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The Weekly Take from CBRE — 309 episodes

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Good Vibrations: Why San Diego's CRE outlook is brightening

2

Let’s Stay Together: Growth capital and secondary investing

3

Q2 2026 Commercial Real Estate Outlook with Dr. Henry Chin (BONUS EPISODE)

4

Style: How malls attract shoppers and lift NOI

5

Back in the Game: As lenders return, CRE financing options expand

6

What’s in Store: Retail Real Estate’s Investment Outlook

7

This Is How We Do It: The playbook for office-to-residential conversions

8

Drive My Car: Turning parking spots into steady cash flow

9

Walking on Sunshine: Why commercial real estate feels investable again

10

Don’t Stop Me Now: Innovations driving industrial real estate

11

Things Have Changed: Why Portugal is a European hotspot

12

This Is It: AI infrastructure is powering office markets

13

Like a Hurricane: Raleigh’s incredible CRE growth (and hockey team)

14

This Must Be the Place: Food halls are enhancing asset value

15

Digital Love: AI & the Future of CRE

16

On the Road Again: Coast-to-coast opportunities in commercial real estate

17

New Day: The U.S. economy and real estate in 2026 with PwC

18

California Dreamin’: Converting an office park into a lively town center

19

New Rules: Earning Respect, Sustaining Engagement and Improving Presence

20

Adam Grant on questioning conventional wisdom and making better decisions [encore - 04.08.25]

21

The business value of a desirable workplace [encore - 11.02.25]

22

Coming Up: Optimism about a continued real estate rebound in 2026

23

Shake It Off: Office investing is coming back

24

Look Around: Exploring today’s capital strategies

25

Powerhouse: The Future of Data Centers [Encore - 8.19.25]

26

The Room Where It Happens: Inside Real Assets Investment Strategy

27

Around the World: Coca-Cola’s real estate recipe for growth

28

Everyday People: Gensler on creating the workplaces people want

29

What’s Ahead for Commercial Real Estate (BONUS EPISODE)

30

My Generation: How boomers, Gen X, millennials, Gen Z are working together

31

Treasure: Leadership Lessons from Pirates

32

Do the Evolution: What’s up with U.K. REITs

33

Tomorrow Is Today: What is the future of core funds?

34

Rise Up: MetLife’s View from the Top

35

Crossroads: Industrial & Logistics Opportunities in U.S.-Mexico Border Markets

36

Right Here, Right Now: Reinventing the American Mall

37

The Long Run: What’s Driving Net Lease Investment

38

Investment Opportunities in Industrial Outdoor Storage [Encore - 6.23.25]

39

Built to Last: Investing in Real Estate through REITs

40

Powerhouse: The Future of Data Centers

41

Legacy: The Legendary Stephen M. Ross on Building a Real Estate Empire and Florida’s Next Great City

42

The Commercial Real Estate Outlook for the rest of 2025 (BONUS EPISODE)

43

Valley of the Sun: Exploring hospitality investments in Phoenix

44

Wonderwall: Adaptive Reuse and Sustainable Development in Europe

45

For Tomorrow: PGIM's Co-CEO on the Future of Real Estate Investment

46

Roll with the Changes: Finding value in today's real estate investment market with AEW

47

New Horizons: Why Global Capital Is Eyeing U.K. Real Estate

48

Make Way: Why European logistics is built for the long haul

49

Outside Chance: Investment Opportunities in Industrial Outdoor Storage

50

No Better Place: Macquarie Group drives connectivity through workplace design

51

Level Up: WeWork’s CEO on the company’s reset

52

Get Together: Community, Capital and a Different Way of Living

53

Here to Stay: A look at extended-stay hotels - [encore - 02.03.25]

54

The Future Is Now: The State of PropTech Innovation

55

Brick: Commercial construction risks and opportunities

56

Forward: Navigating Industrial Real Estate Market Dynamics

57

The Economic and Real Estate Outlook with CBRE’s Dr. Henry Chin (BONUS EPISODE)

58

Green Into Gold: The New Era of Sustainable Investing

59

Who's Next: Leading family-run firms through change, succession

60

Talk : Storytelling Strategies for Business Success

61

Challengers: Adam Grant on questioning conventional wisdom and making better decisions

62

Alternative: On Deploying Capital in Today’s Real Estate Market

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River of Dreams: The story behind Chicago’s real estate resilience

