CRE® Thought Leaders

In this episode, Lonnie Hendry, CRE®, Chief Product Officer of Trepp, discusses artificial intelligence in real estate and how to balance the opportunities with the challenges. He's joined by Joshua Wood, Partner with Valbridge Property Advisors, Topher Stevenson, Head of Operations with Aspire Commercial, and Wes Gay of Story Brand.

From the influential impact on the office market to the redefining of retail, the global pandemic prompted a rethinking of space utilization, investment strategies, valuations, and the overall approach to commercial and residential real estate, leading to lasting changes. Join Jonathan A. Schein, CRE, Ruth Colp-Haber, CRE, William Pattison, CRE, and Jonathan Miller, CRE, for a powerful hour of real estate dialogue, reflection, and analysis.

On June 25, 2025, The Counselors of Real Estate's Economic Advisory Council brought its high-level thought leadership and street-level intelligence to New York City. In this episode, MSCI's Jim Costello, CRE, Manulife Investment Management's Victor Calanog, Ph.D., CRE, Nuveen Real Estate's Melissa Reagen, CRE, and AEW Europe's Hans Vrensen, CRE, offer real-world interpretation of Trump 2.0, fiscal policy and deregulation, monetary policy and recession risk, and how convergence of it all is influencing today's investor sentiment, capital flows, and commercial property performance in the U.S. and Europe.

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE®, talks with KC Conway, CRE®, founder of KCnomics, LLC, in Norcross, Georgia, on Alexa, Where’s My Stuff? Supply Chain, Logistics, and U. S. Onshoring, the number eight issue on the 2023-24 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®.

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE®, talks with KC Conway, CRE®, founder of KCnomics, LLC, in Norcross, Georgia, on Population Shock: Migration’s Impact on Real Estate, the number six issue on the 2023-24 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®.

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE®, talks with Maureen Ehrenberg, CRE®, president of the Commercial Division of Lessen, on the state of the office market, the number two issue on the 2023-24 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®.

In this episode, Global Chair Anthony DellaPelle, Esq., CRE®, talks with Korin Crawford, CRE®, executive vice president of Griffin Structures, on the state of infrastructure, the number 10 issue on the 2023-24 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®.

In this episode, Global Chair Anthony DellaPelle, Esq., CRE®, talks with Kathleen Rose, CRE®, president and CEO of Rose Associates, on the labor shortage, the number five issue on the 2023-24 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®.

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE®, talks with Hugh Kelly, Ph.D., CRE®, principal of the consultancy Hugh Kelly Real Estate Economics, on the topic of Real Estate Armageddon, the number seven issue on the 2023-24 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®.

In this episode, Jonathan Schein, CRE®, talks with Paula Munger, CRE®, vice president of research for the National Apartment Association, on the global housing shortage, the number three issue on the 2023-24 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®.