and be prepared for when leasing industrial real estate: 0:00 - Introduction  0:25...