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A Visit From Chair Powell

by Ryan Severino, CFA Chief Economist and Head of U.S. Research at BGO | Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and New York University...

Welcome to the RELPI Cancer Support Community

As many of you may know and for those who do not, I’m currently entering my 26th year of being declared “cancer free,” after a serious...

Welcome to the RELPI Cancer Support Community

As many of you may know and for those who do not, I’m currently entering my 26th year of being declared “cancer free,” after a serious...

The Future of Office...Let's Start Discussing Now.

A report about office obsolescence released this week by Dr. Randall Zisler, Chairman and Co-Founder, Zisler Capital Associates and his...

Twenty-Five Years Ago Today (2/22/1997), I was Declared “Cancer Free”

What a quarter century with a clean bill of health has taught me Though this may seem too personal to broadcast on a “business” platform...

Institutional Bellwether or a Warning Shot?

It was reported by Peter Grant in this week’s Wall Street Journal’s Property Report that the commercial real estate sales are still on a...

And With the Push of a Button from Broadway and 101st…A New World

Broadway and 101st Street, NYC Things really have changed in the business world since we first heard the words, “Covid 19,” nearly two...

RELPI's Top 25 LinkedIn Postings: 2021

It seems that every media outlet offers their end-of-year assessment of their “most” read stories which is very appropriate because no...

Travel or not to Travel? Oh dear, here we go again…

There seems to be a sinking feeling about this coming winter and a new surge of Covid cases be it delta, omicron, or any other variant we...

“INTERESTS ALIGNED ®" FOR REAL!

I’m proud to announce that on December 7th, 2020, RELPI received “notification along with Certificate of Registration of the trademark...

I’m Going to Try to Walk Us Through the Metaverse…So Work With Me!

Ever since Facebook announced its name change to “Meta” this October it seems like a flood of “Meta-ish” news and stories has been coming...

Returning to the Office, Sorta. Going Out to Eat, Definitely!

According to a recent report by CNBC, not even 30% of Manhattan office workers are back at their desks at this time. These are some of...

Manhattan Home Pricing Takes a Dip…And?

Last week data and analytics firm PropertyShark issued its annual Ranking the Priciest U.S. Zip Codes by Closed Home Sales 2021 which...

SUCCESSION PLANNING MUST BE MORE THAN A PRESS RELEASE

As generations “age out” of their current roles as CEO’s and other C-suite positions, we know continuity of spirit and drive are...

POST-PREA THOUGHTS RETURNING

“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” Here we went! And what a return it was. And though it was not quite as dramatic as...

PRE-PREA THOUGHTS ON RETURNING

RELEARNING "CONFERENCE-IQ" Here we go! It’s been eighteen months since we’ve all gotten together on such a grand scale. And from the...

Yes, I am the Founder of GlobeSt.com

A Brief History of Online Commercial Real Estate News It wasn’t my intention make this proclamation twenty-one years after the fact....

Whistling While You Work or Something Else?

The Counselors of Real Estate released the “2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate” , the annual survey conducted through its...

Real Estate is Local. And So Are Events.

"RESPECTING INVESTOR'S NEEDS" Since the launch of the Real Estate Limited Partner Institute (RELPI) a little over six months ago, we’ve...

U.S.: Investing in the MiMis

Managing risk amid uncertainty with commercial real estate debt

Five pillars shaping Nuveen’s living investment strategy

Bringing NYC back to life…Date Night!

A few months ago I penned a piece titled, “Bringing NYC back to life…One Boss at a time!”, about my first foray attending a Broadway show...

Mars and Other Corporate Traveling…Will Take More Time and When it Does Recover, What to Expect

PRESENCE OR PURPOSE? Much has been made about the “return to normal” that we haven’t really considered what this may actually look like....

Counselors of Real Estate's 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®

Number One: Remote Work & Mobility As a proud CRE I had the opportunity to discuss how the impact of the pandemic over the past year and...

Finding a Belt in Cleveland…Learning to Pack a Suitcase Again. A Strange Little Odyssey.

In the past week I posted on Linkedin about, “The REAL ESTATE LIMITED PARTNER INSTITUTE's RELPI ROAD-TRIP August 16-19: Destination Ohio...

Haunted Houses, Real Estate Brokers, and the SYFY Channel, How Good Can It Get?

Though this page is typically devoted to issues of the moment, sometimes it’s good to take a breather and focus on something more...

A People Hangover and Other Notes From the RELPI Rooftop Experience…Our First In-Person Gathering

Along with many other organizations that are easing their way back into events, seminars, and larger conferences, the RELPI Community...

Reputation Management is Also an Essential Piece of Risk Management

Much has been reported over the past few months regarding some very high-profile private equity managers most notably Colony Capital and...

WeWork...the saga that just keeps on being told.

A few months ago I blogged about the Hulu channel’s documentary, "WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn" in a piece...

What exactly is a “home” office? Your email signature and business card says more than you think.

While the world is trying to get back to normal whatever that may be, a very important step is returning to the office, also whatever...

Bringing NYC back to life…One Boss at a time!

Last night I was fortunate and lucky enough to see “Springsteen on Broadway” at the St. James theater on West 44th Street in my hometown....

Twenty five years later and I am celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day

Though LinkedIn is in no way Facebook and we should respect the line between the professional and personal, sometimes there is overlap...

The Least Diverse Occupation in America is...Real Estate Appraisal.

It's no secret that diversity, equity and inclusion(DEI) are moving to the forefront of many, if not all conversations in our industry....

Thank you, Spencer Silver and John Logie Baird…for making today possible...

CAN WE REALLY LIVE WITHOUT A POST-IT NOTE OR A VIDEO CALL? Some of you may have read over the past few days about the passing of Spencer...

Progress and Hope…We’re Getting There…Visit by Visit

Take a moment to look at this recent photo which is the reunion of a father and his daughter at the Seattle Tacoma Airport after an...

Urban Retail Real Estate…I Walked the Walk…Literally

A recently published article in the New York Times entitled, “‘We’re Suffering’: How Remote Work is Killing Manhattan’s Storefronts,”...

Inflation Risk: Pandemics vs. Wars---an 800 year review.

There has been much consideration about entering a new inflationary cycle based on the financial machinations of both governments and...

Ettu, Office?

Three recently published stories that may give you an idea where the office market is headed, or not: "We got a peek at JPMorgan's latest...

WeWhoop$

I'm not usually in the habit of offering movie, book, or music reviews; however, spent a very interesting 90 minutes watching "WeWork: Or...

Are We Out of the Woods Yet?

Source: https://madsenadvisors.com/publications/f/are-we-out-of-the-woods-yet As those regularly communicating with us heard us say at...