The Corporate Real Estate Insider

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

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

03-12
59:50

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

02-12
56:11

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

01-15
59:29

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

11-06
49:45

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

10-23
01:05:35

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

10-09
01:01:22

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

09-25
57:10

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

09-11
58:31

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

08-28
58:24

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

08-14
52:37

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

07-31
58:38

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

07-17
57:53

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

07-03
01:01:46

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

06-19
51:32

E36: The loneliness of the American worker, co-working in the suburbs, industrial real estate update

(0:00) Opening(0:14) The average American worker is lonely(14:30) NBBJ’s The Delight Factor(23:20) Coworking spaces in the suburbs(46:12) Industrial pricing(58:22) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

06-05
58:22

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

05-22
52:27

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

05-08
59:05

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

04-24
50:35

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

04-10
53:26

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) ClosingTo learn more about the podcast, please visit www.thecreinsider.com or email podcast@thecreinsider.com to get in touch with us directly.

03-27
53:24

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