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Bisnow Reports

144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratings

A podcast examining every facet of the international commercial real estate industry — from the murky future of retail and office to real estate’s reckoning with diversity to the effects of climate change on the built world, and so much more. Produced and hosted by Miriam Hall.

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Behind The Numbers Of Bisnow's DEI Data Series

December 04, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

Bisnow has released the fourth installment of the annual story tracking the levels of gender and racial diversity among commercial real estate leaders. On this episode, we break down the latest figures, and examine the current threats that diversity programs in the U.S. -- as well as talk about how backlash and the Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action could filter through to the industry. Read More: SPECIAL REPORT: Diversity In CRE Is Rising, But The Industry's Troubles T...

Asland Capital's Jim Simmons

November 20, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

Asland Capital's Jim Simmons, speaking at Bisnow’s New York State of the market, on the importance of mixed use developments, raising money from diverse sources and getting affordable housing built in a challenged economic environment. Read more: More Uncertainty Means Lenders, Developers Need More Partners To Get Deals Closed Former Ares, Apollo Exec Launches CRE Investment Firm, Buys 2 Apartment Buildings

BMO Capital's John Kim

November 13, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB

John Kim, BMO Capital Markets senior analyst covering U.S. REITs, speaks about the third quarter earnings season.  Read more: Vornado Pulling Out Of New York City Casino Sweepstakes Despite Outperforming Sector, SL Green Stock Being Heavily Shorted SL Green's Sluggish Leasing Sends Stock Tumbling As REIT Readies For Turnaround

MSCI's Jim Costello

November 06, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

Distress in real estate is prevalent in industry chatter – and in the headlines, but when it comes to sales, it is still not much of a factor. bIn fact, less than 2% of sales are distressed asset sales in the U.S., according to Jim Costello who is the chief economist at investment research firm MSCI’s Real Assets team. Read more: CRE Loan Distress Hits 10-Year High As Office Debt Crisis Accelerates REPORT: Regional Banks See Big Jump In Nonperforming CRE Loans, Related Losses Vol...

JLL Chief Technology Officer Yao Morin

October 30, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

JLL's CTO Yao Morin on JLL's generative artificial intelligence model, JLL GPT,  and how she thinks AI can improve the lives of brokers and help them do their job. She also discusses the widespread angst about AI, its dangers and the concerns that it will push people out of employment. Read more:  ‘There’s A Degree Of Wonder’: Why New AI Tools May Finally Be The Tech That Shakes Up Real Estate

What A WeWork Bankruptcy Would Mean For Office Landlords

October 23, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Bisnow's U.K. Editor Mike Phillips talks about the possibility of a WeWork bankruptcy, and the impact on office landlords.  Read More:  WeWork President, COO Heads For The Exit WeWork Skips $95M In Interest Payments  WeWork Assembles Team To Avoid Bankruptcy As NYSE Starts Delisting Process

Lockton's Danielle Lombardo

October 16, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Danielle Lombardo, the chair Lockton's global real estate practice, on how the cost of insurance is killing deals, and how this "inflection point' will force the industry to work together to find a solution. Read more: ULI: CRE Insurance Availability, Affordability At 'Crisis Levels' Insurance Costs Jump 26% For U.S. Multifamily Properties As Hurricane Idalia Deluges Florida, Property Insurance Exposure Exceeds $238B

CBRE's Richard Barkham

October 09, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

On this episode, CBRE's Richard Barkham, who is the brokerage's  global chief economist and global head of research. He is talking over why the brokerage has moderated -- but not removed -- its recession prediction and his view on the where interest rates are headed. Also on the episode, distress in office and the impressive turnaround of retail. More stories on our website: 'You Sure You Want To Do This?’: Rookie Office Brokers Pursue CRE Careers Despite Downturn Political Unr...

