When interest rates began to rise in 2023 after more than a decade of record lows, real estate entered a pricing reset. Valuations became difficult to establish due to a lack of trades, leading to exit queues in open-end funds and many closed-end funds seeking extensions. Heading into 2025, the prevailing narrative across research reports was that “asset management will be critical.” That focus has continued into 2026, prompting a deeper dive into the subject.
In March 2026, IREI launched a video series titled Asset Management In Focus, interviewing professionals across 11 different property types to share their insights and outlooks on asset management.
In the third installment, Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviewed Dan Meador, executive vice president, asset management and national leasing, at Dermody. The conversation explored how asset management has evolved in the industrial sector as interest rates have
