Suzann D. Silverman

Suzann D. Silverman is editorial director of CPE. She has covered the commercial and multifamily real estate industry since 1995, becoming editor-in-chief of Commercial Property Executive (formerly Commercial Property News) in 1998 and editorial director of both CPE and Multi-Housing News in 2016. She is also a longtime board member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors, currently serving as vice president. You can reach her at suzann.silverman@cpe-mhn.com.

Diversified Thinking

By Suzann D. Silverman, Editorial Director What more natural place than the CREW Network Convention & Marketplace to discuss the merits of diversifying commercial real estate management teams. After all, the remarkable women that have built that powerful organization geared toward increasing opportunities for women in commercial real estate and encouraging them to pursue those opportunities have, through their efforts, greatly expanded the variety of perspectives and opinions that shape today’s CRE companies. That can only be a benefit, as it helps a company better consider the needs of a broader spectrum of employees, clients and customers. It also introduces…

CREW Network Special Report: Leadership Lessons

Mary Anne Tighe, Ric Campo, Jodie McLean and other industry leaders list their keys to success.

Economy Watch Weekly: On Technology, Oil and Real Estate

The U.S. tech sector is growing, but city shifts have brought foreign locations to the fore. Top U.S. oil markets are continuing to perform well, but vacancies are growing in secondary areas. Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on these key topics in his weekly podcast for the week ending Sept. 30, 2016.  

Specialty Case

How REIT sectors stack up based on this year’s offerings.

Why Risk Retention Might Not Be So Bad for CMBS, After All

By Paul Fiorilla, Associate Director of Research, Yardi Matrix: After a year of fretting over the damage that risk retention rules would do to the CMBS market, the first deal that used the structure was a home run for the issuers. Now what?

Economy Watch Weekly: Retail’s Midsummer Stagnation

Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on July’s stagnant retail sales, in his podcast for the week ending Aug. 12, 2016.

Picture This: Your Photos Among the Winners

The winners of last year’s Distinguished Achievement Awards—featured in this slideshow—ran the gamut from office to retail, multi-family to transit-oriented mixed-use, and they were located in the U.S. and overseas. Who will be pictured this year?

Economy Watch Weekly: What Will the Fed Do?

Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on the next Federal Reserve action, in his report for the week ending June 10, 2016.

CRE’s Top Issues for 2016

James Lee, chair of The Counselors of Real Estate, presented the organization’s annual list of the Top 10 Issues Affecting Real Estate at the National Association of Real Estate Editors 2016 Real Estate Journalism Conference in New Orleans in early June.