COR2105 - CFO Panel - Real Estate

This session will focus on the following:

State of the CRE Industry from the CFO Perspective:

• How do the upcoming changes in tax policy, inflationary concerns, interest rates, health policy, climate change, and other regulatory developments impact your priorities and strategy for your firm?
• A recent study indicated 2/3's of all CRE investment firms are hiring and challenged with labor shortages - are you seeing this same trend and how are you attracting and retaining talent within your departments or the firm in general?
• Is the industry focus on climate change impacting your firm, reporting, investment strategy, financing strategy or other aspects of your firm?
• Discuss your firms capital sources and whether there are concerns with respect to recent investment trends from foreign investors into US CRE?
• Comment on which asset classes will face the biggest headwinds in 2022 and which sectors, and markets are primed for growth?

How has the post-COVID environment has changed the way you think about the following:

• Risk – diversification geographically & by property type, tenant concentration, etc.
• Innovation and Technology
• Next year’s forecast

ESG – how do we measure value / progress and how / does it make a difference for your company? How is it changing?

• Sustainability
• D&I
• Governance
• Other

Standardizing Transparency & Efficiency in Investor Reporting

• What reporting challenges are you facing as your firm grows and/or evolves its business strategy?
• What are the latest trends in reporting standards?
• Are investors demanding enhanced reporting capabilities and transparency?
  • Does this vary based on investment strategy, risk profile (value-add, development, core)?
• How have you been utilizing technology to optimize reporting and/or organizational capabilities?
• What opportunities exist to improve budgeting and reforecasting? Which systems, processes, teams and best practices do you have in place now, and how do you expect those will change?