64

Keepsake: A look inside self storage's fundamentals

65

All Star: Ray Washburne on cities, retail, restaurants, energy and more

66

Sunshine: Shaping the Future of Miami

67

New Madrid: Investment capital eyes a rising southern Europe star

68

The Comeback: Opportunities abound in San Francisco

69

More Than a Feeling: The business value of a desirable workplace

70

Here to Stay: A look at extended-stay hotels

71

We Are Family: Private capital funding and family offices

72

Just in Case: Insurance and the strategies of risk management

73

Georgia on My Mind: Why global brands, tech talent and Hollywood are flocking to Atlanta

74

Stronger: Two leading economists on what’s ahead for real estate in 2025

75

Into the Mystic: WSJ’s ‘most accurate forecaster’ on where the economy is headed [encore - 06.10.24]

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Back in Time: Reflections on 2024

77

Wide Open Spaces: Shaping the Future of Dallas

78

Unwritten: Secrets to a thriving CRE career

79

On Top of The World: Mary Ann Tighe on the future of real estate in New York City

80

The Points Guy on maximizing brand loyalty programs [encore - 7.22.24]

81

Where We Are: AI, tech employment and office demand

82

Movin' On Up: Strategies driving Northern Virginia’s growth

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The Business: Winning Industrial Investment Strategies

84

Brighter Days: A turn in investor sentiment

85

Energy Song: Deploying renewables to advance sustainability goals

86

Talk of the Town: Overcoming NIMBYism to improve communities

87

Cleveland Rocks: America’s surprising office conversions leader

88

Hot in the City: Shaping Austin’s future

89

Why Can't We Be Friends: Landlords and tenants don’t have to be adversaries

90

Both Sides, Now: Principal Asset Management on debt and equity opportunities

91

Imagine: New thinking in affordable housing

92

Nobody Does It Better: Longtime CRE leaders reflect on their careers (encore - 7.30.24)

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New Slang: A deep dive into secondary investment vehicles

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Come Together: The intersection between government policymaking and real estate

95

Opportunities: Asia Pacific is attracting cross-border investment capital

96

Further On: What’s next for commercial real estate? Our experts weigh in.

97

Nobody Does It Better: Longtime CBRE leaders reflect on their careers

98

Vacation: The Points Guy on maximizing brand loyalty programs

99

The Plan: RXR’s CEO Scott Rechler on finding investment opportunities [encore - 04.08.24]

100

Fix You: How resiliency planning helped the Port of Baltimore survive catastrophe

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[Bonus Ep] Hands in the Air: Q&A about Capital & Debt with Lone Star Funds’ Bob Ricci

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Tomorrow (The Sun Will Come Out): How today’s challenging capital markets will reward patience

103

Down by the Bay: AI and the future of San Francisco real estate

104

Into the Mystic: WSJ’s ‘most accurate forecaster’ on where the economy is headed

105

Step by Step: Prologis on the normalization of industrial real estate

106

All Together Now: How investors are navigating today’s fluid capital markets

107

Future Reflections: A look ahead with a longtime Wall Street and ex-Fed economist

108

Proud of the House we Built: Siemens Real Estate CEO on managing global portfolios

109

Closer: Nearshoring has inspired a boom in Mexico’s industrial real estate

110

Dancing in the Street: Fried Frank's Mechanic and Werner on New York City’s revival

111

Land of Hope and Dreams: Nashville is booming. What’s next for the Music City?

112

Shining Star: Learnings from a Sun Belt success story

113

The Plan: RXR’s CEO Scott Rechler on finding investment opportunities

114

It's My Life: The Ultimate Bucket List

115

Ready For It?: KKR on capital’s reviving interest in real estate

116

You Learn: Why investors increasingly love student housing

117

I Made it Through the Rain: Thriving in economic uncertainty

118

I Wanna Get Better: What tomorrow’s top CRE professionals are learning today

119

You Better You Bet: How big data is yielding big payback for property owners

120

Heart-Shaped Box: Modular construction is delivering faster, cheaper sustainable buildings

121

I’ll Be There For You: The new landlord-tenant relationship [encore - 11.6.23]

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Have You Heard: CNBC’s Diana Olick on real estate’s biggest stories

123

Comfort & Joy: Rethinking office interiors

124

You Might Think: Why flex workspace is thriving despite the headlines

125

You Oughta Know: Improving productivity starts with understanding your team

126

Different Drum: High-rate environments and a new framework for creating opportunity

127

[Bonus Ep] Ask for Answers: Q&A on the outlook for 2024

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What’s Up With That? The 2024 outlook for commercial real estate

129

The Impossible Dream: Getting big projects done—and why many fail (Encore - 5/22/23)

130

Now & Then: Understanding CRE in 2023

131

Round Here: Investment strategies for mixed-use

132

Going the Distance: How one REIT makes investment decisions in a challenging environment

