What's Up Chat: Annual Economic Update

When
June 14, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location
Pensacola Yacht Club - 1897 Cypress Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502

Registration

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NAIOP NWFL Annual Economic Update

June 14, 2024 | Pensacola Yacht Club | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Member- $20 | Guest/Non-Member - $35

Table Sponsor- $500

Join us for an Economic Update as James Bohnaker discusses a wide range of economic topics that will be impactful at the local and national level including the U.S. Economy, Office CRE, Industrial CRE and Capital Markets. Please see the outline below for the details that will be discussed as he prepares us for what to expect as we move forward. Lunch will be provided at 11:30 AM and the presentation will begin at 12:00 PM.

U.S. Economy

Growth: Recession, soft landing, or something different?
Fed: Outlook for inflation and interest rates
Labor market: still strong or cracks forming?

Office CRE

Macro picture: Still worsening but green shoots under the surface
Obsolescence, distress, repositioning and conversion prospects
Hybrid work: Have we settled into a new normal?

Industrial CRE

Supply wave still underway
Demand is pulling back amid high market rents
Outlook very different by market and size

Capital Markets

Debt markets slowly healing
Acceptance that rates will be higher for longer
Themes across CRE asset types

Meet Your Speaker:

James Bohnaker
Senior Economist

Global Think Tank

James Bohnaker is a Senior Economist within Cushman & Wakefield’s global think tank. James provides thought leadership, economic outlook presentations, and forecasting support to the firm’s leadership for a variety of property types and stakeholders.

James has an extensive background as a global macroeconomist and has provided strategic consulting for many of the world’s largest investment banks and corporations while in previous roles at Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global. James also previously worked at CBRE where he was a leading member of the firm’s economic and real estate forecasting platform.

James’ expertise has been featured in leading news publications including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and NPR’s Marketplace. He has a Masters degree in Economics from Old Dominion University and a Bachelors in Mathematical Economics from Hampden-Sydney College. James is a Certified Business Economist (CBE) and member of the National Association of Business Economists (NABE).

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