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“Hardest project in my career to capitalize”: Diversity fund proves tough test for Peebles
More than two years after Don Peebles launched a $500 million fund to support minority and women developers, he has had little success so...
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Tishman Speyer names Joseph Ritchie to lead diversity efforts
Joining a growing trend in the real estate industry, Tishman Speyer will soon have an executive whose focus is...
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For real estate, a year like no other
“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...
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Compass makes good on diversity pledge, adding Charles Phillips to board
UPDATED: Sept. 29, 10:50 a.m.: Compass, making good on a call for companies to diversify their boards, has tapped...
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CRE gender pay gap is worse than five years ago: study
The gender pay gap in commercial real estate has widened in the past five years. A study from the...
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“I don’t want to beat on our chest and say that we’re perfect:” Redfin’s Glenn Kelman responds to his critics
The shocking death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in May prompted real estate executives around the country to speak out...
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The Closing: Hakeem Jeffries
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...
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Redfin vowed more support for minority employees, but not everyone believes it will deliver
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...
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“I had to be better, stronger, faster”: Basis CEO Tammy Jones talks strategies for more diversity in real estate
When Tammy Jones decided to launch her own business, she found a partner in her former client, the Manhattan development and investment firm JEMB...
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Don Peebles looks to deploy capital for $500M diversity fund by year-end
Don Peebles said he’s hopeful the $500 million fund his firm launched last June to invest in projects by...