133

Smooth Operator: Serial entrepreneur Marc Lore is rewriting the brick-and-mortar food experience

134

Such Great Heights: Lessons from being (extremely) out-of-office

135

I’ll Be There For You: The new landlord-tenant relationship

136

Hungry Like the Wolf: Data centers and new power-intensive tech

137

Ride Captain Ride: Unlocking the value of seaports

138

Here I Am: Former Fortune 500 CEOs Sol Trujillo and Oscar Munoz on building effective cultures

139

Futureproof: Blackstone & CBRE on AI in CRE

140

Transformer: The ROI of Leading with Vulnerability

141

Right Place Right Time: The art of locating industrial sites near both labor and the supply chain

142

Open Arms: Creating more pathways to careers in commercial real estate

143

The Waiting: PGIM’s Cathy Marcus on when and where capital will find opportunity

144

Heroes: Why CRE benefits from more military veterans

145

We Go Together: Johnson & Johnson on talent clusters, biotech innovation and venture capital flows in Life Sciences

146

Shake It Up: The new playbook for increasing office occupancy

147

Don’t Look Back: What’s Ahead for the Commercial Real Estate Industry

148

Let’s Go to the Mall: Macerich's CEO on new value in brick-and-mortar retail malls

149

Keep the Faith: PIMCO on uncertainty and opportunity in real estate investment

150

One Jump Ahead: Bank of America’s global strategist on the megatrends reshaping the world

151

Coming Home: Affordable housing investment on the rise amid strong fundamentals

152

Where It’s At: What is the ideal office experience

153

Into the Great Wide Open: Why open-air centers are one of CRE’s shining stars

154

Build Me Up: Insights on Build-to-Rent’s growing popularity

155

Follow Me: StripMallGuy on how to make 180k friends and influence deal flow

156

The Impossible Dream: How big projects get done—and why many fail

157

Float On: Hedging interest rate risk in a volatile debt market

158

South of the Border: Investment capital is flowing to Mexico’s industrial and hotel properties

159

Cheeseburger in Paradise: White Castle CEO on the brand’s real estate strategy

160

Higher Ground: A conversation about great leaders, inspired companies and inner purpose

161

Give the People What They Want: EDENS on creating retail spaces that thrive

162

In the City: How Harvard economist Ed Glaeser sees the future of cities

163

Space Jam: Psycho Bunny’s hunt for retail real estate

164

Have a Nice Day: The low cost and big dividends of wellness

165

Patience: The key to raising investment capital today

166

Your Time Is Gonna Come: The benefits of disruptive innovation

167

Powerman: The CEO of Baltimore Gas & Electric on the business of generating and distributing energy

168

Working 9 to 5: This is not your parents' office

169

The Price You Pay: The costs and benefits of creating a modern workspace

170

Drive: Ford’s workplace strategy is all about high performance

171

Eye of the Tiger: Athletes on achieving business excellence

172

You Showed Me: Putting data to work in Commercial Real Estate

173

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Nurturing Inclusive Leaders and Building a Culture

174

Streets of Philadelphia: Student housing, sports arenas and a thriving downtown

175

Second Chance: Conversions give new life to old office buildings

176

Slow Ride: Where CRE is going in 2023 featuring PwC’s Carlock & CBRE’s Barkham

177

Give My Regards: Broadway's Impact on CRE with The Shubert Org. & Mary Ann Tighe (encore - 11.07.22)

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Reflections: 2022’s notable real estate moments

179

Rocky Mountain High: What’s behind Denver’s appeal?

180

Place to Be: How Fifth Third Bank has Transformed the Use of its Offices

181

The Heat Is On: Sunny days for industrial. But will it last?

182

Go Your Own Way: Renters find pathways to capital through non-traditional credit

183

Give My Regards: Broadway's Impact on NYC CRE with The Shubert Organization and Mary Ann Tighe

184

Stay (Just a Little Bit Longer): Short-term Rentals and the Return of Leisure Travel

185

Where Do You Go: What sectors and markets still appeal to global capital?

