CRE® Thought Leaders

In this episode, David Levy, CRE, talks with Frank Kelly, founder and managing partner of Fulcrum Macro Advisors. Leveraging more than 30 years as a senior Wall Street executive at Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, and Deutsche Bank, and having served two presidential administrations, Frank Kelly offers a unique inside sources perspective on Washington, DC, the broader geopolitical landscape, and the complex cross-roads of public policy, global markets, and macroeconomics.

In this episode Trepp Chief Product Officer Lonnie Hendry, CRE®, talks with JLL Global Head of Research Julia Georgules, BGO Chief Economist Ryan Severino, and Crenetics Co-Founder and CEO Patrick Nessenthaler, CRE®, on the predictive power of Artificial Intelligence.

In this episode, MSCI Real Assets Chief Economist Jim Costello, CRE®, engages fellow members of the Counselor organization's Economic Advisory Council on what worries them, where the imbalance is in the economy, and what's going to drive it.

In this episode, 2026 Global Chair John Baczewski, CRE®, talks with PwC's Andrew Alperstein, CRE®, and Charles DiRocco, Jr., CRE®, who share the pivotal trends and top markets to watch as published in Emerging Trends in Real Estate®, a joint publication of the Urban Land Institute and PwC. It's one of the most comprehensive real estate and land use reports in the industry.

In this episode, Jonathan A. Schein, CRE, and Victor Calanog, PhD, CRE, discuss the year that was 2025 and speculate on the issues expected to have the most effect on commercial real estate in 2026.

In this episode, Jonathan A. Schein, CRE, and Victor Calanog, PhD, CRE, discuss the year that was 2025 and speculate on the issues expected to have the most effect on commercial real estate in 2026.

2026 Global Chair John Baczewski, CRE®, shares his vision for the Counselor organization with Jonathan Schein, CRE®.

The Counselors of Real Estate has identified the current and emerging issues expected to have the most significant impact on all sectors of real estate. The Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate are determined through broad membership polling, discussion, and debate. This signature thought leadership initiative is an invaluable resource to clients of Counselors worldwide and to the real estate industry in general.

2025 Global Chair, John Hentschel, CRE®, shares the current state of the Counselor organization, its financial health, and the important role you, as a CRE®, play in maintaining the vitality of the organization.

In this special episode of the CRE® Thought Leaders Podcast, 2025 Global Chair, John Hentschel, CRE®, shares the current state of the Counselor organization, its financial health, and the important role you, as a CRE®, plays in maintaining the vitality of the organization.