The Industrial Real Estate Podcast

 Interview with George Pino, CEO of Commercial Brokers International. We'll be discussing the following: ✅ Buying vs leasing commercial & industrial real estate ✅ Pros & Cons of both ✅ Advice to buyers & tenants George Pino has been involved in the real estate for the past 31 years and oversaw the opening of offices in New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Chicago, and Pleasanton California. George has been personally responsible for the sale of and/or directly involved in the marketing and sale of over 6,000 assets, resulting in closed transactions totaling over a billion dollars throughout the United States. In 2002, Mr. Pino started Learning Links Centers, LLC, a new type of Socially Responsible Real Estate Investment Company, geared toward investing in low to moderate income neighborhoods in larger metropolitan areas of the United States and highlighting educational opportunities for their residents. Their first acquisition was a 29 unit building located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Baldwin Village, an area known for both its high density and high crime rate. To date, Learning Links Centers has acquired 7 buildings, for a total of 467 units, with a market value of over $10,000,000. Concurrently with the establishment of Learning Links Centers, George Pino was recruited by, and joined, DBL Realtors to start their commercial division. After the acquisition of DBL by Sotheby's International Realty, Mr. Pino noticed a need for a boutique commercial company that had its Clients Best Interests in mind. Realizing this need, he started Commercial Broker’s International, a full service commercial brokerage, along with Joseph Killinger.  Mr. Pino graduated from the University of Southern California in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing. Connect with George on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-pino-3898557 George's company website (CBI): https://www.cbicommercial.com/ --   🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1    🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR   #industrialrealestate #industrialinsiders #industrialize

We had a communication error with our guest so in impromptu style I answered a series of questions ranging from eastern European conflict, to oil prices, to prospecting to CRMs! I plan on doing a few more of these in the future, but please tune in next week where I'll resume with the regular live interviews! -- 🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1 💻  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/ 🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR #industrialrealestate #industrialinsiders #industrialize

Thank you to KC Conway for sharing his insights on a variety of different commercial and industrial real estate topics! 0:00 - Introduction 1:48 - Interest rates & Inflation 9:27 - Cap rates & real estate values 12:00 - Where to invest going forward 16:40 - Port cities & supply chains 19:01 - Gas prices impacting industrial companies 22:20 - Oil prices & Russia 27:22 - Should the rest of the world be doing more? 30:25 - Woodstock 31:22 - Interest rates and the stock market 33:08 - Where to look for insights 37:03 - Oil price forecast for 2022 Links to recommendations: Engineering News Record: https://www.enr.com/ Site to Do Business / crepi: https://www.stdb.com/crepi Kastle Back to Work index: https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-to-work/ -- About KC: Economist and Futurist Kiernan “KC” Conway, CCIM, CRE, 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.  A proud graduate of Emory University with more than 30 years’ experience as a lender, credit officer, appraiser, instructor, and economist; KC is recognized for accurately forecasting real estate trends and ever-changing influences on markets all across the United States. With credentials from the CCIM Institute, Counselors of Real Estate and the Appraisal Institute, KC currently serves as Chief Economist of the CCIM Institute and as an Independent Director for Monmouth REIT MNR. A gifted and prolific speaker KC has made more than 850 presentations to industry, regulatory and academic organizations in the last decade, and has been published in many national and regional newspapers and journals with frequent contributions to radio and television programming. -- Red Shoe Economics website: https://redshoeeconomics.com/ Connect with KC on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kc-conway-mai-cre-10320812 -- 🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1 💻  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/ 🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR   #industrialrealestate #industrialinsiders #industrialize

In this conversation I speak with self storage investor Masha Klapanova. Through her experience investing in self storage, we'll discuss the basics of self storage investing, how she analyzes deals, opportunities and challenges, and her outlook for the future. Connect with Masha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mklap/ -- 🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1 💻  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/ 🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR #industrialrealestate #industrialinsiders #industrialize

In this interview I spoke with Tim Milazzo, CEO of Stacksource, an online platform for commercial real estate loans. In this interview we'll talk about interest rates, the mortgage industry, proptech, lenders appetites to loan, and Tim's thoughts for 2022. -- About Tim: Tim is the co-founder & CEO of StackSource. He identified the market opportunity for a tech-enabled commercial real estate financing platform, recruited Nathan as a co-founder, and built the company. Prior to StackSource, Tim worked for tech giants Facebook and Google where he helped expand B2B marketplaces in ad tech. Years ago, he interned at a top NYC real estate company before the current real estate tech wave. He comes from a family with history in real estate. Connect with Tim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmilazzo Stacksource Website: https://www.stacksource.com/ -- 🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1 💻  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/ 🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR #industrialrealestate #industrialinsiders #industrialize

