Global Real Estate Dealmakers

This Kyle’s Take features commentary on the recent performance of Mexican real estate across the residential and commercial spectrum, insights from the interview with Jaime Fasja, poll results, and a preview of the next guest.

00:15 – Introduction
Kyle sets the stage for the episode by describing the context of his surroundings at the Ritz Carlton in Mexico City.

1:28 – BREAKING NEWS

1:32 – Residential Metrics and Drivers
Kyle...

While this episode’s guest, Jaime Fasja, has a family background in real estate dating back 50 years, he crafted his own way to the highest echelons of retail, hospitality, and industrial real estate investment & development across Mexico and the Caribbean. The 180-person firm that he started from scratch in 2012 and now leads as co-CEO, Thor Urbana, owns assets in 20+ locations, primarily consisting of lifestyle retail centers...

This episode of Kyle’s Take features coverage of French real estate performance across product types throughout COVID, noteworthy investment projects, insights from the interview with Alon Kasha, poll results, and a preview of the next guest.

00:42 – Paris COVID Protocols

02:02 - BREAKING NEWS

02:11 – High-level residential performance

02:41 – Effect of Stimulus Payments

03:08 – Domination by French Buyers

03:30 – Market Drivers

04:1...

Little did Alon Kasha know at the time, but the move that he and his wife Betsy made to France nearly 20 years ago led to what is today a thriving real estate development and interior design firm called Kasha Paris. In this episode, Alon sits down with Kyle in the kitchen of one of his recently renovated apartments to describe the creation of this business, as well as how it has evolved over the years. As you will hear, this couple...

To wrap up summer, Kyle shares some newsworthy real estate headlines and COVID observations from Italy, key takeaways from his conversation with Alberto and Enza Barba, information about his next online poll, and future guest commentary.

00:15- Episode Introduction

Kyle expresses the special nature of his podcast, as it was recorded on-location in Positano, Italy after his conversation with Alberto and Enza Barba (Episode 2...

Entrepreneurs Enza and Alberto Barba host Kyle at their spectacular, newly opened hotel called Petrea Lifestyle Suites in the hills of Positano, Italy. With a background in tourism and languages, this dynamic couple has created a 3-room oasis that lends new meaning to the terms “hospitality” and “room with a view.” 

Overcoming multiple COVID-related challenges to open the property in May 2021, they explain the property’s unique posi...

Kyle takes Global Real Estate Dealmakers on the road, reporting from Phoenix, Arizona on breaking Turkish real estate news, key insights from his past guest (Firuz Soyuer), poll results and the upcoming poll, and commentary on the next guest.

Dealmaker Highlights

01:25 - BREAKING NEWS

01:47 – Residential Price Appreciation
Turkey posted the greatest growth in global residential prices from Q4 2019 to Q4 2020, increasing ...

Few people are as well versed in Turkish real estate as Firuz Soyuer. Having spent nearly three decades growing his Istanbul-based commercial and residential real estate advisory firm, he joins Global Real Estate Dealmakers to elaborate on the extent to which institutional and private real estate investors have proliferated in the country. Firuz also provides insightful commentary on the economy’s reaction to COVID-19 and the domes...

In the second Kyle’s Take of 2021, Kyle shares some real estate headlines from Japan, key takeaways from his recent conversation with Taito Ohe at U Share, past and future poll information, and future guest commentary.

Dealmaker Highlights

00:52 - BREAKING NEWS

01:07 - Pandemic’s Effects on Tokyo Housing

01:51 - Mori Building Partnership with Aman Resorts

03:09 - First Janu Hotel in Japan

03:36 - GUEST INSIGHTS

03:57 - Pandemic’s Sil...

The Tokyo-based Taito Ohe joins the show to explain how his architectural background, top-notch education, and interest in entrepreneurship have led him to co-found U-Share as one of its three partners. Balancing his responsibilities as Chief Strategy Officer with a separate role at the acclaimed architectural firm, Plantec, Taito describes the reasons for creating this new residential asset class and the challenges & rewards a...

Kyle kicks off 2021 with a solo episode to provide some commentary on 2020 themes and share his views on the most salient topics that will arise in global commercial real estate over the next year.

01:17 - 2020 Highlights
02:06 - Featured Guests Review
05:08 - NOTEWORTHY THEMES OF 2020
05:55 - Sudden Movement
06:08 - Landlord Focus
06:30 - Behavioral Changes
06:53 - On The Office Side
07:24 - De...

Gloria Gil joins the show to discuss her background and 39-year career in commercial real estate, including her 14 years as Senior Managing Director at the Regents of the University of California, the governing board of the University of California. At UC Regents, Gloria built an entirely new asset class and grew the AUM of the real estate portfolio to $5.5 billion across separate accounts and commingled funds. Gloria also discusse...

Andrés Berral joins the show to discuss his 10 years as an attorney with Clifford Chance, an international real estate law firm with offices on five continents. Living in Madrid, Andrés discusses his firm, responsibilities, as well as the comparative performance of the real estate market in Spain both before and during the Covid-19 global health crisis. 

After completing his undergraduate education at Complutense University of Madri...

Tom Livelli, a Managing Director at Greystar's office in Santiago de Chile, joins the show to speak about his background, residential real estate experience across the Americas, and strategy for investing in South America in the coming years. Of particular note, Tom discusses the formation of Greystar's recently announced joint venture with the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board and Cyrela to deploy $R 1 billion (~$US...

From the shores of the Red Sea in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mowaffaq Al Hashimi sits down to discuss the growth of his career in real estate, including the reasons for founding Saqifat Al Safa in 1996 and focusing on certain business disciplines. Gaining exposure to both the US and Saudi markets throughout his academic and professional lives, he maintains a deep knowledge of international real estate investment, finance, and developmen...

Kofi Asomaning, a Wharton-educated architect, consultant, and developer, provides in-depth commentary about how his firm, Keystone Real Estate, is taking advantage of advisory and development opportunities within the Ghana market. While COVID-19 has slowed down the timeline of his projects, the country has not been as significantly affected by the pandemic as others and is likely to continue to offer attractive deals across product...

President of Pink's Hot Dogs, Inc., Richard Pink joins the podcast to speak about his life as an entrepreneur, senior real estate executive, and mentor to undergraduate students. Started by his parents in 1939, Pink's has become a staple of the Los Angeles dining scene over 80 years of operation, attracting locals, tourists, and celebrities who love its unique ambiance and menu. Through licensing agreements, the business ...

Kyle Hutchin, an associate director at the boutique tenant advisory firm Franklin Shanks, joins to discuss Sydney's occupier market and the facets that make the city an attractive global real estate investment target. Since joining the firm five years ago, Kyle has helped Australian and international technology tenants align their property needs with high growth business development strategies. As he shares, the country mainta...

A research analyst at Nairobi-based Cytonn Investments, Wacu Mbugua joins to discuss her experience during quarantine and and the pandemic's effects on the firm's real estate development projects. Given her experience with site feasibility analyses and acquisitions due diligence across the firm's portfolio, Wacu has a keen perspective on the drivers of real estate investment in Kenya and the ways in which her firm is...