Willow River Capital's Thomas Yoo

September 25, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

Thomas Yoo, the CEO of Willow River Capital Management, talks about the shifts in Asian investment into USA real estate, managing different cultural approaches to business – and the environment for loan sales.  Read more: CRE Awaits Signature Bank Loan Sales For Desperately Needed ‘Pricing Signals’ Loan Backed By Manhattan Office Tower Blackstone Gave Up On Set To Hit The Market Dequity: A Debt, Equity And Capital Markets Explanation  

Rudin's Bill Rudin

September 18, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

Rudin CEO Bill Rudin talks about office occupancy, the decision to turn 55 Broad into housing, doing deals with Ken Griffin and the migrant crisis.  Read more:  'A Million Things Can Go Wrong': City, Developers Outline Challenges In Office-To-Resi Conversions Another Labor Day Came And Went Without A Spike In Office Occupancy

Marilynn Joyner talks about Her Workplace

September 11, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

Marilynn Joyner, the founder of Her Workplace – a startup that offers  physical coworking space, in person events and a digital networking and career resource platform – all tailored for women and nonbinary people, at this moment in the world of work. 

The Story Of CrowdStreet, Nightingale Properties And The Missing Millions

August 21, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

Jarred Schenke and Ethan Rothstein talk over the Nightingale Properties and CrowdStreet deal that resulted in a DOJ investigation and the disappearance of millions of investor dollars.   Read more: Inside Nightingale Properties, The CRE Firm At The Center Of The Missing Millions DOJ, SEC Investigating Nightingale After $40M Of Investor Cash Allegedly Diverted To CEO's Accounts Crowdfunding Industry Tries To Restore Confidence In Wake Of Nightingale Fraud Allegations

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream's Ben Van Leeuwen

August 14, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

Ben Van Leeuwen, the co-founder of Van Leeuwen ice cream talks about building expanding the business overseas, handling inflation -- and why American consumer habits are perfect for a pricey ice cream chain. 

Affording The Texas Miracle Featuring Rick Perry

June 05, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

Reporters Olivia Lueckemeyer and Maddy McCarty talk over the Texas miracle, and what might be threatening it. We also hear from the former Texas Governor and former Secretary of Energy in the Trump Administration Rick Perry on why he doesn't think government should intervene in the housing crisis. "Government should do a few things, do those few things really well and then get the hell out of the way – and let the private sector do what the private sector does best … if you become s...

Hotels Planning For Another Bumper Summer Of Revenge Travel

May 22, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB

Donohoe Hospitality President  Thomas Penny speaks on recruiting to deal with the labor crisis, his concern about the debt ceiling and the business to make the most of that so-called “bleisure travel."  “At the height of the pandemic, we  saw a massive loss of life …a lot of folks throughout the country, their priorities have shifted to realize just how fragile today is. You have folks who will pay a premium to make certain they will make the most of the day."  Also on the is epis...

Trepp's Manus Clancy

May 15, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

Trepp's Manus Clancy talks over the debt ceiling crisis, the environment of "extend and pretend" and how the banking crisis is affecting real estate lending. 

Ron Zeff and Shlomi Ronen

May 08, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Shlomi Ronen, of Dekel Capital and Ron Zeff of Carmel Partners talk the banking crisis, investment opportunities and recessions threats.  Read More:  First Republic Bought By JPMorgan Following Bank's Failure Following Collapse Of Other Regional Banks, PacWest Weighs Sale

Ark Homes For Rent's Jordan Kavana

May 01, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Jordan Kavana, the CEO and founder of Ark Homes for Rent, talks about the growth of the single family rental market, domestic migration, and SFR's reputation as the destroyer of the American dream, home ownership.  Read more: Major Apartment Owner And Single-Family Rental Owner Team Up To Buy $3B In 'Horizontal Multifamily' Newmark Creates SFR Team In Anticipation Of Investor Comeback Huge Firms Like Blackstone Are Slowing Their SFR Purchases. They Won't Be Down For Long This e...

