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The Corporate Real Estate Insider

Tucker Hughes, John Jarvis, Owen Rice, and Brian Connollyrss.com
Corporate real estate experts and close friends, Tucker Hughes, John Jarvis, Owen Rice, and Brian Connolly cover all things corporate real estate, bringing listeners the insiders’ view of the industry while providing insights on real estate news, trends, the market, advice for companies navigating their real estate strategy and negotiations, as well as a host of other related topics. For more information, please check us out at www.thecreinsider.com
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Episodes

E50: DOGE’s real estate impact, investing and building office space, TI construction costs

(0:00) Opening (0:40) Institutional buyers investing in distressed markets (7:09) Building class A+ office space (9:48) Increased construction costs and renewal dynamics (21:33) 10-year Treasury and interest rates (25:09) The federal government cancels 250 leases (41:15) Co-working and investment management companies (59.50) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Mar 12, 20251 hrSeason 1Ep. 50

E49: Class A+ buildings outperform, publicly traded REITs, life science, and the industrial space

(0:00) Opening (0:23) The performance of the office market across different quality levels (21:02) How companies think about investing in office space (33:43) Alexandria’s earnings report (49:41) Industrial real estate update (56:11) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Feb 12, 202556 minSeason 1Ep. 49

E48: 2025 Predictions for the office and industrial market

(0:00) Opening (3:19) Urban vs. Suburban and which will outperform (14:14) What hybrid work means now (16:58) Venture capital, hardware technology, life science, energy (43:40) Increased demand due to a tech recovery (45:05) An increase in loans and the default rate (46:27) Ecommerce, 3PLs, trading partners (55:53) Multistory warehouses (59:29) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Jan 15, 202559 minSeason 1Ep. 48

E47: The Federal Reserve, global investments in VC, air mobility across the Bay Area

(0:00) Opening (0:15) Extended commercial loans and real estate assets (16:24) Treasury yield curve (22:18) Venture capital investments fall (26:57) Office demand in New York, Boston, and Seattle (41:05) Electric air taxi network in the Bay Area (49:45) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Nov 06, 202450 minSeason 1Ep. 47

E46: The impact of SpaceX on real estate, life science, and automation in CRE

(0:00) Opening (0:17) SpaceX’s enormous impact on hardware technology focused real estate assets (11:08) xAI’s gigafactory in Memphis (37:35) Languishing life science real estate supply (43:42) Loan exposure (58:56) Price decreases due to reduced parking requirements and automation (1:05:35) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Oct 23, 20241 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 46

E45: The silver tsunami, adaptive reuse, and CoStar data

(0:00) Opening (0:26) A demographic shift in the workforce (18:13) Meet-me buildings and data centers (30:20) Increasing opacity in commercial real estate (47:19) The office market cycle (1:01:22) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

Oct 09, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 45

E44: Industrial development pipeline, new construction yields, and life science update

(0:00) Opening (0:20) The decrease in industrial construction and development (8:45) How industrial real estate market performed in the Great Recession (13:25) Asset prices and variants in yields across developers (27:15) Price to FFO and REIT ratios (28:51) Dual agency in residential vs commercial real estate (44:21) The over built life science market (57:10) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us di...

Sep 25, 202457 minSeason 1Ep. 44

E43: Office market predictions, the jobs report impact on office space, and US power consumption

(0:00) Opening (1:22) CBDs underperforming suburban markets (7:43) Increase in net effective rents for class A buildings (11:53) Homelessness and occupancy in downtowns (23:50) Jobs and labor market (39:20) Increased power requirements in manufacturing markets (58:31) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Sep 11, 202459 minSeason 1Ep. 43

E42: CEOs speaking out on work from home, new co-working model, and more office building sale losses

(0:00) Opening (0:25) Eric Schmitt’s (former Google CEO) views on working from home (5:24) New Starbuck’s CEO work from home schedule (25:16) Boston office sells for less than one-fifth of what they paid (31:22) The new business model of coworking companies (58:24) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Aug 28, 202458 minSeason 1Ep. 42

E41: BXP earnings report update, premium vs commodity office space, manufacturing spend in the US

