CRE Exchange: Commercial Real Estate, Property Valuations, Real Estate Analytics and Property Tax
The CRE Exchange is your go-to podcast for all matters of commercial real estate. It hosts cutting-edge conversations with industry experts that offer CRE professionals timely insight into market behaviors and analysis to discover new opportunities and better manage risks and costs. We discuss Commercial Real Estate, Property Valuations, Real Estate Analytics, and Property Tax. Whether you buy or build, assist or advise, if you are a key stakeholder in the CRE space, this show is for you.
Episodes
PwC’s Tim Bodner joins us to explore how commercial real estate firms are navigating today’s volatility and laying the groundwork for a long-term recovery. We discuss the move toward strategic consolidation, the rise of real assets as a unified investment class, and the technologies driving change in operations and asset selection. Tune in for an expert perspective on strategy, adaptability, and emerging opportunities in a new era ...
Every quarter we take a close look at a sample of REIT earnings calls across key property sectors, including industrial, office, retail, multifamily, data centers, and healthcare. We drill into how each segment is performing in the face of macroeconomic pressures, emerging opportunities, and evolving investor expectations. Listen in to this episode to uncover where resilience is taking hold and what may lie ahead for commercial rea...
We dig into the Fed’s recent meeting minutes, Q1 GDP revisions, consumer confidence trends, and the latest FDIC banking data. From inflation signals and trade tensions to CRE lending slowdowns and cooling construction activity, the episode connects the dots between the broader economy and the decisions facing market participants in 2025. Whether you're watching the labor market, pricing strategies, or borrower behavior, you’ll want...
What do 33,000+ CRE transactions tell us about the Q1 2025 market?
Cole Perry and Omar Eltorai walk through Altus Group’s Q1 2025 US CRE Investment and Transactions Quarterly report providing analysis of the n...
Marc Hershberg, Managing Partner and CEO at Topaz Capital, joins us to unpack the real story behind Florida’s multifamily market. While headlines tend to spotlight Florida’s coastal glamour, Marc takes us beyond the beach by highlighting why inland markets, workforce housing, and Class B assets are where the smart money is headed. We discuss the strategic importan...
The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic aren’t the easiest regions for multifamily investment, but they might be the most instructive.
We sit down with Matt Frazier, Founder and CEO at Jones Street Investment Partners, to explore how the region’s regulatory complexity, persistent housing undersupply...
Retail real estate is back, and it looks nothing like the past. We sit down with Brandon Isner, Head of Retail Research at Newmark, to celebrate retail’s emergence as one of the most compelling asset classes in 2025. From Gen Z’s interest in in-person shopping to the role of AI in optimizing operations and experiences, we break down the factors fueling a potential...
Spencer Burton, CEO and co-founder of CRE Agents, joins us to explore how AI is transforming the way CRE professionals work. From eliminating repetitive tasks to enabling smarter, faster decision-making, Spencer shares how digital coworkers are already creating a multiplier effect for their human counterparts across the industry.
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From interest rate volatility and sector-specific repricing to evolving strategies across construction lending and senior housing, Justin Pinckney, Head of Private Debt at AEW, offers a tactical lens on balancing risk and opportunity in today’s CRE debt market. Together with our host, Omar Eltorai, they also explore the case for standardized valuation benchmarks, ...
Christine Mastandrea, President and COO of Whitestone REIT, shares how a community-first mindset can drive long-term value in commercial real estate. From tailoring retail environments to local culture, to acknowledging and leveraging psychographics and generational shifts, Christine lays out Whitestone’s strategy of turning shopping centers into vibrant and diverse hubs for community.
We explore how retail spaces can serve as...
We discuss the latest installment of Altus Group’s US CRE Investment and Transactions Quarterly report. The team delivers a retrospective on transaction volumes nationally and then zooms in on pricing trends and sector-by-sector insights, covering industrial, hospitality, multifamily, office, retail, and general commercial/mixed use.
We break down the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision, the release of their minutes, the press conference, and the updated Summary of Economic Projections. We’ll also take a look at key macroeconomic highlights from the past week, including retail sales, housing data, and insights from regional Fed surveys and indices. Finally, we sift for some key takeaways from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Read more
Cole Perry and Omar Eltorai unwrap the latest parcel of US economic data, from shifting labor and employment trends to insights from the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index. They explore what these signals suggest for small business growth and economic momentum. The conversation sharpens around market reactions to proposed tariffs, the ripple effects on monetary policy decisions, and the potential implications for commercial real es...
Our hosts, Omar Eltorai and Cole Perry, deliver a packed agenda this week with a discussion on recently released economic data, including PCE, GDP, consumer confidence, and housing statistics. They also share a brief update on the state of the markets, focusing on movements in equities and fixed income, as well as the latest earnings reports from retailers. Finally, the team serves up a "policy potluck," where we cover a variety of...
We’re excited to welcome Dr. Brad Case, Chief Economist at Middleburg Communities, to the program! Dr. Case shares his extensive experience in real estate economics through his perspectives on market conditions, forecasting recessions, driving investment decisions with data, and the rise of the build-to-rent housing sector. Learn about the advantages Middlebur...
Another week, another round-up of earnings releases and earnings management calls from the commercial real estate market. Last week, Omar Eltorai and Cole Perry covered REITs across the four major sectors. This week, they analyze calls from four specialty REITs and two brokerages, sharing performance metrics, key takeaways, and insights on prevailing trends.
Every quarter, Omar Eltorai and Cole Perry listen in to the latest round of REIT earnings calls. The calls provide a glance into REIT portfolio performance, and some insight into what the management teams at these companies are focused on for the coming quarters. Today’s episode is devoted to covering a selection of calls they’ve listened into over the last couple of weeks touching on the company overviews, key results, and valuabl...
CRE Exchange hosts Omar Eltorai and Cole Perry discuss the latest macroeconomic news, including the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate decision, along with data on housing, construction spending, and GDP releases. They also touch on what has been moving the markets with a look at recent earnings across banks and commercial real estate firms. Finally, they share a review of sentiment findings from CREFC’s most recent Board of Go...
We welcome back Dr. Stephen Buschbom, co-host of The TreppWire Podcast and real estate and finance lecturer at Clemson University. Just over a year ago, Stephen joined us for an episode where he made a number of prescient calls on what lay ahead for 2024. In this episode, he joins Omar Eltorai and Cole Perry once again to share a retrospective on the 2024 US debt ...
Omar and Cole kick off this week’s episode with some recent macro releases that help set the stage for 2025, then touch on some of what's happened in the capital markets since this year started. Finally, they share a number of initial industry themes for 2025 from the recent CREFC conference in Miami, and others based on personal observations of the commercial rea...
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