186

Keep It Moving: The New Rules for Supply Chain Benefit Industrial Real Estate

187

My Generation: Latino Professionals Share Insights on Their Career Evolution

188

I Feel Good: Walgreens and the Evolution of the Modern Pharmacy

189

It’s Not Easy Being Green: What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for CRE

190

Eyes of the World: Why Chile Attracts Global Capital

191

Against the Wind: Navigating a Constrained Debt Capital Market

192

People Watching: What Workforce Disruption Means for Employers

193

Getting Better: A Blueprint for Scaling a Successful Business

194

Our House: The Evolution of Single-Family and Multifamily Development

195

What’s Going On: The Global Economy and Commercial Real Estate

196

Are You Experienced? The Search for Talent, Great Leaders and the Future of Work

197

Building a Mystery: Construction Amid Uncertainty and Inflation

198

Connected: How to Build Meaningful Business Relationships

199

Coming Back: Insights on the Return to Office

200

Food, Glorious Food: Innovation in the Grocery Sector

201

Working My Way Back to You: Citi’s Strategy Around Future of Work and What’s Next for New York's Office Market

202

Something New: Finding Opportunities in Retail Real Estate’s Omnichannel Evolution

203

Walk This Way: CBRE's CEO Bob Sulentic on Leadership Through Change

204

Shop Around: Open-Air Centers and Other Investment Opportunities in Retail Real Estate

205

Take It Easy: Inflation, Interest Rates and the Global Economy

206

Winning: Morgan Stanley’s Carla Harris on Succeeding in Business

207

Taking Care of Business: Reimagining the Office

208

Best of Both Worlds: Hybrid Work & the Future of Office

209

Earth Angel: Fresh ESG Insights for Real Estate Investors and Occupiers

210

True Colors: Futurist Erica Orange Explores Trends and Disruptions

211

Home Sweet Home: Inside the Thriving Multifamily Sector

212

Move Along: Futurist Parag Khanna on Business, Technology, Migration and Climate

213

Luck of the Irish: Behind the Emerald Island’s Long-Running Success

214

The Future’s So Bright: Candid Conversations with Women in the C-Suite

215

Run the World: Three Women Reimagining the Future of Commercial Real Estate

216

Don’t Fence Me In: The Reasons for Dallas’ Rapid Growth

217

Happy Together: Commercial Real Estate’s Role in Delighting Customers and Talent

218

Life’s Been Good: Meeting the Skyrocketing Demand for Life Sciences Properties

219

Are You Ready for Some Football: The L.A. Chargers Tackle CRE

220

Feeling Good: Why Wellness Certification is Good for People, Properties and Productivity

221

My Kind of Town: The Deep Dish on the Future of Chicago

222

We Can Work It Out: Financial Workouts Amid the Pandemic

223

High Hopes: Why Commercial Real Estate Is Poised for Continued Growth in 2022

224

Start Me Up: Kicking off 2022 With a Deep Dive Into Net Lease Properties

225

The Way We Were: Our Best Conversations of 2021

226

Happy: Optimizing the Shopping Experience from Clicks to Bricks

227

Back in Black: Retail's Recovery and Ongoing Evolution

228

Spanish Eyes: Reimagining the Future of Work and Cities

229

Georgia on My Mind: Atlanta Commercial Real Estate Is Booming

230

Sultans of Swing: The Popularity and Business of Golf

231

The Air That I Breathe: The Case for Healthy Buildings

232

A Matter of Trust(s): Real Estate Investment Trusts and the Global Economy

233

Electric Slide: The Increasing Value and Efficiency of Data Centers

234

Got My Mind Set on You: How Employee Wellbeing Impacts Culture

235

Bienvenidos a (Welcome to) Miami: The Many Dimensions of the Magic City’s Growing Appeal

236

Times Like These: H1 2021 Cap Rates Show Opportunities Across Property Types

237

Human Touch: The Author of The Grid on Making Better Business Decisions and Delighting Clients

238

Up on the Roof: How Altus Power is Expanding Solar Power for Commercial Real Estate

239

Start Me Up: What the Hospitality Industry Can Learn from Marriott's Recovery Strategies

240

Born to Run: How Allbirds Is Charting Its Own Course in Retail

241

Changes: How Hybrid Work is Altering the World's Workplaces

242

Get Ready for This: What the Global Real Estate Recovery Will Look Like through 2021 & Beyond

243

Listen to the Music: Lessons about Disruption for Commercial Real Estate from the Music Industry

244

Lean on Me: The Role Flexible Workspaces Play in New Work Arrangements

245

I Get Around: Top Markets for Tech Talent in a Decentralized World

246

Hello, Again: What's Next for Hotels

247

Living in America: Could This Be the Future of Suburbia?

