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Matt Baron

In addition to a 20-year journalism career in which his work appeared in numerous publications, including the Chicago Tribune, USA Today and Time, Matt Baron in 2005 launched Inside Edge: PR + Media. For over a decade, Matt wrote extensively for the Chicago chapters of the Urban Land Institute and NAIOP.

I.CON 2023 Preview: Q&A With Celeste Tanner

January 9, 2023

Preview what to expect at the 2023 I.CON events: I.CON West on March 8-9 in Long Beach, California, and I.CON East on June 7-8 in Jersey City, New Jersey. “We have designed I.CON to give our peers the maximum benefit in the minimum amount of time,” said I.CON Committee Chair Celeste Tanner.

Capital Markets: Investing in a Rising Interest Rate Environment

October 12, 2022

Midway into a panel discussion at CRE.Converge, a quip about the Federal Reserve behaving like a novice teenaged driver – “way too much gas, way too much brake, way too much gas” – drew laughter from many attending the jampacked session. But palpable nervousness tinged those chuckles at the metaphor by moderator Bart Johnson, president […]

Cultivating a Culture of Innovation and Tech Adoption in CRE

October 12, 2022

There are times when the advantages of property technology are crystal clear. PropTech can sometimes help commercial real estate professionals identify and seize opportunities in a matter of days, whereas an older tool may have required weeks or months – at which point the opportunity may have passed. Such a scenario was shared by Daniel […]

It’s About Time: Fixing the Development Approvals Process

October 11, 2022

When you invest time on the front-end of your development efforts, you will reap dividends during its latter stages. Conversely, if you don’t heed the details – political landscape, concerns of residents, requirements of regulatory agencies and more – then you will pay in stalled or stymied projects. In vivid detail, panelists at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge […]