Front & Center

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Front & Center is a podcast produced by CenterSquare Investment Management, providing insights and perspectives on commercial real estate investment across the public and private markets through timely and relevant conversations with Firm thought leaders about the trends and drivers impacting the global real estate asset class.

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October 23, 2026Episode 8737 min

Episode #87: Risk, Resilience, and the Human Side of Real Estate

For long-term investors, the most important risks are oftenthe ones that are hardest to predict. As climate, geopolitical, and operational risks grow more connected, how do real estate investors separate signal from noise to price risk appropriately? This episode of the Front & Center podcast, recorded in Amsterdam, takes on that question. Senior Investment Strategist and Global Head ofSustainability Uma Moriarity is joined by Sunita Mahant, Managing Director, Risk Management and Sustainability at La Caisse, to discuss what risk foresight really means, why climate risk is investment risk, and how to approach thechallenge of quantifying it. Uma and Sunita also explore the infrastructure and community risks investors may be underestimating, the role of independent risk oversight, and why the human skills of critical thinking and judgment mattermore than ever.

October 9, 2026Episode 8620 min

Episode #86: What the SoCal Industrial Market Signals for the Broader Sector

This episode of the Front & Center podcast zeros in onone of the largest industrial markets in the world: Southern California. As a microcosm of the wider industrial landscape, this economically diverse market provides insight into the sector’s future. Laura Clark, CEO of Rexford Industrial, a REIT focused onindustrial real estate in infill Southern California, joins host and Senior Investment Strategist Uma Moriarity to share her observations, from where the industrial sector is in the real estate cycle to the impact of retail and supply chain shifts. Uma and Laura explore the shift from e-commerce to omnichannel retail, what tenants now want from their buildings, the role of AI and technology in the supply chain, and why the basics of real estate (location, functionality, and supply) still drive long-term value.

September 25, 2026Episode 8527 min

Episode #85: Reading between the Earnings Calls: REIT Debrief

Coming out of REIT earnings season and a run of industryconferences, there's a lot to cover about where the REIT sector stands today. This episode of the Front & Center podcast shares some of the highlights and the implications for the near-term. Senior Investment Strategist and Global Head ofSustainability Uma Moriarity is joined by CenterSquare Listed Securities Portfolio Managers Patrick Wilson and Rob Goldstein, to break down what they're hearing straight from the CEOs and CFOs they've met with on the road. Patrick,Rob, and Uma discuss why REITs are no longer a pure interest rate proxy, the supply picture shaping industrial and life sciences recovery, the political headwinds facing data centers and what they mean for incumbents, and why REITs' capital markets advantage is becoming more pronounced in an elevated interest rate environment.

September 16, 2026Episode 8421 min

Episode #84: Rental Housing Reality Check

The multifamily sector has spent the last few years ridingout a supply glut, softening demand, and rising regulatory scrutiny — yet pricing hasn't fully caught up with reality. This episode of the Front & Center podcast takes a closer look at what's really happening in rental housing. Senior Investment Strategist and Global Head of Sustainability Uma Moriarity is joined by Rob Holuba, Co-Chief Investment Officer at CenterSquare, to unpack why transaction volume is down, why regulatory risk is becoming a bigger factor than many investors are pricing in, and where the best risk-adjusted opportunities still exist. Uma and Rob discuss why they believe it's a "grind to '29" for the sector, how CenterSquare is finding value through preferred equity structures, and what would need to change before it's time to take on equity risk in multifamily again.

August 14, 2026Episode 8325 min

Episode #83: Data Center Sustainability: Beyond the Headlines

Among the many questions surrounding the development of AI is the challenge of how we develop AI sustainably as it grows and becomes integral across all industries and our daily lives. This episode of the Front & Center podcast examines that challenge. Senior Investment Strategist and Global Head of Sustainability Uma Moriarity is joined by Christopher Wellise, Vice President of Global Sustainability at Equinix, to correct the narrative around AI development and dispel the idea that every new gigawatt of AI infrastructure is working against climate goals. From finding the balance between rapid growth and responsible resource use to the efficiency innovations emerging as a result, Uma and Christopher discuss the reality of data center development and the opportunities that exist to drive sustainable innovation.

July 10, 2026Episode 8026 min

Episode #82: From Colonial Port Towns to Gateway Markets: 250 Years of America’s Built Environment

As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, the Front & Center podcast takes a look at the history of the built environment in the U.S. CenterSquare Advisory Board member Joe Gyourko, MartinBucksbaum Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Business & Public Policy at Wharton, former Director of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center and current Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research joins host and Senior Investment Strategist Uma Moriarity to examine how the cities and physical spaces we live in evolved over the long-term. Uma and Joe discuss the forces driving urban growth, including why some cities adapt and thrive while others decline, what decades of zoning restrictions have done to housing affordability, and what it might take to build the next great American city.

June 18, 2026Episode 8134 min

Episode #81: Unlocking Capital: Liquidity, Structure, and the Future of Private Real Estate

On this episode of Front & Center, Senior Investment Strategist and Global Head of Sustainability Uma Moriarity sits down with Liz Bell, Managing Director and Co-Head of Real Estate at Hamilton Lane, one of the world's largest private markets investment firms. Liz and Uma dissect the forces currently constraining capital flow in the private markets and dig into what the data is actually showing about real estate's liquidity position relative to other private asset classes, how capital structure is shaping the investor experience, and where the market is heading. The conversation offers a grounded, data-driven look at how capital wants to access real estate today across geography and investor type.

May 21, 2026Episode 8026 min

Episode #80: Beyond AI Deployment: Differentiating through Data and Context

Earlier this month, CenterSquare welcomed Doug Carpenter to the team in the newly created role of Director, Head of Data Strategy and AI. On this episode of Front & Center, Doug joins Senior Investment Strategist and Global Head of Sustainability Uma Moriarity to talk all things data and AI.This wide-ranging conversation covers the importance of data and context as differentiators in a world in which implementing AI on its own has become table stakes, and imagines the future of real estate investing for companies that can effectively harness the power of data and AI today.

April 24, 2026Episode 7926 min

Episode #79: The Role of Sustainability in Asset Management

On this episode of Front & Center, Senior Investment Strategist and Global Head of Sustainability is joined by Nina Galbiati, Head of Real Estate Asset Management at Norges Bank Investment Management, to talk about the role sustainability plays in asset management. Uma and Nina discuss why sustainability is no longer a values-based statement but a genuine value-creation strategy, and how the shift away from cap rate compression has made operational excellence the primary driver of real estate returns. The discussion concludes with a candid look at the systemic risks, from insurability to energy security, that the real estate industry still isn't taking seriously enough.

April 10, 2026Episode 7720 min

Episode #78: The Transformative Power of AI across Industries Part 2

In Part 2 of Front & Center’s deep dive into AI, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Executive Vice President and Provost at Penn State University returns to join host and Senior Investment Strategist Uma Moriarity. The discussion this time turns to the impact of AI on research and its potential to complement specialized expertise and accelerate our ability to tackle complex interdisciplinary problems in education, medicine, clinical care and other industries.

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