(Featuring Gunnar Branson, CEO, AFIRE)
Around the world, 2020 has been rife with public health anxieties, civil unrest, and economic uncertainty—nothing new for real estate, but what does it mean for the future?
https://www.afire.org/podcast/realestatereckoning/
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, systemic inequity and injustice are now in high relief and can no longer be ignored or put aside, especially as those less fortunate endure the worst impacts of this crisis. The Black Lives Matter protests in the US, provoked in part by yet another incident of police brutality, have been a wake-up call characterized by strong language, painful stories, and uncomfortable truths.
What responsibility do institutional investors in real estate have to cities, communities, and stakeholders during a time of global cultural change?
This podcast is based on the article "A Real Estate Reckoning" from Summit Journal (Summer 2020).