Fears, Hopes And Gripes Of Real Estate At The REBNY Gala

April 24, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MB

Bisnow Reports heads to the annual Real Estate Board of New York's  party to talk politics, uncertainty and the complexity of the market.  Read More:  PHOTOS: REBNY’s 127th Gala, Where Politics Took Center Stage

JLL's Bob Knakal and Walker & Dunlop's Aaron Appel

April 17, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

Bob Knakal, head of JLL's New York Private Capital Group, and Walker & Dunlop's Aaron Appel speak about the investment sales market, value resets and the market battle between fear and greed. Read More: Wave Of Distressed CRE Sales Coming: Colliers The Long-Awaited New York City Office Repricing Wave Is Here Bisnow Reports is hosted and produced by Miriam Hall. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts – and please leave us a review. 

[Bonus Episode] Inside Bisnow's Investigation Of The Climate Policies Of The World's Largest Real Estate Investors

April 04, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

In this bonus episode, Bisnow reporters unpack the findings of a multi-story investigation into the real estate industry's approach to reducing emissions. 

MSquared's Alicia Glen

April 03, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

On this episode, Alicia Glen, the former Deputy Mayor for Housing & Economic Development who now runs MSquared, a real estate development and investment platform. We’re talking about housing policies before the legislature right now, the political climate under Gov. Kathy Hochul versus Andrew Cuomo, good cause eviction and advancing women and people of color in real estate.  Read More:  Former NYC Deputy Mayor Raises Fund To Back Affordable Housing Developers New York's Multifami...

Moody's Analytics' Kevin Fagan

March 27, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

On this episode, Kevin Fagan, the head of CRE Economic Analysis at Moody’s Analytics, talks about the Federal Reserve's decision to raise rates, the state of the CMBS market and how commercial real estate may be less exposed to regional banks than many think.  Read more: From Bad To Worse: Bank Failures Thin Ice Under Expiring Office Loans  JPMorgan, Blackstone Execs Warn Of Deepening Commercial Real Estate Distress Bank Contagion Fears Shake The Foundation Of Commercial Real Es...

BentallGreenOak's Sonny Kalsi

March 20, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

Sonny Kalsi, a co-CEO of BentallGreenOak to help make sense of the banking crisis that has already led to two U.S. bank failures and the takeover of Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse, and to assess what it means for commercial real estate.

CREtech CEO Michael Beckerman

March 13, 2023 09:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

CREtech CEO Michael Beckerman on why he thinks the desperate need for a greener, more sustainable built environment will be a “gold rush” for Proptech. 

Madison Realty Capital's Josh Zegen

March 06, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

Madison Realty Capital's Josh Zegen talks about the state of the financing markets, and the opportunities to provide leverage to other lenders. 

Developer Bruce Teitelbaum

February 20, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Developer Bruce Teitelbaum talks about One45 Harlem, his proposed mixed-use housing development in Harlem that has received vehement opposition from the local council member. 

Square Mile Capital's Samir Tejpaul

February 13, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Samir Tejpaul talks over how company is approaching modifications with their borrowers, why the company will bel be patient – depending on the circumstances -- and why he thinks location of an office asset is more important than its age or class. 

BRP Cos. Managing Partner Meredith Marshall

February 06, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB

'Beyond Crisis Mode': NYC Housing Development Crippled By Red Tape And Political Backlash https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/multifamily/state-of-the-market-116486

Industrious CEO Jamie Hodari on 'Branding' The Office

January 30, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

Nuveen Taps Industrious To Create Tenant Network Across National Portfolio  https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/nuveen-taps-industrious-to-create-tenant-network-across-national-portfolio-117400 Hybrid Work Adoption Driving Rush Of Coworking Consolidation  https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/coworking/coworking-flex-office-hybrid-work-wework-industrious-113072 Companies Ramp Up Coworking Expansions, A Rare Office Market Bright Spot https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/c...

