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NAREIM appoints Reesa Fischer as CEO
Leadership
March 5, 2025
NAREIM announces Reesa Fischer as the next CEO, starting March 31. Fischer previously served as Managing Director of Strategy and Client Solutions at Keller Augusta and as Executive Director of NAIOP Massachusetts. Fischer is uniquely positioned to help NAREIM members ask: "What's next?" for the real estate investment management industry.
Don't stop work on deal-level net returns. SEC focus on net returns, subs line "here to stay" under Trump administration
Marketing
November 8, 2024
The SEC's Marketing Rule - and focus on deal-level net returns, subs lines and substantiation - is "here to stay", even though 100% of managers expect SEC activity to decline under a second Trump administration.
Make yourself seen and heard - and argue for your value
Leadership
March 29, 2024
In order to progress, you need to make yourself “seen and heard” by adding value – and then “argue for your value”. And if you're not having uncomfortable conversations on opportunities, promotion and compensation, you are being undervalued. Read more key takeaways from the NAREIM Black Real Estate Roundtable.
42% of managers expect to be in-office 4 days a week within next year
Talent
March 5, 2025
42% of managers will require employees to be in the office four days a week within the next year - up from 25% of firms today. The same trend is seen among managers requiring employees to be in the office five days a week. Today, just 17% of managers have in-office requirements for five days but within a year that will increase to 25%. NAREIM member survey on hybrid work practices.
Changing the script: Train future leaders beyond the day-to-day technical skills
Talent
May 20, 2024
By focusing on the "missing middle" of mid-career talent - and training future leaders in human skills that go beyond the technical skills needed for day-to-day work, real estate invvestment managers will build a slate of diverse executive leaders. Read the first NAREIM Manager's Perspectives article by Haley Donato, Senior Vice President of Asset Management & Finance at Continental Realty Corporation.
$36bn of DC capital in private RE; net flows declined in 2023
Capital Raising
October 2, 2024
Capital flows into defined contribution real estate funds modestly, according to the 2024 DC Survey, with almost all inflows in 2023 targeting dedicated RE funds. As of the end of 2023, there was $36bn of DC assets invested in private real estate. Download the 2024 DC Survey results today.
Don't be the smartest person in the room; being different is a Superpower
Leadership
May 10, 2024
Career happiness can come from not being the smartest person in the room but surrounding yourself by people smarter than and different to you. Who you work with is more important than where you work and what you do. Read the takeaways from the NAREIM LatinX RE Roundtable.