CRE® Thought Leaders

In this 12-minute episode, Global Chair Bill McCarthy, CRE, talks with Tim Savage, Ph.D., CRE, on the convergence of artificial intelligence and real estate. Dr. Savage is a professor and the director of the CREFC Center at New York University's Schack Institute of Real Estate, and co-director of the NYU School of Professional Studies Applied Analytics Lab. 

In this episode, Bill McCarthy, CRE, discusses energy with Maureen Ehrenberg, CRE. Energy was listed as the #5 issue in the 2022-23 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Maureen is co-founder and CEO of Blue Skyre IBE, a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) and Strategic Partner of Colliers International. Further Reading The 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Maureen's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/energy-sustainability-affordability-availability/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Bill McCarthy, CRE, discusses cybersecurity with Tom Shircliff, CRE. Cybersecurity Interruptions was listed as the #9 issue in the 2022-23 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Tom is co-founder and principal of Intelligent Buildings LLC in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a recognized expert in smart building consulting and risk management. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Thomas' piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/cybersecurity-interruptions/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Bill McCarthy, CRE, discusses the regulatory environment with David Waite, Esq., CRE. Regulatory Uncertainty was listed as the #8 issue in the 2022-23 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. David is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Cox, Castle, Nicholson, LLP. He has practiced land use and environmental law for more than thirty years. David is recognized as one of Southern California's leading entitlement lawyers and is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read David's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/regulatory-uncertainty/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Bill McCarthy, CRE, discusses geopolitics with Tino Korologos, CRE. Geopolitical Risk was listed as the #2 issue in the 2022-23 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Tino is principal of Leonidas Partners in West Islip, New York, and Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University's Schack Institute of Real Estate, where he teaches graduate-level real estate finance, capital markets, and portfolio risk courses. In his nearly 40-year career, Tino has held several senior executive and managing director positions at Wachovia Securities, Bear Stearns and Co., GE Capital Real Estate, Moody's, Equitable Real Estate Investment Management, and Deloitte. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Tino's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/geopolitical-risk-political-capital-markets-and-real-estate-uncertainty/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Bill McCarthy, CRE, discusses the impact of disruptions in the labor market with Andrew Nelson, CRE. Labor Shortage Strain was listed as the #6 issue in the 2022-23 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Andrew Nelson, CRE is an independent real estate economist and writer. In addition to his blog at Nelson Economics, he publishes on Seeking Alpha and Medium. He also serves as lead writer for Emerging Trends in Real Estate, published annually by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PwC. Previously he served as Chief U.S. Economist for Colliers International and Director, Research & Strategy, at Deutsche Asset Management (RREEF). The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Andrew's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/labor-shortage-strain-where-have-all-the-workers-gone/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses the impact of disruptions in the supply chain with John Viggers, CRE. Supply Chain Disruption was listed as the #4 issue in the 2022-23 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. John Viggers, CRE, is Senior Vice President at Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors. He has served private and institutional clients for 30+ years in management and brokerage services in numerous markets across the U.S. Today, he enjoys advising clients through complex acquisitions and dispositions to achieve optimal results. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read John's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/supply-chain-disruption/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses the impact of inflation and interest rates with Timothy Savage, Ph.D., CRE. Inflation and Interest Rates was listed as the #1 issue in the 2022-23 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Timothy Savage, Ph.D., CRE is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate, where he is the Faculty Director of the CREFC Center for Real Estate Finance. He is the former Senior Managing Economist and Principal Data Scientist of CBRE Econometric Advisors (the former Torto Wheaton Research Group). Tim is an economist with nearly 25 years of experience at international consulting firms such as Charles River Associates and Navigant Consulting. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2022-2023 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Tim's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/inflation-and-interest-rates-some-clarity-to-mixed-macroeconomic-signals/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

