Videos & Podcasts

The rationale for ground leases for investors and building owners

Jim Small, founder and CEO of SANTÉ Realty Investments, makes the argument for the utility, simplicity and steady returns of commercial ground leases. (11/2023)

Harrison Street's Paul Bashir on the alternative property sector markets

Paul Bashir, CEO, Europe at Harrison Street, discusses the market for alternative property sectors and how has the market evolved, what the main areas of opportunity are in Europe across the build-to-rent, student housing and life sciences sectors, which areas geographically across Europe are more appealing right now for alternative real estate investing and more.

Real Assets Adviser Hot Minute with Time Equities' Alexander Anderson

Real Assets Adviser's "Hot Minute" segment takes a minute or so to introduce members of the RAA community to the community at large, all via a "semi-rapid fire" question and answer format. This latest "Hot Minute" features Alexander Anderson, senior director of the equity division and investor relations at Time Equities. 

An expanded vision for self-storage facilities

Jennifer Corbett, commercial leasing operations manager at Reybold Group, suggests the self-storage business is ripe for change, and during this episode she explains the new model her company is pursuing. (11/2023)

Real estate developer Bill Shopoff turns to biofuels with global aspirations

For decades he has been known as the founder and CEO of Shopoff Realty Investments, but Bill Shopoff is now also chairman of Vertimass, a biofuels company aiming to enter the fuel business for automobiles, jetliners and beyond. What’s more, he sees an opportunity to advance agendas pertaining to sustainability, energy security and economic development. (11/2023)

Author Spotlight: The Missing Billionaires

Victor Haghani is co-author of the book “The Missing Billionaires: A Guide to Better Financial Decisions.” Haghani started his career in 1984 at Salomon Bros., where he became a managing director in the bond arbitrage group run by John Meriwether. In 1993 he was a co-founding partner of Long-Term Capital Management, and in 2011 he founded Elm Wealth to help clients, including his own family, manage and preserve their wealth. (11/2023)

Hines execs offer vision of the winning office buildings of the future

Doug Holte, CEO of EXP by Hines, and Mike Horvath, vice president of conceptual construction at the company, discuss mass timber, learning machines, immersive environments and commercially connected building, all of which are part of — or future elements of — the company's T3 (technology/transit/timber) portfolio with 26 projects in its pipeline. Some of the organization’s work on this front can be viewed at this link: https://www.t3rino.com (11/2023)

Flex office and the challenges faced by office investors, owners and operators

Drew Cunningham — partner and COO of Dilweg, an office owner and operator, and a member of the Villanova University Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits as a Lacrosse player — answers the big questions facing office: How have office leases changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? What do tenants now expect from their office leases? What are office operators doing to meet this challenge? Why is flexibility (including flex office) so important or desirable in the current environment? Will…

Bringing real-asset investment opportunities into sync with current circumstances

Paula Horn, a managing director and the chief investment officer for Brookfield’s Public Securities Group, talks China, energy infrastructure, real estate, cyclical vs. defensive shares, and building portfolios that balance public and private assets. (10/2023)

An update on the status of Delaware Statutory Trusts

Dallas Whitaker, CEO of Carter Exchange, an organization that operates in the Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) space, gives listeners the latest numbers and activity around DSTs, and explains why they have been popular among both product sponsors and investors. (10/2023)