Alice Carr, CEO of Blackstone’s affordable housing operating company, April Housing, shares her “why,” Blackstone’s commitment to preserving this housing long term, and the benefits of scale in this sector.

At a Fireside Chat at the Annual ULI Arizona Trends Day, Francis Najafi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pivotal Group, shares with Matt his approach to investing through cycles and why strategy is important, but culture and core values are what build a legendary business platform.

Doug Weill, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Hodes Weill, provides insights on the current capital markets and pathways for managers to access institutional capital for real estate.

Steve Kimmelman, Founder, CEO and Executive Chairman of Redwood Living, shares how “doing one thing really well” brought his unique product vision for build to rent housing to life.

Gary Beasley, CEO and Co-Founder of Roofstock, discusses creating disruptive innovative companies within the real estate business, specifically creating two companies within the single family rental business, first Waypoint Homes and now Roofstock.

Brad Inman, founder and prior CEO of Inman, talks about trends, headlines, and the ecosystem of the single family home resale business.

Michael Covarrubias, Chairman and Co-CEO of TMG Partners and Cyrus Sanandaji, Founder and CEO of Presidio Bay Ventures share what is really happening to real estate in San Francisco and drill down into the underlying political backdrop.

Mark Zandi, Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics and co-host of the podcast, Inside Economics, shares his insider take on the economy and real estate market looking forward into 2024.

Daniel Radek, President of First Washington Realty, discusses the resilience of the necessity retail shopping center business, co-leadership, and culture.

Deb Harmon, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Artemis, and Anar Chudgar, Co-President of Artemis, talk about finding opportunity in today’s market and the “force multiplier” effect of their investing through emerging managers.

Amanda Fajak, President of ZRG culture consulting group, Walking the Talk, and Larry Krema, Managing Director in the Real Estate Practice of ZRG, discuss how to create an actionable strategy for company culture.

Rick Caruso, founder and Executive Chairman of Caruso®, owner of three of the top ten retail centers in the US, discusses the evolution of how he created breakthrough retail properties like The Grove as well as his civic and philanthropic activities in Los Angeles, including his recent run for Mayor.

Stephanie Biernbaum, Chief People Officer of Hines, and Doug Holte, CEO of EXP by Hines, discuss change, innovation and striving to be a "beloved brand."

Scott Rechler, Chairman and CEO of RXR, delves into office space, the current downturn in the market, and value and importance of civic leadership for our industry.

Colin Connolly, President and CEO of Cousins Properties, details their outperformance in Sun Belt trophy lifestyle offices and the broader office market.

Caroline Johns, Pembroke’s Director of Sustainability, details their long-term perspective on sustainability investments and resilient real estate assets.

Brad Dockser is the CEO and Co-Founder of GreenGen, a global firm dedicated to helping real estate owners and investors move toward a zero–carbon future.

Cathy Marcus, Global Chief Operating Officer and Head of U.S. Equity at PGIM Real Estate, discusses the power of playing the long game in real estate.

Matt Pestronk, Co-Founder and President of Post Brothers, details how he and his brother Mike became leaders in the Philadelphia multifamily market.

Constance Freedman, Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures, talks innovation in technology solutions and its impact on the real estate market.

In this rebroadcast-with-an-update, Mitchell Silver, now Principal of Urban Planning at McAdams and formerly NYC Commissioner of Parks, explores the lasting impact of work-from-home and the recovery of our urban fabric post-pandemic.

In honor of Sam Zell, real estate legend and trailblazer, we revisit our 2016 conversation about how he built his real estate empire.

Justin Wheeler, CEO of Berkadia, talks about his finance and investment sales focused platform, the story of his business, and the culture behind their success.

Brett White, Executive Chair of Cushman & Wakefield and prior CEO of CBRE, discusses the evolution of today’s global giant real estate services platforms.