John Leary, CRE, discusses the Consulting Corps project at St Michael's Episcopal Church in Bon Air, Virginia with Doug Schepker, CRE, and Rev. Jeunee Godsey. The CRE Consulting Corps, a public service program of The Counselors of Real Estate, provides real estate analysis and action plans for municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, government entities, educational institutions, and other owners of real property. Further Reading Read more about the work the Consulting Corps did with St. Michael's: https://cre.org/initiatives/consulting-corps/project-summaries-2/making-a-difference-for-st-michaels-episcopal-church-bon-air-virginia/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, host Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses economic recovery and resilience with Kirsten McGregor, CRE. Kirsten McGregor, CRE, is principal of Sagax Associates, an economic recovery and development consulting firm in Wilmington, Delaware. Kirsten has held prominent roles as Senior Policy Advisor on President Obama's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, Deputy Director of the Delaware Economic Development Office, and Lead Economic Recovery Coordinator for New Jersey following Hurricane Sandy. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, host Marilee Utter, CRE, 2022 Global Chair, talks with Jackie Buhn, CRE, Principal of AR Spruce in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Jackie was the team leader of The Counselors' recent Consulting Corps assignment in Spokane, Washington.  Jackie takes you behind the scenes on why the Spokane Association of Realtors called on the Consulting Corps and shares the assessments and recommendations she and her fellow team of Counselors offered. The Consulting Corps is a public service initiative that provides real estate analysis and action plans for municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, government entities, educational institutions, and other owners of real property. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses how the affordable housing supply is impacting the real estate industry with George Vallone, CRE. Housing Supply and Affordability was listed as the #6 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. George Vallone, CRE, is President & Broker of Record, Hoboken Brownstone Company, a multi-faceted real estate development firm active along New Jersey's Hudson River "Gold Coast" for the past 40 years. George has extensive experience in urban housing through a socially conscious approach to development. The firm's mission statement is "Quality real estate development means quality community development." His firm has been responsible for renovating brownstones, brick row houses and has built mid-rise and hi-rise condominiums in Hoboken and Jersey City as well as over 1,000 affordable housing units throughout most of New Jersey's urban markets. George's development companies specialize in large mixed-use Brownfield redevelopment projects. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read George's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/affordable-housing-discrimination-in-america/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses infrastructure with Korin Crawford, CRE. Infrastructure: New Imperatives Emerge was listed as the #5 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Korin Crawford, CRE, is Executive Vice President of Griffin|Swinerton (G/S) and is responsible for originating, evaluating, structuring, and closing public-private partnerships (P3s) for G/S. Korin leverages 20 years of experience in infrastructure, real estate, and M&A of property-backed operating businesses with an emphasis on P3s and real estate transactions in complex regulatory environments. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Korin's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/new-infrastructure-imperatives-emerge/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses how the political environment is impacting real estate with Hugh Kelly, Ph.D., CRE. Political Polarization was listed as the #7 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Hugh Kelly, Ph.D., CRE, is Chair of Fordham University Real Estate Institute's Masters Degree curriculum committee. He served as Global Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate in 2014. He is principal of the consultancy Hugh Kelly Real Estate Economics. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Hugh's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/our-deep-divisions/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses the state of the economy with Hugh Kelly, Ph.D., CRE. Economic Structural Change was listed as the #8 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Hugh Kelly, Ph.D., CRE, is Chair of Fordham University Real Estate Institute's Masters Degree curriculum committee. He served as Global Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate in 2014. He is principal of the consultancy Hugh Kelly Real Estate Economics. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Hugh's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/economic-structure-public-policy-and-private-decisions/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses capital markets with Constantine Korologos, CRE. Bifurcation of Capital Markets was listed as the #10 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Constantine Korologos, CRE, has worked in the real estate industry for 37 years, and has held several senior executive and managing director positions at Wachovia Securities, Bear Stearns and Co., GE Capital Real Estate, Moody's Investors Service, Equitable Real Estate Investment Management and Deloitte & Touché, where he focused on the capital markets, valuation, structured finance, consulting and investment banking. In addition to his own consulting business as founding principal of Leonidas Partners, LLC, he is a managing director with Eyzenberg and Co. where he is involved in the placement of real estate debt capital, ground lease and C-Pace financing, and a managing director with Frontstage Capital, where he is a FINRA registered representative executing securities transactions through their affiliate broker-dealer, Moody Capital. Complementing his professional experience, he is a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor, teaching graduate real estate finance, capital markets and portfolio risk courses with the New York University Schack Real Estate Institute, where he has been on the faculty for over 27 years. