Rob Kumer is the Chief Executive Officer of KingSett Capital, a prominent Canadian private equity real estate investment firm managing approximately $18 billion in assets. Joining in 2004, he became CEO to lead the firm's strategy, investment committee, and mortgage lending, with a focus on sustainable growth, urban development, and decarbonization.
In this episode, we talked about:
• Rob’s path to CEO of KingSett.
• How KingSett grew from a $220M fund to a $20B platform.
• 2008–09 crisis vs. today’s post‑COVID real estate downturn.
• Trophy office, strong malls, solid industrial, stabilising rentals.
• Why global capital may increasingly prefer Canada over the U.S.
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