Speaker: Sam Zell Founder/Chairman, Equity Group Investments Moderator: Ed Friedrichs Friedrichs Group Changing demographics and global economy is creating opportunities and pitfalls for commercial real estate and consumerism EF: How do you see demographics changing society, real estate, consumerism and investment opportunities? SZ: We’re in the middle of one of the greatest demographic transformations in […]
Special Issue – Global Real Estate Published: Spring 2017 Discussion Panel Speakers Heather Roiter Damiano Director of Hazard Mitigation, NYC Emergency Management Graeme Wood Author, The Atlantic Magazine Moderator Thomas M. Justin, CRE, FRICS Principal, The Weitzman Group, Inc. Introduction As part of the symposium titled Global Cities in an Era of Change, the Steering […]
Speakers: Andy Cohen Co-CEO, Gensler Colin Shepherd CEO, Investment Management, Hines Lisa Wise President, Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. Moderator: Ed Friedrichs Friedrichs Group New types of cities are leveraging cutting-edge technologies, infrastructure, design and planning techniques. The following is a summary of discussions between the panel participants, followed by some key points from each of […]
Speakers: John Barton Director, Stanford Architectural Design Program James Curtis III, CRE Managing Partner, Bristol Group, Inc. Bowen ‘Buzz’ McCoy, CRE Member, Stanford Real Estate Hall of Fame Moderator: William L. Ramseyer, CRE Consultant, Guest Lecturer All of us who have been in the real estate investment and counseling business over the years have attended […]
Special Issue – Global Real Estate Published: Spring 2017 By Gordon Feller Photo: metamorworks/Shutterstock.com With the arrival of new and powerful technologies and the declining costs of these technologies, some new possibilities are emerging for cities and their transport systems. For example, the Internet of Everything (IoE)1 can benefit cities by connecting people, processes, data and […]
Many of us make our living preparing forecasts of supply and demand, income and expenses, and the anticipated actions of buyers, sellers, lenders and government agencies. Some years ago, during a presentation of ten years of projected cash flows to a client, my colleague and mentor, announced “The only thing we know for certain about […]
Take a moment to think about the world in 1987. Virtually every aspect of our daily life has changed in those three decades. At the time, mobile phones cost around $1,400 and were the size of a Dutch oven. The words “climate change” meant nothing. The average monthly rent was $395 and a dozen eggs […]
Special Issue – Global Real Estate Published: Spring 2017 By Ashley Z. Hand, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Transportation technology is evolving at an exponential rate and, for the first time since the advent of the automobile itself, we have a unique opportunity to completely rethink our cities as they are shaped by transportation networks. With […]
Special Issue – Global Real Estate Published: Spring 2017 By Charles Noel Schilke Introduction: Smart Cities and the Array of Things How do we firm up the vague definition of “Smart Cities,” and begin gathering the information specifically needed to implement this idea? In particular, how do we integrate multiple Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) […]
Special Issue – Global Real Estate Published: Spring 2017 By Jeffrey Fisher, Ph.D., Michael K. Lerg, and Demetrios M. Louziotis, Jr., CRE Introduction Virtual technology (“VT”) is the latest overnight sensation to hit the market. And like many overnight sensations, it has been around for quite a while. One of the first commercial uses of […]
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