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The Weekly Take from CBRE — 321 episodes

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Every Breath You Take: Rethinking Communication for Senior Leaders

2

Changes: Commercial Real Estate Investment’s Next Chapter

3

You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet: Industrial Outdoor Storage Takes Off

4

Like a Hurricane: Raleigh’s incredible CRE growth [encore 02.17.26]

5

Take Me Out to the Ball Game: The Impact of Sports Venue Development

6

Under Pressure: Can data centers keep up with AI?

7

London Calling: Investing in Europe’s resilient markets

8

2026 Retail Real Estate Trends with Ebere Anokute (BONUS EPISODE)

9

Get Ready: The keys to future-proof organizations

10

The Climb: Scaling retail’s new heights

11

In My Place: Private clubs are driving asset value and urban vibrancy

12

The Rising: Larry Silverstein and Mary Ann Tighe on the World Trade Center’s Rebirth

13

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

14

Let’s Stay Together: Growth capital and secondary investing

15

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

16

Style: How malls attract shoppers and lift NOI

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

Drive My Car: Turning parking spots into steady cash flow

21

Walking on Sunshine: Why commercial real estate feels investable again

22

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

23

Things Have Changed: Why Portugal is a European hotspot

24

This Is It: AI infrastructure is powering office markets

25

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

26

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

27

Digital Love: AI & the Future of CRE

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

New Rules: Earning Respect, Sustaining Engagement and Improving Presence

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

Shake It Off: Office investing is coming back

36

Look Around: Exploring today’s capital strategies

37

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

38

The Room Where It Happens: Inside Real Assets Investment Strategy

39

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

40

Everyday People: Gensler on creating the workplaces people want

41

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

42

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

43

Treasure: Leadership Lessons from Pirates

44

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

45

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

46

Rise Up: MetLife’s View from the Top

47

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

48

Right Here, Right Now: Reinventing the American Mall

49

The Long Run: What’s Driving Net Lease Investment

50

Investment Opportunities in Industrial Outdoor Storage [Encore - 6.23.25]

