Episodes

Aug. 21, 2020

Affordable Housing – Top 10 in 20 (with George Vallone, CRE)

In this episode, Deborah Cloutier, CRE, discusses affordable housing with George Vallone, CRE. Affordable Housing was listed as the #5 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. In this era of political divisiveness, there are two things that most can agree on: 1) there is a tremendous need for affordable housing throughout America, and 2) there is a strong “Not in My Back Yard” or NIMBY agenda. George Vallone, CRE, is President & Broker of Record of Hoboken Brownstone Company. ...
Aug. 20, 2020

Economic Renewal – Top 10 in 20 (with Hugh F. Kelly, Ph.D., CRE)

In this episode, Deborah Cloutier, CRE, discusses the state of the economy with Hugh F. Kelly, Ph.D., CRE. Economic Renewal was listed as the #2 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. The U.S. economy was heading toward a tipping point prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and beyond that we find deep and persistent challenges facing the economy and the real estate industry. Hugh Kelly, Ph.D., CRE, is Special Advisor at Fordham University's Real Estate Institute and principal of H...
Aug. 13, 2020

Flow of People – Top 10 in 20 (with Scott Muldavin, CRE)

In this episode, Deborah Cloutier, CRE, interviews Scott Muldavin, CRE, on the current challenges the real estate industry is facing relating to the flow of people. Flow of People was listed as the #6 issue in the 2020-21 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate®. Migration between and within countries has always been a critical driver of real estate and the economy. Today, the world’s economies face unprecedented challenges to mobility. Immigration has ground to a halt, initially driven by national...