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May 2026

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The Counselors of Real Estate is the professional organization for the most trusted advisors in real estate.

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May 20, 202656 min

Fault Lines & Forecasts: How Geopolitics is Reshaping Growth, Inflation, and Capital

In this episode, David Levy, CRE, talks with Frank Kelly, founder and managing partner of Fulcrum Macro Advisors. Leveraging more than 30 years as a senior Wall Street executive at Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, and Deutsche Bank, and having served two presidential administrations, Frank Kelly offers a unique inside sources perspective on Washington, DC, the broader geopolitical landscape, and the complex cross-roads of public policy, global markets, and macroeconomics.

April 20, 2026

AI Owns the Block

In this episode Trepp Chief Product Officer Lonnie Hendry, CRE®, talks with JLL Global Head of Research Julia Georgules, BGO Chief Economist Ryan Severino, and Crenetics Co-Founder and CEO Patrick Nessenthaler, CRE®, on the predictive power of Artificial Intelligence.

March 23, 20261 hr 0 min

We’re Not In Kansas Anymore

In this episode, MSCI Real Assets Chief Economist Jim Costello, CRE®, engages fellow members of the Counselor organization's Economic Advisory Council on what worries them, where the imbalance is in the economy, and what's going to drive it.

February 3, 202659 min

Emerging Trends in Real Estate®

In this episode, 2026 Global Chair John Baczewski, CRE®, talks with PwC's Andrew Alperstein, CRE®, and Charles DiRocco, Jr., CRE®, who share the pivotal trends and top markets to watch as published in Emerging Trends in Real Estate®, a joint publication of the Urban Land Institute and PwC. It's one of the most comprehensive real estate and land use reports in the industry.

February 2, 202657 min

Year in Review: What’s Past is Prologue. Or Is It?

In this episode, Jonathan A. Schein, CRE, and Victor Calanog, PhD, CRE, discuss the year that was 2025 and speculate on the issues expected to have the most effect on commercial real estate in 2026.

January 26, 202614 min

A Conversation with John Baczewski, CRE®

2026 Global Chair John Baczewski, CRE®, shares his vision for the Counselor organization with Jonathan Schein, CRE®.

January 15, 202637 min

The 2026 Top Ten Issues Affecting Rea Estate

The Counselors of Real Estate has identified the current and emerging issues expected to have the most significant impact on all sectors of real estate. The Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate are determined through broad membership polling, discussion, and debate. This signature thought leadership initiative is an invaluable resource to clients of Counselors worldwide and to the real estate industry in general.

December 18, 202515 min

State of the CRE® Organization

2025 Global Chair, John Hentschel, CRE®, shares the current state of the Counselor organization, its financial health, and the important role you, as a CRE®, play in maintaining the vitality of the organization.

October 28, 2025

AI in Real Estate

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.

September 9, 202556 min

Lessons Learned: 5 Years After the Pandemic

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.