51

Built to Last: Investing in Real Estate through REITs

52

Powerhouse: The Future of Data Centers

53

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

54

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

55

Valley of the Sun: Exploring hospitality investments in Phoenix

56

Wonderwall: Adaptive Reuse and Sustainable Development in Europe

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

Outside Chance: Investment Opportunities in Industrial Outdoor Storage

62

No Better Place: Macquarie Group drives connectivity through workplace design

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

The Future Is Now: The State of PropTech Innovation

67

Brick: Commercial construction risks and opportunities

68

Forward: Navigating Industrial Real Estate Market Dynamics

69

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

70

Green Into Gold: The New Era of Sustainable Investing

71

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

72

Talk : Storytelling Strategies for Business Success

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

Keepsake: A look inside self storage's fundamentals

77

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

78

Sunshine: Shaping the Future of Miami

79

New Madrid: Investment capital eyes a rising southern Europe star

80

The Comeback: Opportunities abound in San Francisco

81

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

82

Here to Stay: A look at extended-stay hotels

83

We Are Family: Private capital funding and family offices

84

Just in Case: Insurance and the strategies of risk management

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

Back in Time: Reflections on 2024

89

Wide Open Spaces: Shaping the Future of Dallas

90

Unwritten: Secrets to a thriving CRE career

91

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

92

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

93

Where We Are: AI, tech employment and office demand

94

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

95

The Business: Winning Industrial Investment Strategies

96

Brighter Days: A turn in investor sentiment

97

Energy Song: Deploying renewables to advance sustainability goals

98

Talk of the Town: Overcoming NIMBYism to improve communities

99

Cleveland Rocks: America’s surprising office conversions leader

100

Hot in the City: Shaping Austin’s future

101

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

102

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

103

Imagine: New thinking in affordable housing

104

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

105

New Slang: A deep dive into secondary investment vehicles

106

Come Together: The intersection between government policymaking and real estate

107

Opportunities: Asia Pacific is attracting cross-border investment capital

108

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

109

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

110

Vacation: The Points Guy on maximizing brand loyalty programs

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

Shining Star: Learnings from a Sun Belt success story

125

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

126

It's My Life: The Ultimate Bucket List

127

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

128

You Learn: Why investors increasingly love student housing

129

I Made it Through the Rain: Thriving in economic uncertainty

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

Comfort & Joy: Rethinking office interiors

136

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

137

You Oughta Know: Improving productivity starts with understanding your team

138

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

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

Now & Then: Understanding CRE in 2023

143

Round Here: Investment strategies for mixed-use

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

Ride Captain Ride: Unlocking the value of seaports

150

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

151

Futureproof: Blackstone & CBRE on AI in CRE

152

Transformer: The ROI of Leading with Vulnerability

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

Heroes: Why CRE benefits from more military veterans

157

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

158

Shake It Up: The new playbook for increasing office occupancy

159

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

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

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

176

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

177

Patience: The key to raising investment capital today

178

Your Time Is Gonna Come: The benefits of disruptive innovation

179

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

180

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

181

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

182

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

183

Eye of the Tiger: Athletes on achieving business excellence

184

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

185

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

186

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

187

Second Chance: Conversions give new life to old office buildings

188

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

189

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

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

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

196

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

197

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

198

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

199

My Generation: Latino Professionals Share Insights on Their Career Evolution

200

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

201

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

202

Eyes of the World: Why Chile Attracts Global Capital

203

Against the Wind: Navigating a Constrained Debt Capital Market

204

People Watching: What Workforce Disruption Means for Employers

205

Getting Better: A Blueprint for Scaling a Successful Business

206

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

207

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

208

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

209

Building a Mystery: Construction Amid Uncertainty and Inflation

210

Connected: How to Build Meaningful Business Relationships

211

Coming Back: Insights on the Return to Office

212

Food, Glorious Food: Innovation in the Grocery Sector

213

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

214

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

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

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

219

Taking Care of Business: Reimagining the Office

220

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

221

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

222

True Colors: Futurist Erica Orange Explores Trends and Disruptions

223

Home Sweet Home: Inside the Thriving Multifamily Sector

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

We Can Work It Out: Financial Workouts Amid the Pandemic

235

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

236

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

237

The Way We Were: Our Best Conversations of 2021

238

Happy: Optimizing the Shopping Experience from Clicks to Bricks

239

Back in Black: Retail's Recovery and Ongoing Evolution

240

Spanish Eyes: Reimagining the Future of Work and Cities

241

Georgia on My Mind: Atlanta Commercial Real Estate Is Booming

242

Sultans of Swing: The Popularity and Business of Golf

243

The Air That I Breathe: The Case for Healthy Buildings

244

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

245

Electric Slide: The Increasing Value and Efficiency of Data Centers

246

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

247

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

248

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

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

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

253

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

254

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

255

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

256

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

257

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

258

Hello, Again: What's Next for Hotels

259

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

260

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

261

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

262

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

263

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

264

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

265

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

266

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

267

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

268

Homeward Bound: Affordable Housing and Mission-Driven Investing

269

Change the World: The Investment Case for ESG

270

Here Comes the Sun: The Southeast's Growing Appeal

271

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

272

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

273

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

274

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

275

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

276

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

277

How the Office Continues to Support the Future of Work

278

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

279

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

280

The Safety Dance: Data Privacy and the Agile Workforce

281

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

282

We Built This City: The Construction Outlook Amid COVID

283

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

284

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

285

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

286

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

287

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

288

We Are the World: Global Capital Flows and Investment Opportunities

289

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

290

What a Wonderful World: How Diversity & Sustainability Pay Off

291

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

292

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

293

Say Hello to Hollywood: Where Commercial Real Estate meets Entertainment

294

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

295

Glory Days: Updates from Inside the Senior Housing Sector

296

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

297

Learning to Fly: How Upskilling Employees Boosts Real Estate

298

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

299

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

300

Go Your Own Way: Industrial & Logistics’ Resilient Path

301

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

302

Flex Lives: Reinventing Flexible Offices Amid Disruption

303

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

304

Off to Work We Go: The Future of the Office

305

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

306

Wish You Were Here: Reopening the Hotels Sector

307

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

308

Was Construction built to survive this pandemic?

309

'People Gotta Eat' - The Necessity of Cold Storage

310

Oil & Real Estate: Who’s Driving?

311

How Agile Offices and Flex Space Will Come Back Stronger

312

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

313

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

314

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

315

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

316

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

317

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

318

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

319

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

320

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