Commercial Real Estate Podcast

Back with another Canadian Real Estate Forums webinar, Aaron and Adam welcome Blair Welch in this episode. He co-founded Slate Asset Management in 2005, which currently has $6.2 billion of assets under management in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Blair explains the three key areas that Slate looks at when considering the purchase of... The post Real Estate Forums Presents: Blair Welch of Slate Asset Management appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Laurie Payne, Vice President of Development at DiamondCorp, joins us in this episode. The company takes on development projects that others wouldn’t due to their complicated nature. DiamondCorp is best known for their expertise in land entitlement, which can be one of the most profitable but difficult stages of the development process. DiamondCorp has acquired... The post Land Entitlement with Laurie Payne of DiamondCorp appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Today’s episode is a Real Estate Forums webinar that Aaron and Adam recorded with Paul Finkbeiner. He is the EVP & Global Head of Real Estate at Great-West LIFECO. He oversees $27 billion in real estate assets and was previously the President of GWL Advisors for 18 years. We start off by hearing about Paul’s storied... The post Real Estate Forums Presents: Paul Finkbeiner of Great-West LIFECO appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Today’s episode is a Real Estate Forums webinar that Aaron and Adam recorded with John Duda. He is the President of Collier International’s Real Estate Management Services across Canada, which provides property and asset management to $17 billion in real estate. This gives John a great vantage point to all asset classes right across the... The post Real Estate Forums Presents: John Duda of Colliers International Real Estate Management Services appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Our guest today is Raymond Wong, Vice President of Data Operations and Data Solutions with Altus Group. He’s going to take us through the most current data that apply to the four main asset classes and how they’re fairing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Industrial, multi-res, retail, and office have all been impacted by the pandemic,... The post COVID-19 and Real Estate Data Trends with Ray Wong of Altus Group appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Alan MacKenzie returns for his second appearance on the podcast to discuss his new role as the CEO of JLL Canada. Alan was with Triovest on his last podcast episode so he starts off by taking us through his thought process when choosing to take on this new challenge. The leadership approach of Alan was... The post Leadership During a Crisis with Alan MacKenzie of JLL appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Aaron and Adam welcome Mandy Sutherland on today’s show. She is the Senior Consultant of Applied Research and Consulting at Steelcase. Additionally, she is part of a team which is responsible for helping clients discover the next best steps in returning to the office after COVID-19. With a debate on going in the real estate... The post COVID-19 and the Return to the Office with Mandy Sutherland of Steelcase appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Lance Coulson, our guest today, is the Executive Vice President of the National Apartment Group & Investment Properties Team at CBRE. He operates in Vancouver and specializes in apartments; a perfect skillset to provide us with insight on how that asset class is performing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lance explains some unique aspects of his... The post COVID-19 and Vancouver Apartments with Lance Coulson of CBRE appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Today’s topic is insurance, and joining the discussion is Jeffrey Charles. He is the Managing Director at Arthur J. Gallagher Canada. Jeffrey joined the insurance business because of its resilient nature after he experienced the 2008 crash while working in the travel industry. We take a deep dive into insurance, with Jeffrey providing helpful analogies... The post Insurance is Changing with Jeffrey Charles of Gallagher appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Today’s guest, making appearance number three, is Shaun Hildebrand. He is the President of Urbanation, a small research and consulting firm based in Toronto. They focus on the GTA condominium and rental apartment market, providing subscribers with access to their well researched database. The episode begins with a strong focus on condos, as Shaun provides... The post Covid-19 and GTA Residential Development with Shaun Hildebrand of Urbanation appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Vanessa Oliver, founder of Regent Street Capital Corp, is our guest in this episode. She is a retail brokerage expert and has closed a large number of lease deals with restaurants as the tenant. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted restaurant owners and their landlords in a deep and likely long lasting way. Vanessa shares her... The post COVID-19 and Restaurants as Tenants with Vanessa Oliver of Regent Street Commercial Corp appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Today’s episode is a Real Estate Forums webinar that Aaron and Adam recorded with Jon Love. He is the Founder and CEO of KingSett Capital and was also appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2018. He has navigated through several recessions in his career and now draws from those experiences as we... The post Real Estate Forums Presents: Jon Love of Kingsett Capital appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

We are joined by Benjamin Shinewald, the President and CEO of BOMA Canada (Building Owners and Management Association of Canada). Benjamin will admit he doesn’t “technically work in real estate” but his job at BOMA Canada is to support real estate and make it thrive. Benjamin tells us about BOMA Canada’s role as a sustainability... The post Industry Leadership with Benjamin Shinewald of BOMA Canada appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

We are welcoming back Peter Cuthbert, President and Head of Global Real Estate with Fiera Real Estate. He joins us again to analyze many different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and his view on how the economy will recover. Peter informs us of how Fiera has been dealing the crisis and helping its employees, leading... The post COVID-19 and the Real Estate Recovery with Peter Cuthbert of Fiera Real Estate appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

The CFO of SmartCentres REIT, Peter Sweeney, is our guest in this episode. Peter previously worked with Allied Properties REIT but joined SmartCentres, which was under the name Calloway REIT at the time, for a new challenge at one of the largest retail REITS in Canada. Peter gives an overview of SmartCentres and the many... The post Diversifying Asset Classes with Peter Sweeney of SmartCentres REIT appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Monika Jaroszonek, CEO and Co-Founder of RATIO.city, is alongside Adam and Aaron in this episode. Monika has had a fascination with cities since a young age which translated into an early career with several architecture companies. She then went on to found her own company to help bring development forward in a data rich world.... The post Data Meets Development with Monika Jaroszonek of RATIO.city appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

President and CEO of Trinity Group, Fred Waks, is our guest featured in this episode. Not long after starting his real estate career in the 1980s, Fred started putting together very large deals and hasn’t stopped since. He begins the show by giving a background on those times and sharing advice for people who are... The post The Career Arc with Fred Waks of Trinity Development Group appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Alam Pirani brings his 29 years of hotel experience to the podcast to talk about his favourite asset class. He is the Executive Managing Director of Colliers International Hotels. A new area of discussion for the podcast, Alam will talk about the history of the asset class and the effects it is feeling from COVID-19.... The post COVID-19 and Hotels with Alam Pirani of Colliers International Hotels appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Recorded at the RealCapital Conference in February 2020, Lesley Gibson sits down with Aaron and Adam in this episode. She is the Co-Chair of the conference and Chief Financial Officer of CT REIT, which owns a Canada-wide portfolio of assets leased primarily to Canadian Tire. Lesley talks about the strong connection between CT REIT and... The post A “Triple Net REIT” with Lesley Gibson of CT REIT appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.

Joining the podcast today is Don Clow, President and CEO of Crombie REIT. Originally from Prince Edward Island, Don began his real estate career in the Maritimes and “retired” in 2004. He begins this episode by telling us the story of how he got back into the industry. With Crombie REIT having a strong relationship... The post Running a Retail REIT with Don Clow of Crombie REIT appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.