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Tino's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/capital-markets-risk-looking-for-clarity-in-the-face-of-uncertainty/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses the "neighborhood approach" of the new trend in adaptive reuse with K.C. Conway, CRE, CCIM, MAI. Adaptive Reuse 2.0 was listed as the #9 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. K.C. Conway, CRE, CCIM, MAI, is the mind trust behind Red Shoe Economics, LLC, an independent economic forecasting and consulting firm furthering KC's mission as The Red Shoe Economist by providing organic research initiatives, reporting and insights on the impact of Economics within the commercial real estate industry. KC is a nationally recognized industry thought leader and Subject Matter Expert with expertise in Macro Economics, Valuations, Ports & Logistics, Banking Regulation, Real Estate Finance, MSA level market monitoring, Environmental Risk Management, Housing Economics and Tax Appeals. Further Reading The 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read K.C.'s piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/adaptive-reuse-2-0-the-neighborhood-approach/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses how changes in logistics needs are impacting the real estate industry with K.C. Conway, CRE, CCIM, MAI. Logistics is listed as the #4 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. K.C. Conway, CRE, CCIM, MAI, is the mind trust behind Red Shoe Economics, LLC, an independent economic forecasting and consulting firm furthering KC's mission as The Red Shoe Economist by providing organic research initiatives, reporting and insights on the impact of Economics within the commercial real estate industry. KC is a nationally recognized industry thought leader and Subject Matter Expert with expertise in Macro Economics, Valuations, Ports & Logistics, Banking Regulation, Real Estate Finance, MSA level market monitoring, Environmental Risk Management, Housing Economics and Tax Appeals. Further Reading The 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read K.C.'s piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/last-mile-logistics-on-time-and-in-full/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses how technology acceleration is changing the real estate industry with Noah Shlaes, CRE Emeritus, and Tom Shircliff, CRE. Technology Acceleration & Innovation is listed as the #2 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Noah Shlaes, CRE Emeritus, is a technologist and futurist focused on corporate real estate decisions. His career has included the development of DCF software in the pre-Argus era, portfolio valuations at Arthur Andersen, leading the consulting arm of Grubb & Ellis, and creating the Global Operations Center for Newmark's real estate tech platform. From teaching appraisal in Bulgaria to explaining real estate development to art students, he's known for making real estate issues clear, memorable and relevant. Tom Shircliff, CRE is an entrepreneur and executive with broad experience in Fortune 500 management, small business and venture capital-funded startups including local, regional and national roles. Since co-founding Intelligent Buildings, LLC he has become a recognized expert in the field of commercial real estate technology consulting and risk management. Since 2004, Intelligent Buildings has been a leader in commercial real estate smart building consulting, assessments and managed services. The “Top 10 in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Noah's and Tom's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/pushed-off-the-diving-board-accelerated-tech-adoption-in-the-golden-age-of-the-late-adopter/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE, discusses how remote work is changing the real estate industry with Cassandra Francis, CRE, and Tomáš Ctibor, CRE. Remote Work & Mobility is listed as the #1 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Cassandra J. Francis, CRE, Principal, KARIATID, is a corporate board director & global advisory services provider supporting strategic management, governance and growth in the industries of urban planning, real estate and construction. Tomáš Ctibor, CRE, is the founder and executive director of 4ct s.r.o., which is responsible for the newly created platform to provide innovative and top-quality services in the field of urban analysis and city development, for both the public and the private sector. The “Top Ten in 10” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each episode, we discuss an issue from the 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Further Reading The 2021-2022 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Tomáš' and Cassandra's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/will-covid-accelerated-mobility-patterns-endure-changing-the-built-environment-as-we-know-it/ Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode Michel Couillard, CRE, discusses CMBS with Ann Hambly, CRE. Ann Hambly, CRE, is the Founder and CEO of 1st Service Solutions in Grapevine, Texas. Ann and her team have advocated on behalf of commercial real estate owners in resolving more than $25 billion in CMBS loans, including more than 2,000 successful loan assumptions. Prior to forming 1st Service Solutions, Ann led commercial real estate servicing for such firms as Nomura, Prudential, GE, and Bank of America. She is also the author of the best-selling book “CMBS 911.” "Whether or not a borrower will go back into CMBS will be key." Ann Hambly, CRE Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Michel Couillard, CRE, talks with James Nelson, CRE, about real estate investment opportunities that are arising in the pandemic recovery period. James Nelson, CRE, is Principal and Head of Tri-State Investment Sales for Avison Young in New York City.  James leads a team of three dozen professionals in the sale of multifamily, office, and retail properties.  Among the group's noteworthy clients are the Archdiocese of New York, Brookfield Properties, The Carlyle Group, JP Morgan Chase, Salvation Army, and SL Green.  Among several industry and philanthropic roles, James is the former chairman of the Real Estate Board of New York's Commercial Board of Directors and earned the board's prestigious Edward S. Gordan Memorial Award.  He sits on the Board of Governors for the Young Men's/Women's Real Estate Association of New York. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Anthony DellaPelle, Esq., CRE, talks with Clint Schumacher, Esq., CRE, about the key factors that a consultant should focus on when agreeing to serve as an expert witness in real estate-related litigation. Mr. Schumacher is a Partner with Dawson & Sodd LLP in Dallas, Texas.  He concentrates his litigation practice on eminent domain and condemnation law.  He represents property owners impacted by public projects and has developed a particular expertise in condemnation for highway projects. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Michel Couillard, CRE, discusses distressed assets and receiverships with John Viggers, CRE. When confronting commercial loan defaults and protecting distressed assets, what are the best solutions lenders and special servicers are providing: Receiverships? Workouts? Foreclosures? Auctions? John Viggers, CRE, is Regional Vice President of Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors in West Des Moines, Iowa. John has directed the management, leasing, and sale of a diverse portfolio of commercial assets for private and institutional clients in the U.S., Europe, and South America. He has a particular expertise in property and asset management, the disposition of distressed assets, and receivership services. John's counseling assignments include portfolio transitioning for families, developing commercial real estate firm operations, and strategic growth planning for commercial clients. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music – licensed under CC BY 4.0