(0:00) Opening (0:38) Boston Properties’ earnings release (2:26) Flight to quality and premium office space (32:43) GSA has disposed of over 8 million square feet in the last four years (41:11) Construction investment in manufacturing in the US (52:37) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Aug 14, 202453 minSeason 1Ep. 41

E40: Industrial real estate market update and strategies for the current market

(0:00) Opening (1:25) The real estate story behind Brian’s new office/studio location (7:40) Mid-year update on the industrial real estate market (14:09) What the remainder of 2024 and 2025 will look like for the industrial real estate market (21:10) Slowdowns in industrial development and its impact on future pricing (38:33) Navigating the current market with various expiration dates in a portfolio (46:44) Changes in office space needs and demand on urban life (58:05) Closing To learn more abou...

Jul 31, 202459 minSeason 1Ep. 40

E39: Genentech’s Head of Real Estate and Workplace Effectiveness, Sara Andersen

(0:00) Opening (0:33) How does workplace effectiveness relate to the director of real estate role? (10:21) How does Genentech make real estate decisions and what is the process? (22:04) How has the director of real estate role changed? (36:19) Genentech’s strategy to future-proof their sites (44:47) Sara’s take on remote work (51:48) Mentorship in CRE (57:53) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us dir...

Jul 17, 202458 minSeason 1Ep. 39

E38: Law firm trends, risks of functional obsolescence on long term leases, developing new assets

(0:00) Opening (0:21) Law firm trends in 2024 (22:41) Law firm space considerations in the future (33:57) Offices moving to suburban locations and the hub and spoke model (43:01) Risks to consider during long term leases (52:46) Brookfield’s mini city mall renovation strategy (1:01:46) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Jul 03, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 38

E37: Macro economy, debt loads, the growing AI industry, communication in the workplace

(0:00) Opening (0:23) Thoughts on the macro economy (13:18) The federal reserve and other stimulus (23:24) AI companies (38:15) Telephonophobia in the workplace (51:32) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

Jun 19, 202452 minSeason 1Ep. 37

E35: Is there a premium office space shortage, office conversions, occupancy progress, and BREIT

(0:00) Opening (0:11) Is there a premium office space shortage? (10:02) Nearly 90 million square feet of office space removed in Q1 of 2024 (16:57) Trickle-down demand and occupancy rates (36:30) Occupancy decisions based on return to work “progress” (44:16) BREIT article (52:27) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

May 22, 202452 minSeason 1Ep. 35

E34: Renewal premiums, select cities reversing the doom loop, urban planning ideas

(0:00) Opening (0:20) Recent example of a renewing tenant being taken advantage of by a landlord on a renewal (16:30) Bedrock’s massive investment into development in urban Detroit and how they’re trying to reverse the doom loop (29:07) Urban planning and housing thoughts (39:04) The “Death of Fun at Work” article (59.05) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

May 08, 202459 minSeason 1Ep. 34

E33: Real estate doom loops, sublease considerations, the industrial market, and defensive expansion

(0:00) Opening (0:32) The doom loop in downtown St. Louis and many other US cities (20:50) Opportunities and risks when doing sublease deals (37:37) Industrial rents and demand are slipping in the Inland Empire and other core industrial markets (44:30) Defensive expansion by companies going away (50:35) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Apr 24, 202451 minSeason 1Ep. 33

E32: Operating expenses, taxes, the industrial market, and law firms

(0:00) Opening (0:18) Property tax pass through charges and unique operating expenses (23:33) Single tenant Amazon office building in Arizona uncertainty (41:10) Update on the industrial market softening (45:34) Legal industry’s performance in the office sector (53:26) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Apr 10, 202453 minSeason 1Ep. 32

E31: Massive NAR settlement, return to office data and utilization rates, CRE loans and values

(0:00) Opening (0:06) National Association of Realtors reach a major settlement (23:30) Tracking foot traffic and the return to office rates with cell phone data and what it says (32:34) Utilization rates across real estate (39:33) $929B of CRE loans are due to mature in 2024 (53:24) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Mar 27, 202453 minSeason 1Ep. 31

E30: Sublease listings, workplace strategy, data centers, and distressed office building sales