How To Turn Office-To-Residential Conversion From Great Idea To Reality

January 23, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

New York City Office Adaptive Reuse Study:  https://www.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans-studies/office-reuse-task-force/office-adaptive-reuse-study.pdf A Conversation With The Developer Behind The Country’s Biggest Office-To-Resi Conversion: https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/construction-development/brian-steinwurtzel-gfp-25-water-conversion-117239

Bisnow Reporters Reflect on Rate Hikes, ESG and Office Real Estate

December 12, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MB

Bisnow U.K. editor Mike Phillips, L.A. reporter Bianca Barragán and Dallas Fort Worth reporter Olivia Lueckemeyer join Bisnow reports to talk over some of the dominate issues of the year, what is top if mind for their sources and the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in 2023.

NYU's Arpit Gupta On The 'Office Real Estate Apocalypse'

December 05, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

NYU's Arpit Gupta talks over the findings of a report he co-authored entitled 'Work from Home and the Office Real Estate Apocalypse'. Read more on the return to office: * * * Return To Office For Thee, But Not For Me: C-Suite Stays Home As Employees Expected Back https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/return-to-office-for-thee-but-not-for-me-c-suite-stays-home-while-employees-get-pushed-in-112940 Apocalypse Soon: Work-From-Home To Cut Office Values By $500B, Report Finds ...

Avison Young's Mark Rose, Project Destined's Cedric Bobo and Roosevelt University's Collete English Dixon

November 21, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

Avison Young's Mark Rose, Project Destined's Cedric Bobo and Roosevelt University's Collete English Dixon talk diversity in commercial real estate, and examine Bisnow's 2022 analysis of gender and racial breakdown at the top levels of the industry. * * 'The Hardest Job In Business': CRE's Chief Diversity Officers On Their Roles 2 Years Post-George Floyd https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/chief-diversity-officers-dei-tishman-speyer-116427 * * * The Big Miss...

JLL's Amber Schiada

November 14, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

JLL's Americas Work Dynamics and Industry Research Platform Leader Amber Schiada talks implementing hybrid, generation Z's approach to the workplace and some managers' view of the office doesn't match up with their employees.

Larry Silverstein in conversation with Mary Ann Tighe

November 07, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

Silverstein Properties' CEO Larry Silverstein speaks to CBRE's Mary Ann Tighe about economic conditions, his predictions for a turnaround and the company's attempts to build in Astoria -- where the local council member has made it clear she will not support the project. This conversation was recorded at Bisnow's New York Economic Forecast event at 7 World Trade Center.

Behind Amazon's Expansion And Contraction With Logistics Expert Marc Wulfraat

October 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

Bisnow Atlanta reporter Jarred Schenke and MWPVL founder and President Marc Wulfraat talk about Amazon approach to industrial space, and what may be ahead for the industrial market in general. Read more: * * * * Read more: Amazon Ramps Up Land Buys As It Pulls Out Of Leased Spaces: https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/industrial/amazon-has-been-on-a-land-buying-tear-amid-pivot-away-from-leasing-114002 * Amazon Looking To Shed 10M SF In Warehouse Space: https://www.bisnow.com/na...

Morgan Stanley's Lauren Hochfelder

October 24, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Morgan Stanley's Lauren Hochfelder talks about why real estate will need to manufacture its own returns now, rather than rely on tail winds -- and how she thinks about risk having gone through the Global Financial Crisis at the firm in the early phase of her career.

Cross & Co.'s Ed Cross

October 17, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

Texas developer and former commercial real estate broker Ed Cross talks office to residential conversions, learning from recessions and why he thinks the model for making money in real estate is heading for a reset. * * * Read more: Office Values Have Further To Fall Before Residential Conversions Start Picking Up Speed: https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/office/just-50-us-office-buildings-have-been-turned-into-housing-115688 Far From 'Easy Money': Experts On The Hurdles Facing...

