Can ESG ratings really be quantified in real estate valuations?

In this episode, I sit down with three experts from Cushman & Wakefield—Richard Hogg (Head of Valuation), Stefan de Goeij (Head of Sustainability), and Michaela Killingerova (Valuation Division)—to tackle one of commercial real estate's most complex questions. We explore how valuers are grappling with ESG factors, why banks are becoming the market's measuring stick, and what upcoming EU regulations mean for existing building stock. From the challenge of collecting granular data to understanding why "prime building" now means "green building," this conversation reveals how ESG is fundamentally reshaping property values—even as the market struggles to price it in.

Runtime: 31 minutes

The Central European real estate agency iO Partners has rolled out iO4Land, a digital solution that transforms how land is sourced, analyzed, and validated across Central and Eastern Europe. It's an interesting mix of existing map resources with a complex AI deployment that CEE Industrial director James Fitzgerald says takes weeks and months out of a painstaking process.

If there's anyone who knows more about Central Europe's industrial real estate sector than Karel Stransky, we haven't been introduced. I first starting interviewing Stransky 30 years ago and I've learned something every time I go back for more. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the new shocks to global supply chains resulting from the odd trade war we've found ourselves in. Can Europe snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat with its sudden burst of energy? We discuss what's realistic and what's fantasy talk in the first of a series of discussions.