Preparing for a Driverless World
As the buzz around autonomous vehicles grows louder every day, the technology’s evolution is now at a point where it is no longer a matter of “if,” but of “when.” What does the arrival of driverless vehicles mean for your … Continue reading
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HR 2016 Meeting Report: Real Estate is Really About People
“The most valuable of all capital is that invested in human beings.” – Alfred Marshall For a print version of this report, click here. Real estate is about raising capital and acquiring assets. It’s about managing portfolios and hitting target … Continue reading
2015/16 – NAREIM Year in Review
At the NAREIM Asset & Portfolio Management Meeting in April, we were fortunate to speak with Paul Meadows, the CEO of Atlanta Beltline Inc. Over the last few years, his group has transformed some of the most troubled, overlooked and discounted … Continue reading
2016 20/20 Investor Summit Report: What should we do about the future?
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” – Niels Bohr (For a print version of this report, click here.) The fundamental essence of real estate investing is prediction. What does an investor believe the value of an … Continue reading
How Data Can Improve Commercial Real Estate Investment Opportunities
By Narendra Srivatsa “In God we trust; all others must bring data.” — W. Edwards Deming, statistician and author of The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education As the Internet economy becomes yesterday’s news, it’s clear that millennials are bringing … Continue reading
A&I 2016 Meeting Report: Data Disruption Will Change CRE
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” – Warren Buffet (For a print version, click here.) On January 9th 2001 Apple introduced iTunes and, over the next few years, decimated the music industry. Within 7 years, they … Continue reading
A&P 2016 Meeting Report: Real Estate is Adaptation
“It is not the strongest species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin (For a print version, click here.) Commercial real estate, just like every other industry, is changing dramatically, and … Continue reading
The Age of Experience Based Retail
By Adam Ruggiero Associate Director, Research & Valuations MetLife Real Estate Investors MetLife associates have brought a broad and deep range of insights to recent NAREIM discussions. The following analysis of the interaction between Millennials and retail is just one excellent … Continue reading
EO 2016 Leadership Retreat Report: Leading Through Challenge
“Managers develop organizations; Leaders develop people.” – Robin S. Sharma For a print version, click here. The discussion of this year’s NAREIM leadership retreat circled around challenge – how leaders rise to it, learn from it, and prepare for it. … Continue reading
