

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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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.

Aug 14, 2020 • 38min
Flex Lives: Reinventing Flexible Offices Amid Disruption
How innovations in flexible space will shape the office experience long after the COVID-19 crisis subsides with Hana leaders Andrew Kupiec and Georgia Collins.

Aug 7, 2020 • 22min
A Long & Winding Road: The Outlook for Commercial Real Estate’s Recovery
A view on the prospects for a global economic recovery and the road back for commercial real estate with Richard Barkham, CBRE’s Chief Global Economist.

Jul 31, 2020 • 27min
Off to Work We Go: The Future of the Office
CBRE’s Julie Whelan and Brandon Forde on how major companies are viewing the future of the office in the COVID era.

Jul 24, 2020 • 31min
My Hometown: How Tech Talent is driving local real estate decisions
CBRE’s Tech Sector experts, Colin Yasukochi, Lexi Russell and Dan Harvey join Spencer Levy to share insights into the many ways tech talent is influencing real estate markets.

Jul 17, 2020 • 25min
Wish You Were Here: Reopening the Hotels Sector
As U.S. hotels adopt new safety protocols and evolve the experiences they will deliver, James Risoleo, CEO Host Hotels, and Bob Webster Vice Chairman & President, CBRE Hotels Institutional Group, discuss the sector’s future.

Jul 10, 2020 • 26min
Public Policy in the Age of COVID: Shaping the CRE Recovery
Talking public policy with Jeffrey DeBoer, President & CEO of The Real Estate Roundtable, and Brian Stoffers, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association and Global President of Debt & Structured Finance, CBRE, about the proposals on the table in the nation’s capital and how they may affect the commercial real estate recovery.

Jun 26, 2020 • 26min
Was Construction built to survive this pandemic?
As construction activity resumes, Mark Wilsmann, Head of Real Estate Equity Strategies, MetLife Investment Management, and Matt Khourie, CEO, Trammell Crow Company, discuss navigating the challenges posed by Covid-19 with host Spencer Levy.

Jun 19, 2020 • 25min
"People Gotta Eat" - The Necessity of Cold Storage
How cold storage became the unsung hero of the supply chain and an attractive investment asset. Featuring Fred Boehler, CEO & President of Americold, and Barbara Perrier, Vice Chairman, CBRE National Partners Group.

Jun 12, 2020 • 16min
Oil & Real Estate: Who’s Driving?
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin, and Craig Beyer, Vice Chairman of CBRE’s Global Energy Practice, discuss the global oil market during COVID-19 and its impact on everything from office demand to your commute.