

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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Oct 30, 2020 • 27min
Shelter from the Storm: Why Net Lease Grows Through Economic Ups & Downs
“The future of retail is net lease,” says Joey Agree, CEO of Agree Realty Corp. Agree and Will Pike, Vice Chairman, CBRE Net Lease Property Group, join Spencer to discuss why net lease has become a key portfolio strategy across asset types.

Oct 23, 2020 • 29min
Say Hello to Hollywood: Where Commercial Real Estate meets Entertainment
From TV & movies to gaming & tech, the entertainment industry has a voracious appetite for physical space. Victor Coleman, CEO of Hudson Pacific Properties, one of the largest owners of studio and tech space, and CBRE’s Lew Horne, Advisory Services President, Pacific Southwest, join Spencer to take us behind the scenes.

Oct 16, 2020 • 32min
A Day in the Life (Sciences): The Where and Why of the Bio-Boom
The Life Sciences industry is booming around the world. CBRE specialists Ian Anderson, Joanne Henderson and Steve Purpura join Spencer to analyze the growth of bio-tech clusters and what it means for real estate usage and investment.

Oct 9, 2020 • 30min
Glory Days: Updates from Inside the Senior Housing Sector
How resilient is Senior Housing? Joel Nelson, CEO of LCS, and Lisa Widmier, EVP of CBRE’s Senior Housing Capital Markets practice, join Spencer to discuss how senior housing has adapted to the challenges of the COVID era and the enduring trends that underpin this asset class’s long-term appeal.

Oct 2, 2020 • 33min
Down on Main Street: What Does the Future Hold for Retail?
Property owners are reimagining their retail assets - finding creative ways to enhance their value. This week, Adam Ifshin and Chris Ressa of DLC Management Corp, along with Melina Cordero, Americas Head of Retail Capital Markets for CBRE, join Spencer to discuss the future of retail real estate.

Sep 25, 2020 • 32min
Learning to Fly: How Upskilling Employees Boosts Real Estate
Steven Hussain, Director of Community Workforce for Prologis, and Mark Seeley and Kristin Sexton of CBRE’s Labor Analytics Group, join Spencer to share insights on how labor skills and availability affect real estate markets.

Sep 18, 2020 • 34min
School's Back from Summer: Student Housing Welcomes Gen Z and Investors Alike
Why is student housing so recession-resilient? Bill Bayless, CEO of American Campus Communities, and Jaclyn Fitts, CBRE’s student housing practice leader, join Spencer to offer insights.

Sep 11, 2020 • 27min
Electric Avenue: Why all roads to the future run through Data Centers
What’s powering the burgeoning digital economy? Charles Meyers, CEO, Equinix, and Pat Lynch, CBRE’s Senior Managing Director, Data Center Solutions, join Spencer Levy to share insights about a robust asset class – Data Centers.

Aug 28, 2020 • 25min
Go Your Own Way: Industrial & Logistics’ Resilient Path
How the pandemic-related move toward e-commerce has accelerated key trends in the Industrial & Logistics sector.

Aug 21, 2020 • 34min
Up Around the Bend: What Could be Next for Commercial Real Estate
Dror Poleg, futurist & author of Rethinking Real Estate, joins Spencer Levy to share insights on the impact of innovation on commercial real estate and the evolution of cities.