

The Weekly Take from CBRE
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What matters most right now in Commercial Real Estate. Business leaders join economic, industry and subject matter experts to share their distinct views and latest thinking. The Weekly Take is hosted by Spencer Levy, CBRE’s Senior Economic Advisor and Global Client Strategist. More at cbre.com/TheWeeklyTake
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Apr 11, 2022 • 36min
True Colors: Futurist Erica Orange Explores Trends and Disruptions
Futurist Erica Orange joins Spencer Levy to offer insights on what’s driving new ways of working and strategies to future-proof commercial real estate and improve resilience.

Apr 4, 2022 • 32min
Home Sweet Home: Inside the Thriving Multifamily Sector
What’s the secret to multifamily’s continued success? Camden Property Trust CEO Ric Campo and CBRE’s Matt Vance join Spencer Levy to offer insights on multifamily investment, adaptive reuse, purpose-built development and more.

Mar 29, 2022 • 45min
Move Along: Futurist Parag Khanna on Business, Technology, Migration and Climate
Dr. Parag Khanna joins Spencer Levy to explore what’s next for the future of work, how businesses can foresee where people will live in the future and the effects of technology, fiscal policy, climate and culture in a globally connected world.

Mar 21, 2022 • 37min
Luck of the Irish: Behind the Emerald Island’s Long-Running Success
What country had the fastest-growing economy in the developed world in 2021? Ireland. In this episode, IDA Ireland’s Denis Curran, Kennedy Wilson’s Bill McMorrow and CBRE’s Marie Hunt offer insights on how the small island nation weathered the pandemic exceptionally well and the factors pointing to its continued success.

Mar 14, 2022 • 32min
The Future’s So Bright: Candid Conversations with Women in the C-Suite
In part two of our Women’s History Month interview, we hear from three accomplished female executives about mentorship, networking, saying “yes” to opportunities and how women are shaping the future of work.

Mar 7, 2022 • 21min
Run the World: Three Women Reimagining the Future of Commercial Real Estate
How can more women flourish in commercial real estate? This International Women’s Day, three industry leaders—CREW Network’s Wendy Mann and CBRE’s Benji Baer and Alison Caplan—share their challenges, inspirations and practical ideas to help women succeed and transform the future of work.

Mar 1, 2022 • 33min
Don’t Fence Me In: The Reasons for Dallas’ Rapid Growth
The Dallas Metroplex enjoys a central location, business-friendly government policies and other favorable attributes that have attracted business expansions and investment. Crow Holdings’ Michael Levy and CBRE’s Chelby Sanders join Spencer Levy to offer insights on the catalysts for the area’s enviable growth.

Feb 22, 2022 • 39min
Happy Together: Commercial Real Estate’s Role in Delighting Customers and Talent
Exploring the intersection of brand and place, Rachel Friedman of TENFOLD and TENSPACE and Brian Taff of Streetsense join Spencer Levy to offer insights on how branding and placemaking can work with real estate to create memorable experiences and shape company culture.

Feb 15, 2022 • 37min
Life’s Been Good: Meeting the Skyrocketing Demand for Life Sciences Properties
Abundant investment capital is targeting life sciences properties, but breaking into this sector is not easy. Tim Schoen, CEO of BioMed Realty, and CBRE’s Ted Jacobs join Spencer Levy to analyze the keys to success, including how to pull off an office-to-lab conversion and why locating near talent and innovation clusters is so important.

Feb 8, 2022 • 29min
Are You Ready for Some Football: The L.A. Chargers Tackle CRE
With the big game set to kick off in a few days, Fred Maas, Chief of Staff for the L.A. Chargers, and CBRE’s Phillip Ruhl join Spencer to offer insights on the franchise’s sparkling new development project that has resulted in a championship-caliber facility that will serve the players, staff and the Greater Los Angeles community.