Women Leading Real Estate Talk Progress, Challenges And Helping New York Recover

October 03, 2022 09:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MB

In interviews recorded at Bisnow's New York Women Leading Real Estate Event, female industry leaders discuss progress for women, the challenges of the pandemic -- and how real estate can play a role in the city's recovery. * * * Read a full list of the honorees here: https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/women/38-female-leaders-to-watch-in-nyc-real-estate-115476

Barings U.S. Head of Real Estate Research and Strategy Dags Chen

September 26, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Barings U.S. Head of Real Estate Research and Strategy Dags Chen talks through the rapidly diminishing probability of a soft landing for the economy. * * * Read More: 'Dark Days Ahead': How KKR, Apollo, Invesco View CRE Investing In A Recession: https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/capital-markets/national-finance-post-event-115557

Unpacking The Real Estate Of The Crown

September 19, 2022 09:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

This week, we're speaking with Bisnow U.K. Editor Mike Phillips and Birmingham and Manchester reporter David Thame about the real estate holdings of the Crown Estate, how Queen Elizabeth II's death and the ascension of King Charles II affects the monarchy's property empire, and how real estate plays a role in the wealth and power of the British royal family. * * * Read More:  Property Prince Becomes King: Charles III’s Highs And Lows In The Real Estate World: https://www.bisnow....

Office Landlords And Workplace Experts Talk Mandates, Incentives And Hybrid Work

September 12, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

On this episode we're talking about the post Labor Day return to the office, and hearing from Silvertein's Marty Burger and RXR Realty's Scott Rechler about their predictions for office occupancy in the city.

Redfin's Daryl Fairweather

August 15, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather is speaking here on the federal reserve's attempts to bring down inflation, where rezoning could make a dent in the housing crisis -- and why some homeowners "misplaced entitlement" is slowing progress. Read More: NYC Apartment Rents Break Records Again As Housing Crisis Deepens: https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/affordable-housing/its-dire-nyc-rents-rise-to-yet-another-record-above-5k-average-114289 REPORT: Apartments In Sun Belt Ma...

Moody's Analytics' Victor Calanog

August 08, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Head of Commercial Real Estate Economics at Moody's Analytics Victor Calanog talks through the impact of career trajectories on the workplace, office vacancy predictions and why he thinks it will be a rocky 18 - 24 months. * * * Read More: Remote Work Is Over In These Markets — And Here's What They Have In Common: https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/remote-work-is-over-is-some-parts-of-the-country-and-they-all-have-two-things-in-common-114135 Google, TikTok Among Tec...

Bisnow's UK Editor Mike Phillips

August 01, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

Mike Phillips, Bisnow U.K. editor, talks about how global real estate investors are behaving amid global uncertainty, what it may take for the standoff between buyers and sellers to end -- and where deals have been put on ice or stalled as a result of the market. Read more: All our coverage on recession fears, updated regularly - https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/economy/recession-fears-real-estate-113929 Canceled Contracts Pile Up As Real Estate Buyers, Lenders Reckon With R...

MAG Partners' MaryAnne Gilmartin

June 13, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

MaryAnne Gilmartin talks about launching her own company, her concerns about what she considers "political dysfunction" in New York and branching out to Baltimore.

Value Retail's Scott Malkin

June 06, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

Scott Malkin speaks about the future of physical retail, luxury brands and his new venture in the USA.

Community Preservation Corporation's Rafael Cestero and Monadnock Development's d Kirk Goodrich

May 23, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

This episode is brought to you by AREP, American Real Estate Partners. CEO of the Community Preservation Corporation Rafael Cestero and Kirk Goodrich, President of Monadnock Development, talk about Biden's Housing Action Plan. Cestero and Goodrich host a podcast called "The Housing Problem" -- which is available here: https://thehousingproblem.com

Peebles Corp. CEO Don Peebles

May 16, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

This episode is brought to you by AREP, American Real Estate Partners. Peebles' Corp. founder Don Peebles talks about his plans for Affirmation Tower, handling the RFP process and what he's learned from projects that have unraveled.