Passing the baton: Real estate firms develop succession plans to address leadership changes head-on
When leadership changes occur — planned or not — a firm’s culture and management of the transition determine the future of a company.
June 1, 2017: Vol. 29, Number 6
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Transitioning leadership, a case study
In 2016, Westwood Financial Corp. transitioned from a family-operated real estate syndication business with private investors, to an institutionally structured, fully integrated and self-sustaining real estate operating company. As part of this transition, the firm created a succession plan and named Randy Banchik and Joe Dykstra co-CEOs.
Climate change and commercial real estate: How resilient is your portfolio?
Today, a wise investor also needs to assess the environmental resilience of investment locations, especially in light of climate change.
Climate change and commercial real estate: Risk analysis tool
National Real Estate Advisors’ analytic tool consists of a benchmark portfolio of 76 commercial property locations around the country.
Expense management: Why you should review your operating agreements
As the industry continues to evolve in a new era of SEC compliance, SEC findings are providing new transparency in investment firm policies regarding expense and fee management.
Balancing act: Institutional real estate sees healthy income, weak appreciation
The quarterly NCREIF Property Index (NPI) total return has been on a downward trend for two years.
Question time: Editorial Advisory Board members tackle the hard topics
Members of the Editorial Advisory Board of Institutional Real Estate Americas gathered in San Diego at the end of April to discuss the issues facing the real estate investment community.
Autonomous vehicles: How they work and implications for real estate
Autonomous vehicles navigate using motion sensors, multiple radar, sonar, lasers and artificial intelligence (AI) cameras.
All a go-go: Politics, automation, robotization and the end of globalization
Competitive pressure for job seekers is even more concerning today, as advances in automation and robot technology appear to be accelerating.
Shipping volumes increase at U.S. seaports
A new report from Colliers International, U.S. Seaport Outlook, examines U.S. seaports and their current shipping volumes.
Investors say “Aloha” to beachfront resorts
Investors have made several significant investments in the Hawaiian resort sector.
U.S. adds 211,000 jobs in April
The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Self-storage sector continues to strengthen
Demand for self-storage properties continues to strengthen, but mounting supply pressures are a growing concern.
Retail faces challenging headwinds in 2017
Many traditional retailers are struggling from a combination of high leverage levels and the rising popularity of e-commerce.
Investors plan pullback in real estate commitments
The 2017 Institutional Investors Real Estate Trends survey, conducted jointly by Institutional Real Estate, Inc. and Kingsley Associates, assessed institutional investors’ fund allocations, risk and return assumptions, expected capital flows, and real estate investment strategies for the year.