In this episode, Michel Couillard, CRE, discusses public and private debt with K.C. Conway, CRE. Public & Private Indebtedness is listed as the #4 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States was on track for its first $1.0 trillion fiscal year deficit since 2009 and the onset of the Financial Crisis. A lot has changed in a short period of time. K.C. Conway, CRE, has a history of accurately forecasting real estate trends and changing market conditions across the United States. He is a nationally recognized subject matter expert on commercial real estate matters with specialized expertise in valuation, ports & logistics, housing economics, aging-services housing, bank regulation, and real estate finance. Conway has extensive experience with risk management, valuation, and market intelligence, with progressive roles within the Federal Reserve (Commercial Real Estate Risk Specialty Officer), national brokerage companies, and large bank organizations. Conway is a recognized speaker--with presentations to approximately 750 conferences--and is frequently quoted in the media. The “Top 10 in 20” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each 20-minute episode, we discuss an issue from the 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music - licensed under CC BY 4.0 Further Reading The 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read more from K.C. in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/the-consequences-of-public-and-private-debt-on-real-estate/

In this episode, Michel Couillard, CRE, discusses space utilization with Tomáš Ctibor, CRE. Space Utilization is listed as the #7 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Many new ideas, solutions, and procedures have been born through the COVID-19 pandemic and will remain a part of our lives even after the pandemic subsides. For that reason, this period will create significant short and medium-term opportunities to monetize, a phoenix rising from the ashes of failed retail, office blocks, small universities and trade schools, and other property uses that may be casualties of the pandemic. Tomáš Ctibor, CRE, is the founder and executive director of 4ct, which is responsible for the newly created platform to provide innovative and top quality services in the field of urban analysis and city development for both the public and the private sector. The “Top 10 in 20” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each 20-minute episode, we discuss an issue from the 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music - licensed under CC BY 4.0 Further Reading The 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read more from Tomáš in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/space-utilization-and-the-built-environment/

