Expert Insights: Christine Mastandrea Discusses Texas Commercial Real Estate - CommercialCafe

Abstract

Christine Mastandrea is an adjunct professor in management at the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. She also works as Chief Operating Officer at Whitestone Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: WSR) She began her career on the trading floors on Wall Street and then as an investment banker with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. She says the move to suburban markets was happening prior to COVID as the Millennials shift to more affordable communities. More ‘e-tail’ is creating new needs. The evolution of online marketing affected the commercial real estate industry. It just fixed a problem. Time-crunched consumers needed convenience.