Levi Benkert is President & CEO of Harbor Capital and in this conversation we focused exclusively on the industrial real estate market in Texas, Harbor Capital has completed over $400 million worth of transactions and has a goal of getting to $1B in assets under management by 2030. We spoke about the following:  Why the focus on industrial real estate? Strategy when selecting properties? What to look for when acquiring a property? How to source deals? Red flags in industrial properties? How will rising interest rates impact strategy going forward? About Levi: Levi Benkert is a proven innovative business leader with 20 years of experience in strategic real estate related business development. Levi has leveraged his skills to identify unique opportunities, maximize growth, raise capital and create sustainable vision for companies that he has founded and led. Levi has bought, managed and developed over $400M in real estate properties in his career. Levi is great at building teams who are aligned around clear objectives and a shared passion for building a better world. When not doing due diligence on another industrial property Levi can be found on a paddle board in Lady Bird Lake in Austin with his wife and their 4 kids. Levi can be found on Twitter talking about real estate @Levijameshere. -- 🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1 💻  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/ 🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR #industrialrealestate #industrialinsiders #industrialize

Since 1975, Shindico has been a market leader in commercial real estate and investment management with their portfolio ranging from Industrial to Shopping Centers, Multi-Residential, Class A Office, and the restoration of historic buildings. We discussed the state of the commercial & industrial market as well as where he sees opportunities and challenges in 2022. -- About Sandy: Sandy’s designations include CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member), SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors), CRE (Counselor of Real Estate), FRICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Fellow) and CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist). As a CCIM senior instructor (since 1980) Sandy has taught worldwide, served on the Board of Directors and served as President of the CCIM Foundation. Sandy is an advisor and asset manager for several Canadian Pension Funds and family offices. Shindico's head office is a sustainable, energy efficient environment, which has been awarded a BOMA BEST Gold certification. Sandy is a founder of StorageVille Inc. The mission statement of “Succeeding by Helping Others Succeed” is the cornerstone of his family’s success. Connecti with Sandy on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/sandyshindleman Connect with Sandy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SandyShindleman Shindico's Website: https://www.shindico.com/ -- 🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1 💻  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/ 🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR

Tuesday, February 1st at 1:00 pm EST as I interviewed Patrick Sentner, President of SIOR. With more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate, Patrick is leading SIOR as its members navigate a constantly changing business environment.  SIOR currently has 3,600 members in 45 countries and 722 cities around the world. In this interview we'll be talking about some of the challenges the brokerage industry has had over the past 18 – 20 months and what brokers can do to win in 2022 About Patrick: Based out of Pittsburgh, Patrick Sentner is currently serving as the global president for SIOR. An Executive Vice President within the Advisory & Transaction Services division of CBRE, Patric’s primary responsibilities focus on local user and national Corporate Services tenant representation. Patrick brings more than 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry to CBRE and his clients.  Prior to joining CBRE in March 2017, Patrick was Founding Principal at Colliers International | Pittsburgh and NAI Pittsburgh Commercial where he specialized in directing office, industrial and user representation, while also playing an integral role in overall corporate services.  During his real estate tenure, he was also a Vice President at Oxford Development Company.  He has an extensive history of handling the national real estate requirements of notable local and national corporate clients including Matthews International, ERIKS, NA, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (HRH), Mastech/iGate Corporation and Provident Funding.   Connect with Patrick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricksentner Connect with Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/patricksentner - 🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1 💻  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/ 🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR #industrialrealestate

Darin Rayburn has worked in the real estate industry since 1991, and following his tenure as the President and CEO of Melcor Developments and Melcor REIT he founded Foray Development Corp.  In addition to extensive experience in all asset classes, Darin led the company through a considerable amount of industrial real estate development and ownership. Tuesday, January 25th 2022 we discussed what he looked for in industrial opportunities and how he views the market both as an investor and developer. About Darin: Darin Rayburn has worked in the real estate industry since 1991 and is the former President & CEO of Melcor Developments Ltd. and Melcor REIT.  Dating back nearly 100 years, Melcor is a diversified real estate company that has completed over 2.3 million square feet of industrial, retail and office properties in Canada and the US with another 7.5 million square feet earmarked for future development. Connect with Darin on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/darin-rayburn-2016b71a -- 🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1 💻  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/ 🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR #industrialrealestate

This is a Live interview I had on Tuesday, January 18th with one of the world's leading real estate economists, Dr. Peter Linneman.   In addition to discussing the commercial and industrial real estate market, we'll dive into his thoughts on the economy, interest rates, inflation and other major trends to watch heading into 2022. -- About Dr. Peter Linneman: For over 40 years, Dr. Peter Linneman's unique blend of scholarly rigor and practical business insight has won him accolades from around the world, including PREA's prestigious Graaskamp Award for Real Estate Research, Wharton's Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center's Lifetime Achievement Award, Realty Stock Magazine's Special Achievement Award, being named "One of the 25 Most Influential People in Real Estate" by Realtor Magazine and inclusion in The New York Observer's "100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate". Dr. Linneman's full biography: https://www.linnemanassociates.com/peter-linneman Connect with Dr. Linneman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterlinneman Connect with Dr. Linneman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/p_linneman -- 🔔 Become an Industrial Insider: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChadGriffithsCRE?sub_confirmation=1 💻  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadgriffiths/ 🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR #industrialrealestate #industrialinsider