The podcast, “Environmental improvements and C-PACE in CRE with Randy Eckers, Akerman's Real Estate Practice Group,”  raises awareness for the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program or C-PACE. Randy Eckers, chair of the real estate finance practice for Akerman LLP, joins the podcast. He believes C-PACE has plenty of potential for CRE projects aimed at environmental improvements in existing and new properties. Through C-PACE, developers, owners, investors, and operators can access low-cost, long-term, fixed rate upfront financing across CRE markets.

The podcast, “Examining Cross-Border CRE Investment with BFIN’s Managing Partner Maggie Coleman: Part 1,” discusses cross-border commercial real estate investment among global regions and across asset classes. Maggie Coleman, managing partner with BFIN, where she leads the Private Capital Authority real estate platform, joins the podcast. This is the first episode of a special two-part series.

The podcast, “Examining Cross-Border CRE Investment with BFIN’s Managing Partner Maggie Coleman: Part 2,” details regional differences in how foreign capital views the U.S. and what different commercial real estate sectors might expect in 2021. Maggie Coleman, managing partner with BFIN, where she leads the Private Capital Authority real estate platform, joins the podcast. This podcast is the second episode in a special two-part series.

The podcast, “Expanding Your Business Through Consulting and Investing with Patricia Lynn, CCIM,” discusses what makes for successful consultants and investors, how to get started with these endeavors, and the importance of lifelong education to business achievement. Patricia Lynn, CCIM, is the principal/founder of Lynnk, a commercial real estate consultant company, and ExceedCE, a continuing education firm focused on real estate. She joins the podcast to share details on her new course, “Building a Commercial Real Estate Consulting or Investing Business,” which helps CRE professionals diversify their revenue streams outside the brokerage model. Lynn has been a CCIM Institute Instructor since 1986.

The podcast, “Exploring the ‘E’ in ESG with David Amerikaner the Duane Morris’ Real Estate Practice Group,” discusses what commercial real estate is doing in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) arena.  David Amerikaner is special counsel with the Duane Morris’s Real Estate Practice Group, with a focus on sustainability, land use, project development, and environmental law. He joins the podcast to detail how tenant demand for sustainable practices and shortening ROI on green investment are changing the equation for developers and owners.

The podcast, “Gensler's Darrel Fullbright Talks CRE Impact of 5G and Autonomous Vehicles,” discusses how 5G, smart homes, and autonomous vehicles will impact commercial real estate. The principal and design director for Gensler, a leading global design and architecture firm, Darrel Fullbright, AIA, LEED® GA, joins the podcast.

The podcast, “Growing Interest in Land and Manufacturing with National Land Realty’s Ben Crosby, CCIM,” advocates for investors and commercial real estate professionals to keep a long-term perspective in examining potential properties, emphasizing population trends and demographics over day-to-day headlines and short-term issues. Ben Crosby, CCIM, managing broker with National Land Realty in Florida, joins the podcast. He sees a bright future for land investment in Florida and throughout the Southeast, while also speculating on what the reshoring of manufacturing could mean good things for the Midwest.

The podcast, “Hospitality Looks to Build Trust to Overcome COVID-19 with Strategy Consultant Rick Garlick, PhD,” details how the hospitality industry can rebound from the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic by rebuilding trust. Rick Garlick, PhD, vice president of Magid, a leading business strategy company, joins the podcast. He discusses data and metrics available to the travel and leisure sector, which will help commercial real estate professionals anticipate where the market is headed. Garlick also discusses the future of shopping malls and what COVID-19 has done to experiential retail.

The podcast, “Hospitality’s Improving Prospects with Helen Zaver, SVP with Colliers International,”  discusses hospitality’s steady recovery in Year 3 of COVID-19.  Helen Zaver, senior vice president with Colliers International and a member of its National Hospitality Group, joins the podcast. With leisure travel bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels, she details how business and convention activity may continue to increase, which can mean different experiences for major urban markets versus secondary vacation destinations. Based in Atlanta, Zaver looks at Atlanta and Savannah as a proxy for the sector’s overall health.

The podcast, “Inflation’s Impact on CRE with Martha Peyton, Ph.D., with Aegon Asset Management,” provides context to all the discussion of inflation. Long considered a hedge against inflation, commercial real estate continues to face challenges in the face of COVID-19 and war in Ukraine, but opportunities are available in all property sectors for smart, knowledgeable investors. Martha Peyton, Ph.D., managing director and global head real assets research at Aegon Asset Management, joins the podcast. Peyton is responsible for the development and application of research to real asset strategies.