(0:00) Opening (0:42) Marketing and positioning of large subleases (24:14) Expert advice on how to improve gatherings of all types (33:05) The strong performance of data centers and what to expect in the future (47:13) Obsolete high-rise buildings (52:57) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Mar 13, 202453 minSeason 1Ep. 30

E29: Sitting Down with Real Estate Leader and Workplace Expert, Sara Escobar

(0:00) Opening (0:09) Introducing Sara Escobar (1:56) Sara’s corporate real estate and workplace experience at Hulu, Honey, Paypal, Netflix, and Riot Games (5:40) The importance of listening and data (11:46) What is workplace strategy? (15:08) Maintaining engagement, satisfaction, and connection (20:50) How to utilize data to make the right real estate transactions (27:02) The importance of being in the office (32:24) Profound changes in today’s workplace (35:42) How the role of real estate and ...

Feb 28, 20241 hrSeason 1Ep. 29

E28: Labor analytics, class A office space concerns, employee commute times and more

(0:00) Opening (0:27) Raleigh-Durham’s growth as a GMP manufacturing hub and why this is happening (15:36) SOC codes and labor analysis in general (20:01) Is there a reckoning coming for Class A towers? (33:13) The importance of employee commute time (54:01) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Feb 14, 202454 minSeason 1Ep. 28

E27: Distressed real estate funds forming, inflated reported building values, and owner/user buyers

(0:00) Opening (0:24) Distressed real estate funds forming (17:42) How owners inflate reported building values (23:31) Owner user purchasing and GAPP impact (41:00) WeWork issuing cancellation notices to certain occupiers of their spaces (43:13) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Jan 31, 202443 minSeason 1Ep. 27

E26: Predictions and market updates for 2024

(0:00) Opening (0:34) Predictions for the office market in 2024 (34:13) Predictions for the industrial market in 2024 (49:29) Emerging trends for CRE in 2024 (58:31) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

Jan 17, 202459 minSeason 1Ep. 26

E25: Tricky landlord behavior, federal government RTO & office availability rates across the US

(0:00) Opening (00:19) Tricks landlords are playing with operating expenses and capital expenditures in this environment (15:50) Navigating sublease extensions (30:19) Why the federal government is struggling to get employees to return to the office (40:38) Office availability rates across different parts of the US (51:50) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Dec 13, 202352 minSeason 1Ep. 25

E24: Challenges brokerage firms face, Gensler’s report on Downtown, and different approaches to RTO

(0:00) Opening (0:32) Brookfield very publicly fires broker from major leasing assignments (11:10) Many large CRE firms dealing with financial challenges (13:42) Gensler’s report on downtown-based employees (20:43) What companies should prioritize in their physical spaces (31:25) Different approaches to getting employees back into the office (41:20) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Nov 15, 202341 minSeason 1Ep. 24

E23: Life science market update, quality premium spread concept, market recovery expectations

(0:00) Opening (0:15) Life science market thoughts (8:13) Flight to quality and the “quality premium spread” concept (23:18) The challenge with Downtown Minneapolis and others alike (33:32) Thoughts on the current market and long term recovery (50:55) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Nov 01, 202351 minSeason 1Ep. 23

E22: Major new Goldman Sachs lease, highest vacancy areas in the US, update on Wework exiting leases

(0:00) Opening (0:13) Goldman Sachs prepares to construct an 800k square foot office campus in Dallas (2:25) Highest vacancy rate cities in the US are in Texas (10:11) An 83k square foot office building in San Francisco sells for half of its last purchase price (27:29) WeWork has exited almost 600 leases, equating to $12.7 billion in future lease payments (38:54) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us...

Oct 18, 202339 minSeason 1Ep. 22

E21: Sunbelt office vacancy soars, distressed office buying/selling, lower industrial starts

(0:00) Opening (0:20) Vacancy rates are soaring in Sunbelt cities (11:01) Distressed buying/selling of office buildings underway (31:09) Restoration lease clauses (34:30) New industrial construction is falling. What will the impact be? (37:35) Insurance cost and exposure increasing (43:25) Closing To learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly....

Oct 04, 202343 minSeason 1Ep. 21
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