Press and Presentations


Pleased to have been tapped as the lead writer for the report this year (pages 3-56), as well as returning as the author of the retail property section (pp. 56-61). See my summary here.


Proud to have been selected by #ULI to write the U.S. retail sections for their 2021 Emerging Trends in Real Estate publication, which was released in October. See pages 13-15 and 78-82.


Photo of cannabis panel members at ICSC Research Conference
Coming to a #shoppingcenter near you: #Cannabis #retailing is exploding. I was pleased to lead an illuminating panel discussion on *LEGAL* cannabis retailing at the #ICSCresearch connections conference in Miami. (10/29/19)

Really enjoyed presenting the economic keynote at #BOMA International’s National Advisory Council (NAC) meeting last week in Carlsbad, CA. Great dialogue with an engaged audience. (10/10/19)


I’m thrilled to be moderating a panel at this year’s #ICSCResearch Connections
Conference in #Miami. Register now to join me: http://bit.ly/2F8mf25


In June I had the pleasure of presenting at the American Land Title Association (ALTA) Commercial Network meeting in Ojai, CA along with Jamie Woodwell, Vice President of Research and Economics at the Mortgage Bankers Association and Jim Costello, Senior Vice President of Real Capital Analytics. (6/12/19)


At the American Planning Association conference in May with my fellow panelists Samantha Roxas, Public Affairs Manager for WeWork and Rae Smith, Senior Associate at HOK (where I worked in the early 2000s!), and moderated
by my friend Don Elliott, a Director with Clarion Associates. The topic: the future of work and the workplace. Fun and interesting. (4/15/19)


My views on late-cycle investing. (3/6/19)


Great to again be the featured speaker at Colliers Multifamily Investor Forum in Seattle, WA, hosted by Dylan Simon. (2/14/19)

The Top Coworking Operators”: Coverage of my coworking white paper. (1/28/19)


My views implications of stock market volatility on CRE markets. (1/9/19)


At the 2018 NMHC Student Housing Conference & Exposition, where I discussed macroeconomic trends and how they are likely to affect the student housing industry. Also participating in the panel discussion were Shawn Sweeney, senior vice president of TSB Capital Advisors; Jim Costello, senior vice president of Real Capital Analytics; Taylor Gunn, director of student housing for Axiometrics. You can read about it here. (10/4/18)

Providing the economic keynote at the 2017 NMHC Student Housing Conference & Exposition in Tampa. (9/26/17)


Great panel discussion on retailing trends and outlook with Colliers colleagues at ICSC Florida: Lee Arnold, Anjee Solanki, and Ryan Kratz. You can read about it here. (8/28/17)


Proud to receive the Gold Medallion award for retail research from the International Council of Shopping Centers. (6/12/15)


Fun to be interviewed at the ICSC RECon conference. You can watch the video here. (6/12/15)


Colliers International Philadelphia hosted me for a morning economic forecast presentation at the Union League of Philadelphia. Topics ranged from unemployment to residential and commercial development, the housing market, and the power the millenial generation will have on the economy.  You can learn more about the event here or watch the video here. (5/7/15)


A sample of other recent industry speaking engagements:

January 2019 LAI Economic Outlook Luncheon, San Francisco, CA (1/8/19)

CCIM/SIOR Columbia Market Forecast, Columbia, SC (10/2/18)

Impact Marin Conference, San Rafael, CA (4/18/18)

Economic and Political Forecast: Your CRE Playbook, Washington, DC (1/31/18)

BCEDC’s 59th Annual Dinner and Reorganization Meeting, Warminster, PA (5/17/17)

RMLUI Western Places/Western Spaces conference, Denver, CO (3/16/17)

NAIOP New Jersey Annual Meeting and Commercial Real Estate Outlook, Short Hills, NJ (1/19/17)