248

Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow: How a Multi-National Bank Sees the Workplace Changing in Real Time

249

Be True to Your School: Leading Educators Peer Out at the Future of Real Estate

250

I'm Still Standing: Brookfield Real Estate's CEO on Urban CRE's Strong Appeal

251

Living for the City: The Creative Class and What Remote Work Means for the Future of Cities

252

...And Justice for All: How Law Firms Are Reimagining Traditional Workplace Models

253

Knock on Wood: Why Timber Is Safe, Sustainable and Destined for a Larger Role in Construction

254

Back in Business: Lessons and Insights from Australia's Return to the Office

255

Born to Be Wild: Sam Zell on What Commercial Real Estate's Rebound Could Look Like

256

Homeward Bound: Affordable Housing and Mission-Driven Investing

257

Change the World: The Investment Case for ESG

258

Here Comes the Sun: The Southeast's Growing Appeal

259

The Way You Move: Author Joel Kotkin on Migration Trends and the Future of Cities

260

New York, New York: What's Next for the Big Apple?

261

New York State of Mind pt1: CBRE's Annette Healey, Darcy Stacom and Mary Ann Tighe Share Their Stories of Breaking Glass Ceilings

262

A Spoonful of Sugar: Trends in Medical Offices and Life Sciences Buildings

263

A Question of Balance: The Changing World of Urban & Mixed-Use Retail

264

People Who Need People: Economic Development & the Value of Talent as a Location Driver

265

How the Office Continues to Support the Future of Work

266

Stay With Me: Hotel Owners Look Ahead to the Return of Leisure and Business Travel

267

The Rose: 'The Bachelor' (and CBRE's) Matt James on CRE & Reality TV

268

The Safety Dance: Data Privacy and the Agile Workforce

269

Turn the Page: Economic Outlook for a New Year and New Administration

270

We Built This City: The Construction Outlook Amid COVID

271

A Few of My Favorite Things: The Growing Appeal of Self-Storage

272

Raise Your Glass: to a Better 2021 & the Best Parts of 2020

273

Silver Bells (and Silver Linings): An Expert Panel on the Future of the Global Economy

274

Return to Sender: Reverse Logistics and the Art of Sending Purchases Back

275

Better Together: Where and Why Co-Living Is Poised to Thrive

276

We Are the World: Global Capital Flows and Investment Opportunities

277

Don't Stop Believin': An Expert Roundtable About the Challenges of 2020 and the Opportunities for 2021

278

What a Wonderful World: How Diversity & Sustainability Pay Off

279

A Little Help from My Friends: Stimulus, Vaccines and the 2021 Economic Outlook

280

Shelter from the Storm: Why Net Lease Grows Through Economic Ups & Downs

281

Say Hello to Hollywood: Where Commercial Real Estate meets Entertainment

282

A Day in the Life (Sciences): The Where and Why of the Bio-Boom

283

Glory Days: Updates from Inside the Senior Housing Sector

284

Down on Main Street: What Does the Future Hold for Retail?

285

Learning to Fly: How Upskilling Employees Boosts Real Estate

286

School's Back from Summer: Student Housing Welcomes Gen Z and Investors Alike

287

Electric Avenue: Why all roads to the future run through Data Centers

288

Go Your Own Way: Industrial & Logistics’ Resilient Path

289

Up Around the Bend: What Could be Next for Commercial Real Estate

290

Flex Lives: Reinventing Flexible Offices Amid Disruption

291

A Long & Winding Road: The Outlook for Commercial Real Estate’s Recovery

292

Off to Work We Go: The Future of the Office

293

My Hometown: How Tech Talent is driving local real estate decisions

294

Wish You Were Here: Reopening the Hotels Sector

295

Public Policy in the Age of COVID: Shaping the CRE Recovery

296

Was Construction built to survive this pandemic?

297

'People Gotta Eat' - The Necessity of Cold Storage

298

Oil & Real Estate: Who’s Driving?

299

How Agile Offices and Flex Space Will Come Back Stronger

300

Finding opportunity amid the dislocations in today’s global real estate markets - KKR’s Ralph Rosenberg and CBRE’s Chris Ludeman

301

How Microsoft is addressing the future of office space, with Michael Ford, Head of Global Real Estate and Security

302

What will restaurants look like? With Alex Smith, Founderof Atlas Restaurant Group, and CBRE Restaurant Practice Leader, Jessica Curtis

303

Is Multifamily still the asset class of the future? Toby Bozzuto and CBRE’s Brian Eisendrath share their thoughts

304

The Economy: CBRE’s Richard Barkham and Spencer Levy on what recovery could look like

305

CBRE’s ​Lenny Beaudoin on how businesses can begin to prepare and adapt for a return to the workplace.

306

Episode 04 - Greg Hyland & Moray Armstrong on market lessons from Asia

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Episode 03 - Melina Cordero on how Retail will fare in the short and long term

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Episode 02- Todd Lippman on the impact of COVID-19 on occupier sectors

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Episode 01- Darcy Stacom on advising clients amid the COVID-19 crisis