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Stars to Watch: Maggie Coleman
Maggie Coleman, 36, Senior Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
As part of Jones Lang LaSalle’s special asset services division, Maggie Coleman had a busy 2011.
Stars to Watch: David Cheikin
David Cheikin, 36, Vice President of Leasing, Brookfield Office Properties
As a newly minted University of Rochester graduate seeking to return to his New York City-area roots, David Cheikin took an internship at Jones Lang Wootton.
Stars to Watch: Jessica Beers
Jessica Beers, 32, Senior Director of Business Development, UGL Services
Jessica Beers did not intend to enter the real estate industry right out of college.
A Look Back at MIPIM 2012
After a long week of seminars, presenatations and, of course, plenty of networking, the 2012 MIPIM conference in Cannes, France, drew to a close. While an atmosphere of cautious optimism pervaded, regions and countries are thinking big again.
Duke’s New Look: Denny Oklak Remakes a REIT
The passage of time has transformed both the company and the industry, and Denny Oklak has done much to help Duke attain many of its significant milestones. Somehow, it seems fitting that an executive who exemplifies constancy is nimble enough to lead his company in a time of rapid change. By Paul Rosta.
Exclusive: Cushman's CEO Sees Slow Start, Strong Finish for Global Market in 2012
The moderately upbeat projection of services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc. paints a global real estate picture that is on track to brighten by the second half of 2012, according to the company’s CEO, Glenn Rufrano.
March – Briefs/People
Behringer Harvard names O’Hanlon to lead opportunity REITs; Arbor promotes Caulfield to COO; Grosvenor appoints Donohue head of asset management; HFF hires Rizzi as N.Y. managing director; Eastern Consolidated names two senior directors; Christopher Joins CBRE as vice chairman; M-F research firm hires Walters as COO; and Pederson appointed CIO & COO at Chartres.
North American Investor Optimism Leads the Way at MIPIM 2012 Despite Uncertainties
Senior industry leaders gathered at the exclusive pre-MIPIM 2012 event hosted by CREOpoint CEO J.C. Goldenstein to share both their expectations for the week and their sentiments on the global real estate environment.
The mood among participants was mostly positive. After sitting on the sidelines for several years, yield-starved investors are eager to find new opportunities. Howard Roth, global real estate leader for Ernst & Young L.P., was “cautious but positive, even in Europe, thanks to the recent stimulus,” he said. “There’s plenty of equity looking for a home this year.”
Demitrios Louziotis, senior vice president of global real estate solutions at ARGUS Software, may have best summarized the mood. “This time last year, the champagne glass was half full,” he said. “When we got to the fourth quarter, we realized the bottle was empty. Now the question is where is the next bottle coming from — and who’s bringing it.”
Mortgage Bankers Roundtable, Part I: Maturities, Here They Come: CRE Lenders Prepare to Meet the Wave of CMBS Loans Needing Refinancing This Year
Is this the year stakeholders in commercial real estate debt will have to “face the music?” CPE spoke with top executives at Cohen Financial, Marcus & Millichap, NorthMarq and Walker & Dunlop to get their opinions on financial strategy for 2012.
Change Agent: Confident & Congenial, Hugh Frater Re-Energizes Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
Known for his upbeat, approachable manner as well as for his 25 years in finance, Hugh Frater has brought welcome changes to Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, including a proprietary lending business, an expansion of the company’s own stable of lenders and a retooling of the executive team.