The Industrial Real Estate Podcast

I had the pleasure of interviewing Calvin Schnure, Senior Vice President of Research and Economic Analysis at Nareit, to get this thoughts and insights into the current state of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and the commercial real estate market. 0:00 - Intro   0:33 - The past year of REITs   4:50 - State of the office market   13:03 - Retail recovery?   17:46 - The ind...

I had a fantastic time talking about commercial real estate technology with Michael Beckerman, CEO of CREtech.  Michael is on the leading edge of technology and how it can be integrated into the commercial real estate industry.  Michael also addresses the often asked question: will technology displace commercial real estate professionals? And what would a call on technology be without ha...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Nick Pryce, Director - Planning Group for V3 Companies. We chatted about how complex municipal planning can be and why it's needed in the first place.  I am often critical of government for having too much red tape, but planning is one of those cases where a lot of important work happens behind the scenes.  And for anyone involved in development, or rea...

I was pleased to be joined by Tyler Cauble of The Cauble Group, a full service commercial real estate brokerage based out of Nashville, Tennessee.   Tyler is an active broker, investor, blogger, author and YouTuber, and we had a great chat about how to get started investing in real estate, how to evaluate an opportunity and tips on building a portfolio. 0:00 - Introduction  1:58 - Tyler'...

If you want to hear what it's like working in a market with sub 1% vacancy rate, grab a coffee and listen to Eugen Klein talk about the challenges and opportunities that come with an ultra-hot market. 0:00 - Introduction 0:20 - The evolution of Vancouver's real estate market  1:35 - Vancouver industrial real estate  12:02 - Advising clients in a hot market  13:29 - What's driving de...

Raphael is one of the most inspiring and hardworking professional I've met.  In addition to being a commercial real estate broker, he's an active blogger, YouTuber, podcaster and author. In this interview Raphael offers a number of actionable steps anyone can take to immediately take their business to another level.  We also dive into how he manages to juggle all these tasks, and also di...

I recently interviewed Christoper Drobot to get his thoughts on a variety of topics. We chatted about whether the office is dead, the future of retail, and why industrial real estate is such an attractive asset class right now.  We also talked about some of the risks in lending right now, as well as interest rates and inflation. Here are the timestamps if you want to jump to any of the sectio...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Justin Ralph of Jada Solutions to talk about hazardous materials and indoor air quality. These elements are often an afterthought, but they can have a big impact when considering an investment and also play a critical role in the health and wellbeing of employees. 0:00 - Introduction  1:33 - Main concerns to be aware of  2:30 - Why we see asbestos...

I had the pleasure of recently interviewing Mike Lipsey about his annual survey on the top commercial real estate brands (link to the 2021 results below).  We also got to chat about the value of having a CRM.   Mike offered a ton of great insight for brokers and professionals alike.  His recommendation at the end of the video is some of best advice I've ever heard.   0:00 - int...

I had the pleasure of talking with Scott about his background getting into real estate investing and how he added commercial real estate to his portfolio.   0:00 - Intro  0:30 - Scott's journey getting into real estate investing  2:00 - Holding vs flipping & investment strategies  3:41 - Making the jump to commercial real estate investing  7:04 - Owning commercial real...

I had the opportunity to interview JC, an attorney and real estate investor, to get his thoughts on the market, where he is finding opportunities, the importance of having a good attorney on your side, and what's happening in New York City right now.  0:00 - Intro  0:40 - JC's background  3:20 - Getting into real estate investing  5:24 - Capital appreciation  12:33 - Trans...

Having a solid understanding of phase I and II environmental site assessments is critical if you're involved in the commercial real estate industry.   In this video I interview Corey Klimchuk, senior client manager at Pinchin Ltd, to get a better understanding of environmental site assessments (ESA's).   Connect with Corey: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/corey-klimchuk-226b1678   #indus...

I had the good fortune of interviewing Mark Duclos (current president of SIOR and co-founder & president of Sentry Commercial) about what he saw in the industrial market in 2020 and trends he's following in 2021.   We had a great chat about the industry, networking, education, the value of processes, and SIOR.   Here are timestamps if you want to jump to a certain section:   0:0...

I was very excited to be joined by Matthew Johnson, Executive Director of Industrial Investments for Kingsett Capital.  Founded in 2002, Kingsett is a private equity real estate investment firm which has raised over $12 billion since inception.  They have a diversified portfolio, but the asset class we talk about on this channel is industrial real estate, and they are a major player in t...

In this week's episode of 5 Questions With Industry Experts I was pleased to be joined by Sandy Shindleman, President and CEO of Shindico.  Sandy and I chatted about a number of fascinating topics relating to developing & investing, including a construction costs, inflation, interest rates and last mile delivery.  0:00 - Introduction 0:30 - A review on the past year 6:44 - A changing...

I had the honour of sitting down with KC Conway, Chief Economist of the CCIM Institute, to discuss a number of fascinating topics:   0:00 ​ - introduction 0:34 ​ - migration trends away from the major cities 3:43 ​ - watershed moment in the workforce 8:40 ​ - future of the office and property values 15:04 ​ - prediction for the office market 18:40 ​ - last mile delivery & 200 million sq f...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jay Olshonsky, President of NAI Global, to talk about the commercial real estate market.   0:00 ​ - Introduction 0:56 ​ - How the commercial real estate industry has evolved 4:14 ​ - #1 change in commercial real estate 6:00 ​ - State of the office market 17:45 ​ - Risks and opportunities in the retail market 23:27 ​ - A major trend in industrial real es...

I had the great privilege of interviewing Dr. Linneman to get his thoughts on the commercial real estate market in 2020 and what he thinks is in store for 2021.   - Overview:   0:00 - Introduction 0:47 - What was your assessment of 2020? 9:45 - When do you expect people come back to the office? 19:46 -  Monetary expansion leading to more asset value inflation & effect on cap rat...