

The Industrial Real Estate Podcast
Questor Media
Join host Chad Griffiths as he interviews industry experts on a variety of industrial & commercial real estate topics.
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Nov 6, 2021 • 21min
5 Environmental Site Assessment Questions for Corey Klimchuk
Having a solid understanding of phase I and II environmental site assessments is critical if you're involved in the commercial real estate industry.
In this video I interview Corey Klimchuk, senior client manager at Pinchin Ltd, to get a better understanding of environmental site assessments (ESA's).
Connect with Corey: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/corey-klimchuk-226b1678
#industrialrealestate #environmentalsiteassessments
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🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR
Partner, Associate Broker
NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc.
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Nov 6, 2021 • 30min
5 Industrial Real Estate Questions for Mark Duclos (President of SIOR)
I had the good fortune of interviewing Mark Duclos (current president of SIOR and co-founder & president of Sentry Commercial) about what he saw in the industrial market in 2020 and trends he's following in 2021.
We had a great chat about the industry, networking, education, the value of processes, and SIOR.
Here are timestamps if you want to jump to a certain section:
0:00 - Introduction
2:36 - Review of 2020 and trends that developed
7:25 - Trends to follow in 2021
17:12 - Weathering economic ups and downs
22:59 - SIOR in 2021
27:53 - Closing comments
Find Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-duclos-sior-cre-frics-62969638
Learn more about SIOR: https://sior.com/
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🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR Partner, Associate Broker NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc.
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Nov 6, 2021 • 30min
5 Questions on Industrial Real Estate Investing with Matthew Johnson (Kingsett Capital)
I was very excited to be joined by Matthew Johnson, Executive Director of Industrial Investments for Kingsett Capital. Founded in 2002, Kingsett is a private equity real estate investment firm which has raised over $12 billion since inception. They have a diversified portfolio, but the asset class we talk about on this channel is industrial real estate, and they are a major player in that space.
Matt offered some great insights into the current state of the industrial market and how to analyze potential opportunities.
This is one you don't want to miss!
0:00 - introduction
0:30 - industrial real estate as an investment
2:30 - summary of the past year
6:42 - analyzing manufacturing vs warehousing properties
10:40 - market, tenancy or the building? 13:10 - does size matter?
15:39 - existing cash flow vs value add property
17:00 - predictions for the future (cap rates & interest rates)
21:00 - asset value appreciation and building values 24:20 - short to medium term projections
27:00 - advice for investors
Learn more about Kingsett Capital: https://kingsettcapital.com/ --
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🙋 Chad Griffiths, MBA, SIOR
Partner, Associate Broker
NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc.
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May 3, 2021 • 41min
Sandy Shindleman on Commercial Real Estate Developing & Investing
In this week's episode of 5 Questions With Industry Experts I was pleased to be joined by Sandy Shindleman, President and CEO of Shindico. Sandy and I chatted about a number of fascinating topics relating to developing & investing, including a construction costs, inflation, interest rates and last mile delivery. 0:00 - Introduction 0:30 - A review on the past year 6:44 - A changing development landscape 10:41 - Demand for different asset classes 11:29 - Construction prices 14:40 - Multiple offer scenarios 16:04 - Interest rates & last mile delivery 20:40 - What Sandy is watching closely 23:42 - Where to get market intelligence 27:00 - CCIM & SIOR designations 35:40 - Self storage and closing comments Connect with Sandy on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/sandyshindlemanShindico - https://www.shindico.com/

Apr 29, 2021 • 51min
KC Conway on Last Mile Delivery, Real Estate Chaos, and Pain in the Forecast for the Office Market
I had the honour of sitting down with KC Conway, Chief Economist of the CCIM Institute, to discuss a number of fascinating topics: 0:00 - introduction 0:34 - migration trends away from the major cities 3:43 - watershed moment in the workforce 8:40 - future of the office and property values 15:04 - prediction for the office market 18:40 - last mile delivery & 200 million sq ft of industrial real estate development 27:20 - real estate chaos 28:20 - Fed's monetary policy & inflation 35:43 - risks an opportunities - Bitcoin! 40:38 - Flexit 46:20 - book recommendations Find KC on LinkedIn:

Apr 29, 2021 • 59min
Jay Olshonsky on major trends in the industrial market and tips on how to be a better broker
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jay Olshonsky, President of NAI Global, to talk about the commercial real estate market. 0:00 - Introduction 0:56 - How the commercial real estate industry has evolved 4:14 - #1 change in commercial real estate 6:00 - State of the office market 17:45 - Risks and opportunities in the retail market 23:27 - A major trend in industrial real estate 30:35 - How to stay on top of a rapidly changing market & economy 36:30 - 2021 Conference 43:40 - What makes a good / bad broker 54:45 - Closing comments Follow Jay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/olshonsky Learn more about NAI Global: https://www.naiglobal.com/

Apr 29, 2021 • 49min
Dr. Peter Linneman talks about commercial and industrial real estate in 2021
I had the great privilege of interviewing Dr. Linneman to get his thoughts on the commercial real estate market in 2020 and what he thinks is in store for 2021.
- Overview: 0:00
- Introduction 0:47
- What was your assessment of 2020? 9:45
- When do you expect people come back to the office? 19:46
- Monetary expansion leading to more asset value inflation & effect on cap rates 27:20
- Interest rates 38:50
- Real Estate Financial Modeling (REFM) - filling a gap for quality commercial real estate education. 44:55
- Save a Mind, Give a Choice - providing quality education for underprovided students in Kenya. Dr. Linneman has been named on of the 25 most influential people in commercial real estate and is the CEO of American Land Fund and KL Realty. Dr. Linneman was previously a professor of real estate, finance and public policy at Wharton and is co-author of Real Estate Finance & Investments: Risks and Opportunities (now in its 5th edition). Learn more about Dr. Linneman (including REFM & Save a Mind, Give a Choice): https://www.linnemanassociates.com/