In this episode, Marilee Utter, CRE, discusses technology and workflow with Noah Shlaes, CRE, and Tom Shircliff, CRE. Technology & Workflow is the #8 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. In a post-COVID world, the combination of migration back to the office, need for reconfiguration and change in operating methods, and the general desire for working remotely and adding resilience is a) accelerating the adoption of technology, and b) re-prioritizing certain technologies and moving some in and out of the spotlight. Thomas Shircliff, CRE, is an entrepreneur and executive with broad experience in Fortune 500 management, small business and venture capital-funded startups including local, regional and national roles. Since co-founding Intelligent Buildings, LLC, he has become a recognized expert in the field of commercial real estate technology consulting and risk management. Noah D. Shlaes, CRE, is a technologist and futurist focused on corporate real estate decisions. His career has included the development of DCF software in the pre-Argus era, portfolio valuations at Arthur Andersen, leading the consulting arm of Grubb & Ellis, and creating the Global Operations Center for Newmark's real estate tech platform. From teaching appraisal in Bulgaria to explaining real estate development to art students, he's known for making real estate issues clear, memorable, and relevant. The “Top 10 in 20” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each 20-minute episode, we discuss an issue from the 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Interested in being a guest on the CRE Thought Leaders podcast? Let us know what you'd like to discuss by emailing R.J. Sirois at rsirois@cre.org. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music - licensed under CC BY 4.0 Further Reading The 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read more in the Technology & Workflow piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/technology-and-workflow-in-the-real-estate-space/

In this episode, Deborah Cloutier, CRE, discusses infrastructure and public & private partnerships with Michel Couillard, CRE, 2020 Global Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate®. Infrastructure is the #9 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. As the world recognizes its vulnerability to extreme events amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are forced to view infrastructure through a different lens given its crucial function in helping to sustain life and commerce, from the global to local levels. Michel Couillard, CRE, is president and CEO of BUSAC Real Estate in Montreal. Michel is responsible for property investments, development strategies, and the financing, management, and growth of the BUSAC real estate portfolio in Canada and the Northeast and Southeast United States. He is the second Canadian to serve as Chair of The Counselors since the organization was established in 1953. The “Top 10 in 20” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each 20-minute episode, we discuss an issue from the 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music - licensed under CC BY 4.0 Further Reading The 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read more in the Infrastructure piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/viewing-infrastructure-through-a-different-lens/

In this episode, Michel Couillard, CRE, discusses the capital markets with Constantine Korologos, CRE. Capital Market Risk is listed as the #3 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Seven months into the pandemic, the resultant volatility has made pricing debt more challenging and has had a profound impact on both the debt and equity capital markets. Constantine "Tino" Korologos, CRE has worked in the real estate industry for 35 years, and has held several senior executive and managing director positions at Wachovia Securities, Bear Stearns and Co., GE Capital Real Estate, Moody's Investors Service, Equitable Real Estate Investment Management, and Deloitte & Touché, where he focused on the capital markets, valuation, structured finance, consulting and investment banking. Complementing his professional experience, he is a Clinical Assistant Professor, teaching graduate real estate finance, capital markets, and portfolio risk courses in the New York University Schack Real Estate Institute, where he has been on the faculty for over 25 years. The “Top 10 in 20” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each 20-minute episode, we discuss an issue from the 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music - licensed under CC BY 4.0 Further Reading The 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Tino Korologos's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/capital-markets-revisiting-risk-and-return-in-the-face-of-uncertainty/

