SAN DIEGO—Is the Fed becoming irrelevant? It was one of the questions we had to ask Rick Chichester, president and CEO of Faris Lee Investments, at ICSC Western States in San Diego. Chichester sat down with us for an exclusive interview to discuss the economy, and with everything from the Fed’s repeated antipathy toward raising interest rates to Brexit, there was plenty to discuss.

In this video interview, Chichester gives us a detailed look at the volatility in the global economy and how it could affect the commercial real estate market, as well as what commercial real estate niches are thriving. At the conclusion, Chichester gives an analysis of the presidential campaign and how potential policies implemented by each candidate might impact the market.