Help At Risk Youth Find Summer Jobs; Is Amazon’s HQ2 Coming to Miami; Vivian Fried and the Summer of Kidney Love

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Episode 463: 04-26-18 Help At Risk Youth Find Summer Jobs Donovan Lee-Sin is Director of Public Policy & Community Engagement for The Children’s Trust, Miami, FL Donovan’s team manages investments in youth enrichment programs, service partnerships, The Children’s Trust 211 Helpline and community engagement by emphasizing collaboration and partnership, helping to foster a network of […]

Live from CBRE: South Florida Commercial Real Estate Update

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Episode 461: 04-12-18 Live from CBRE: South Florida Commercial Real Estate Update Jim broadcasts live from the offices of CBRE in Miami. He will discuss the South Florida Real Estate market with thought leaders including Arden Karson, Senior Managing Director for South Florida at CBRE. Karson is responsible for overseeing all aspects of CBRE’s South […]

Health is Wealth; Impact Investing

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Episode 460: 04-05-18 A Straight Shot of Jim: Live from CBRE Preview Jim and Wanda Myles discuss his upcoming live broadcast from the offices of CB Richard Ellis in Miami. Health is Wealth – Impact Investing Dr. Joan Cohn and her husband Dr. Peter Cohn have established the Drs. Joan and Peter Cohn and Family […]

Capital Markets Overview; A Straight Shot of Jim

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Episode 459: 03-29-18 Capital Markets Overview We broadcast live from the Emerald Creek Capital networking function at the Butcher Shop Beer Garden and Grill in Wynwood, Florida. Jim interviews top thought leaders in real estate lending: – Mike Cleaver, Managing Director, Emerald Creek Capital – Joshua Young, Founder and CEO, Raisal – Adam Lipkin, Executive […]

South Florida Real Estate Update

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Episode 457: 03-15-18 South Florida Real Estate Update Jim Fried attended the Bisnow Fort Lauderdale State of the Market update on Feb. 28. He interviewed several of the speakers including: Jay Jacobson – President/CEO, Eden Multifamily Nicole Shiman – Vice President – Investments, Edens Norm Adams – SVP, Stiles Jaime Sturgis – CEO, Native Realty […]

New Trends in Commercial Real Estate Finance; “Special Assets” Update

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Episode 456: 03-08-18 New Trends in Commercial Real Estate Finance Adam Lipkin is Executive Director for Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate in Miami, FL, a Hannon Armstrong partner (NYSE: HASI). Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate is a direct capital provider of Commercial PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy). PACE is a new and innovative financing structure that allows […]

Live from the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies Annual Trends + Strategies Conference

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Episode 455: 03-01-18 Jim broadcasts live from the University of Florida’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies Annual Trends + Strategies Conference in Orlando. He interviews thought-leaders from around Florida to get their insights into what opportunities and challenges lay ahead for 2018 and beyond. Guests include: – Howard Fabian, owner of Bonefish Mac’s Sports […]

Impact of Tax Reform; Open Up a New Market

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Episode 454: 02-22-18 Impact of Tax Reform Thomas Handler is Managing Partner with Handler Thayer, LLP, in Chicago. He chairs the firm’s Advanced Planning & Family Office Practice Group. Handler is focused on the analysis and structuring of sophisticated estate plans and family offices, and handling taxation and business planning issues for business owners, executives, […]

2018 Real Estate Forecast; Miami Marlins Spring Training 2018; An Update on Vivian

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Episode 452: 02-08-18 2018 Real Estate Forecast KC Conway, MAI, CRE, is Director of Research and Corporate Engagement at University of Alabama, Culverhouse College of Commerce. With more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience, Conway is one of the nation’s premier experts on the real estate market. He is fun, engaging and knows […]

Affordable Housing in South Florida; How To Find Business Deals; Update on Vivian

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Episode 451: 02-01-18 Affordable Housing in South Florida Ali Solis is Executive Director for Make Room USA, which researches, shares and advocates for bold solutions to the country’s rental housing crises. We know housing costs are out of control in South Florida, Florida and the USA. Jim and Ali discuss the cause of the problem […]