In this episode, Marilee Utter, CRE, discusses ESG with Deborah Cloutier, CRE. ESG was listed as the #10 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is no longer an emerging trend, but a critical component of real estate investment integrated into investment decision-making. COVID-19 has further cemented this new “norm” as risk management, resiliency, transparency and social engagement—key outputs of ESG—take center stage. Deborah Cloutier, CRE, is President and Founder of RE Tech Advisors in Falls Church, Virginia, and Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate's External Affairs Committee that develops the annual Top Ten list.  Deborah and her team produce award-winning environmental, social, and governance programs and market transformation initiatives for leading commercial real estate and government clients with over $1 trillion of assets under management. The “Top 10 in 20” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each 20-minute episode, we discuss an issue from the 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music - licensed under CC BY 4.0 Further Reading The 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Deborah Cloutier's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/the-new-norm-esg-as-a-material-risk-and-opportunity-for-real-estate/

In this episode, Deborah Cloutier, CRE, discusses affordable housing with George Vallone, CRE. Affordable Housing was listed as the #5 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. In this era of political divisiveness, there are two things that most can agree on: 1) there is a tremendous need for affordable housing throughout America, and 2) there is a strong “Not in My Back Yard” or NIMBY agenda. George Vallone, CRE, is President & Broker of Record of Hoboken Brownstone Company.  George has extensive experience in urban housing through a socially-conscious approach to development and has built mid-rise and hi-rise condominiums as well as more than 1,000 affordable housing units throughout most of New Jersey's urban markets. The “Top 10 in 20” series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each 20-minute episode, we discuss an issue from the 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music - licensed under CC BY 4.0 Further Reading The 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read George Vallone's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/affordable-housing-the-same-problems-only-worse/

In this episode, Deborah Cloutier, CRE, discusses the state of the economy with Hugh F. Kelly, Ph.D., CRE. Economic Renewal was listed as the #2 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. The U.S. economy was heading toward a tipping point prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and beyond that we find deep and persistent challenges facing the economy and the real estate industry. Hugh Kelly, Ph.D., CRE, is Special Advisor at Fordham University's Real Estate Institute and principal of Hugh Kelly Real Estate Economics in New York City. He served as Global Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate in 2014. The "Top 10 in 20" series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE® Thought Leaders podcast program. In each 20-minute episode, we discuss an issue from the 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music - licensed under CC BY 4.0 Further Reading The 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Hugh Kelly's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/the-economy-beyond-the-tipping-point-crisis-and-opportunity-for-renewal/

In this episode, Deborah Cloutier, CRE, interviews Scott Muldavin, CRE, on the current challenges the real estate industry is facing relating to the flow of people. Flow of People was listed as the #6 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Migration between and within countries has always been a critical driver of real estate and the economy. Today, the world's economies face unprecedented challenges to mobility. Immigration has ground to a halt, initially driven by nationalistic policies in the U.S. and countries throughout the world, and more recently by the COVID-19 pandemic. Scott Muldavin, CRE, is a leading investor, consultant and nonprofit leader in real estate. He's the Founder and Executive Director of the Green Building Finance Consortium, leading the movement to integrate sustainability, health, and wellness into real estate investment decisions. The "Top 10 in 20" series is part of The Counselors of Real Estate's CRE Thought Leaders podcast program. In each 20-minute episode, we discuss an issue from the 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Intro Music: Driven To Success by Scott Holmes Music - licensed under CC BY 4.0 Further Reading The 2020-2021 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®: https://cre.org/topten/ Read Scott Muldavin's piece in Real Estate Issues: https://cre.org/real-estate-issues/suspended-mobility-challenges-real-estate-markets/