Lorena Tivadar

Lorena is a marketing communications specialist and writer at CommercialCafe. She discusses topics such as commercial real estate, office design & architecture, mental health, career development, marketing, and more with various industry experts/ professors through interviews and expert roundups. You can reach out to her at [email protected].

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Expert Insights: Anthony W. Orlando Talks Strategic CRE Investment & the Value of Community Input in Development Innovation

Anthony W Orlando — author, real estate researcher, public policy and environmental policy expert, and associate professor at CalPoly Pomona — shares his insights on equitable and sustainable innovation in California commercial real estate.

Expert Insights: Lance Shoemaker on California CRE, COVID Impact & More

Business and RE law instructor with West Valley College, Lance Shoemaker, imparts his take on the potential of California commercial real estate to adapt to changes brought on by COVID, and more.

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Expert Insights: Edward Chazen on Boston CRE and the Challenges of Retail

Check out our interview with Boston College Senior Lecturer Edward Chazen, in which he shares his insights on the future of the Boston commercial real estate industry, as well as possible futures for several types of investment real estate, and more!

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Expert Roundup: How to Create the Best Home Office: Tips & Insights

As more companies send their employees to work from home, more workers are trying to set up the perfect home office. In doing so, they may be wondering,…

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Expert Insights: Brenna Wadleigh of N3RE on CRE During COVID-19

Brenna Wadleigh: “The bright side is that we’re not overbuilt, lenders and borrowers are in much better shape than before the Great Recession, and the entrepreneurship that emerged out of the previous recession really positioned us well for recovery from COVID-19.”

Expert Roundup: Mental Health Support, Isolation Coping Tips, Working from Home

One of the consequences of this shift is that many of us are experiencing anxiety and stress that we do not quite know how to manage. So we reached out to experts for advice on mental health support regarding several key issues.

Expert Insights: John Gilchrist Discusses CRE Symptoms of the COVID-19 Outbreak

For our latest interview in the Expert Insights series, we had the pleasure of talking to John Gilchrist, Founder of ATALYST. Mr. Gilchrist has over 25 years of…

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Expert Insights: Rodney Schwalbach on Commercial Tenant Representation in Austin

With more and more brokerage firms posting their property listings on their websites and on listings websites, the general public has a way to gather competitive data but they do not get the whole picture. It is still necessary to have a broker on their side to explain the process and to compare and contrast the available property information.

Expert Insights: Professor Dennis Frenchman Talks Health-Centered Communities

For our latest Expert Insights series, we had the pleasure of chatting with Professor Dennis Frenchman, Class of 1922 Professor of Urban Design and Planning at MIT, where…

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Best Office Workouts: Expert Roundup

Sitting at your desk for eight hours a day, Monday through Friday, can be both tiring and unhealthy. In fact, for most people, being in front of the…