/perspectives

Available via Podcast

Listen Now

Real Conversations, Real Estate

During a time of great uncertainty and rapid change, connection and information is a more important resource than ever before. Today's issues could be amplified or altered in a matter of days or hours, so it is vital that organizations and thought leaders frequently share knowledge, dispel rumors, and offer insight.

Hosted by Professor and Lusk Center Director Richard K. Green, Lusk Perspectives offers timely analysis and shares accurate data vetted by leading experts on the latest developments and observations concerning policy, real estate, urban economics and more.

Once interviews are conducted, resources and videos will be made available here and on podcast channels as soon as possible.

Latest Perspectives

Testing, Testing, Testing: Why Broad Testing Matters for COVID-19 Watch Now

Testing, Testing, Testing: Why Broad Testing Matters for COVID-19

March 23, 2020

Neeraj Sood Professor and Vice Dean for Research

Professor Richard K. Green and Neeraj Sood discuss why testing only symptomatic patients for COVID-19 misses the point. Professor Sood advocates for regular, randomized samples of the population to more effectively measure the mortality rate, spread, and recovery rates of the disease in Los Angeles County and beyond.

Listen via podcast

View highlights

The US-China Context: Globalism, Manufacturing, and Industrial Real Estate--What's Next? Watch Now

The US-China Context: Globalism, Manufacturing, and Industrial Real Estate--What's Next?

March 31, 2020

Clayton Dube Executive Director

Professor Clayton Dube and Richard K. Green discuss the connections between COVID-19 in China and the US. In what ways has the impact of the disease in China mirrored that of the US? What can the US learn about the economic recovery beginning in China now? Professor Dube illuminates the inextricable ties of the two world leaders, and clearly identifies where they are dissimilar and what that might mean for US efforts moving forward.

Listen via podcast

View highlights

Best Practices in Commercial Tenant Management Watch Now

Best Practices in Commercial Tenant Management

April 15, 2020

Stanley Iezman Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Rachel Elias Wein Founder and Chief Executive Officer
David B. Dollinger Principal

Richard Green moderates a panel of real estate industry leaders on what’s happening in today’s commercial real estate market and how to best navigate tough times with commercial tenants during COVID-19. Stanley Iezman, Rachel Elias Wein, and David B. Dollinger weigh in on what they’re seeing in industrial, retail, and office properties. What can tenants do who are seeing revenues drop dramatically? What options are available when negotiating debts for an unknown length of time? In addition to considering a variety of questions, the expert panel offers insights for what may be coming next for the industry.

Listen via podcast

View highlights