Videos & Podcasts

The city within a city project in Toronto

Derek Goring, CEO of Northcrest Developments, is working on the development project of a lifetime, a $22 billion 300-plus acre mixed-use project in Toronto that will house 55,000 residents when completed. Being built on the site of a decommissioned airport, the so-called YZD project will preserve and make use of the airport’s runway and its airplane hangars. (07/2025)

The real estate investment opportunities in the massive U.S. defense and aerospace industries

Tom Taylor, managing director of aerospace and defense at JLL, is out with a new report pointing to the multitude of real estate investment opportunities contained with the nearly $900 billion U.S. defense budget, both in the United States and abroad. (07/2025)

Why India, why now

Like China before it, India is on the rise, due in part to a doubling of its infrastructure assets, a young and well-educated population, a giant consumer market and scads of new startup companies. Kevin Carter, founder and CIO of EMQQ Global, explains the opportunities for investors. (07/2025)

Lights, color, design, action! The essentials and import of design in the built environment

Kelly Jahn — an architect, interior designer and faculty member at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she teaches office and hospitality design — discusses the importance and principles of quality design in commercial settings. She is also the owner of Kelly Jahn Interior Architecture & Design, a commercial interior architecture and design practice based in Rochester, N.Y. (07/2025)

Editors’ Roundtable: June 2025

IREI editors convene to discuss internal and external issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe; and Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (06/2025)

Where U.S. office is thriving and why

David Bitner and Dain Fedora of Newmark have produced a report that found there are high-performing office submarkets across the United States, based on a host of common characteristics. They join the program to share their research. (06/2025)

PE buyout firm targets family-owned companies in the U.S. Midwest

Ankit Shrivastava, founder and managing partner of the private equity firm Enventure, says Midwestern states are teeming with opportunities to buy family-owned businesses, often being sold as part of a succession plan when a new generation of family members have no interest in carrying on the business. (06/2025)

The property bonanza on U.S. college campuses

David Carlos, head of the nonprofit, education and government practice for the NY Tristate region at JLL, reports that some U.S. colleges and universities, in search of revenue, are selling properties, while others — such as Northeastern and Vanderbilt — have made moves to expand their campuses. (06/2025)

LPL Financial launches alts investing and learning platforms

Andrew Deck, vice president and head of alternative investments with LPL Financial, explains the purpose and contents of the firm’s new LPL Alts Connect and its Alts Learning Hub. (06/2025)

The fast-growing opportunity in European student housing

Trends are indicating that a new era in student housing could be taking shape in Europe, according to a May 2025 report from Hines, and that is creating new opportunities for real estate investors. Joining the program to help us learn more is Josh Scoville, senior managing director and global head of research at Hines. (06/2025)

The evolution and economic might of Florida

Charles Foschini, Florida resident and senior managing director at Berkadia, earned three degrees at the University of Miami, en route to transacting $26 billion in real estate deals in more than 25 U.S. states. Along the way he transplanted from his native New Jersey to the Sunshine State and has observed many changes since his early days there. He shares his observations during this episode. (06/2025)

The Real Estate Roundtable agenda for 2025

Jeff DeBoer, the founder, president and CEO of The Real Estate Roundtable talks about the major issues facing real estate, his organization’s lobbying efforts, the White House’s “big, beautiful bill,” interest rates, energy and other priorities. (06/2025)

Hunter Horsley of Bitwise on the past, present and future of cryptocurrency

Hunter Horsley, the cofounder and CEO of Bitwise Asset Management, takes the measure of the cryptocurrency business, especially in light of a presidential administration that promises to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world.” (06/2025)

The complexities of the U.S. housing shortage and affordability crisis

Jim Schloemer, CEO of Continental Properties and chairman of the National Multifamily Housing Council, explains the causes of the U.S. housing crisis and outlines potential solutions. (06/2025)

A researcher’s view of the U.S. multifamily outlook

Inland Real Estate Investment Corp. is out with a research report that takes the measure of the U.S. multifamily housing business, titled 2025 Residential Sector Review. During this episode the executives behind the report — Keith Lampi, CEO of Inland Real Estate Investment Corp., and Phil McAlister, head of research for Inland Private Capital Corp. — discuss the results. (05/2025)