Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Industry · Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
National

Commercial Real Estate’s DEI Initiatives Appear Largely Unscathed — So Far

By Anna Staropoli
President Donald Trump made a big gamble with Liberation Day tariffs in April.
Infrastructure · Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
National

Commercial Real Estate and New Federal DEI Guidelines: What to Know

By Larry Getlen
A man at a railing smiling.
Industry · Economy
National

Talented Immigrants Are a Boon to Real Estate — Keep That Pipeline Open

By G. Lamont Blackstone
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Industry · Architecture
New York City

Diversifying Architecture’s Ranks: First, the Time It Takes to Train

By Aaron Short
Sam Chandan, founder of the Real Estate Pride Council, speaks at the group’s now annual conference at Deutsche Bank’s Manhattan offices in April. The event drew more than 350 attendees from over 150 firms. A kickoff dinner two years ago drew about 25 people.
Finance
National

Real Estate Pride Council Expands Reach Two Years In

By Andrew Coen
Cedric Bobo.
Industry · Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
New York City

Project Destined Partners With BGO, Walker & Dunlop on CRE Certificate Program

By Anna Staropoli
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
New York City

Dig Deeper to Understand Black Americans’ Influence on Commercial Real Estate

By G. Lamont Blackstone
Dani Arps, left, and Sarah Pontius at the 817 Broadway office they designed for Union Square Ventures.
Office · Architecture
New York City

Artisan Alliance’s Sarah Pontius, Dani Arps On Pairing Office Design and Brokerage

By Nicholas Rizzi
Finance
New York City

Blackstone Real Estate Aims New Diversity Effort at College Sophomores

By Andrew Coen
Cyrus Sanandaji of Presidio Bay Ventures on the development site of 65 Ocean Avenue in San Francisco, Calif.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
California

Presidio Bay Summer Program Aims to Aid Real Estate’s Next Generation

By Anna Staropoli
Jamil Lacourt
Leases
New York City

Jamil Lacourt, L&L Holding’s New COO, On Opportunities Amid the Disruption

By Celia Young
Jersey City
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
National

Let’s Use This Juneteenth to Focus On Narrowing Racial Housing Gaps

By Katy Knight and Derwin Sisnett
Seth Weissman of Urban Standard Capital in his office in the Woolworth Building in June.
Industry · Finance
New York City

How Seth Weissman’s Personal Journey Fueled His Professional Success

By Brian Pascus
The CRE executives made a case that cities like Miami will always attract talent.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Florida

In South Florida, Black Professionals Are Hard to Find in Real Estate

By Jeff Ostrowski
Yao Morin in San Francisco.
Industry · Technology
National

JLL CTO Yao Morin Talks Data and Technology Strategy for CRE

By Philip Russo
Don Peebles
Industry · Development
New York City

Don Peebles Discusses How Far Black Real Estate Development Has Come

By Brian Pascus
Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
Policy
Florida

Following NAACP Travel Advisory, Black Organization Cancels Miami Conference

By Jeff Ostrowski