National
“Hardest project in my career to capitalize”: Diversity fund proves tough test for Peebles
By Kathryn Brenzel | August 27, 2021 06:00PM
More than two years after Don Peebles launched a $500 million fund to support minority and women developers, he has had little success so...
“Hardest project in my career to capitalize”: Diversity fund proves tough test for Peebles
Tishman Speyer names Joseph Ritchie to lead diversity efforts
By Akiko Matsuda | April 28, 2021 08:30AM
Joining a growing trend in the real estate industry, Tishman Speyer will soon have an executive whose focus is...
Tishman Speyer names Joseph Ritchie to lead diversity efforts
National
For real estate, a year like no other
By Danielle Balbi | December 31, 2020 07:00AM
“Unprecedented” may have been overused in news stories this year, but no word better describes the events of 2020. The coronavirus pandemic defined the year, claiming several hundred thousand American lives and wiping out...
For real estate, a year like no other
National
Compass makes good on diversity pledge, adding Charles Phillips to board
By E.B. Solomont | September 29, 2020 09:00AM
UPDATED: Sept. 29, 10:50 a.m.: Compass, making good on a call for companies to diversify their boards, has tapped...
Compass makes good on diversity pledge, adding Charles Phillips to board
National
CRE gender pay gap is worse than five years ago: study
TRD Staff | September 03, 2020 09:30AM
The gender pay gap in commercial real estate has widened in the past five years. A study from the...
CRE gender pay gap is worse than five years ago: study
National
“I don’t want to beat on our chest and say that we’re perfect:” Redfin’s Glenn Kelman responds to his critics
By Kathryn Brenzel | August 12, 2020 12:30PM
The shocking death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in May prompted real estate executives around the country to speak out...
“I don’t want to beat on our chest and say that we’re perfect:” Redfin’s Glenn Kelman responds to his critics
Issue
The Closing: Hakeem Jeffries
By Erik Engquist | August 10, 2020 07:30AM
It took Hakeem Jeffries three tries just to win one of 150 seats in the New York Assembly. Now he is in Congress, chair of the House Democratic caucus, a rising star in the...
The Closing: Hakeem Jeffries
National
Redfin vowed more support for minority employees, but not everyone believes it will deliver
By Kathryn Brenzel | July 29, 2020 07:00AM
UPDATED, July 29, 2020, 1:13 p.m.: When Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman blogged about the brokerage’s pledge to fight racism, the move backfired. Some former...
Redfin vowed more support for minority employees, but not everyone believes it will deliver
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“I had to be better, stronger, faster”: Basis CEO Tammy Jones talks strategies for more diversity in real estate
By Kathryn Brenzel | July 22, 2020 07:30AM
When Tammy Jones decided to launch her own business, she found a partner in her former client, the Manhattan development and investment firm JEMB...
“I had to be better, stronger, faster”: Basis CEO Tammy Jones talks strategies for more diversity in real estate
National
Don Peebles looks to deploy capital for $500M diversity fund by year-end
By Kathryn Brenzel | July 16, 2020 07:00AM
Don Peebles said he’s hopeful the $500 million fund his firm launched last June to invest in projects by...
Don Peebles looks to deploy capital for $500M diversity fund by year-end