Videos & Podcasts

The data center is going orbital and here is what investors need to know

The space economy is booming, artificial intelligence is booming, data centers are booming, and technology and real estate investors are making huge commitments to those asset classes. And now those categories are being brought together in the aspirational form of data centers in space. A new report from JLL makes sense of the subject in a new report. Elaborating on the firm’s research during this episode is Andrew Batson, head of data center research and strategy for the Americas at…

Webinar: Q2/2026: FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Indexes In Review & What’s Next

Join Institutional Real Estate, Inc. and Nareit for a quarterly update offering expert analysis of the FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series. During this one-hour webinar, John Worth, executive vice president of research & investor outreach at Nareit, and Brian Jones, managing director at Neuberger, will discuss the 2026 Q2 performance and upcoming trends to help you benchmark and analyze exposure. (07/2026)

Family offices outspending institutional investors in the CRE space

Family offices and high-net-worth investors — whose fortunes have expanded dramatically, according to a couple of 2026 global wealth reports — have become some of the most dominant players in commercial real estate, and that influence is only growing, outspending institutional investors by a margin of about $120 billion. To discuss this trend, we are joined by Brian Bullard, investment strategies and capital solutions chairman at law firm Polsinelli, from where he works on commercial real estate investment deals with…

Commodity investing in the age of deglobalization and disrupted supply chains

What are the core asset classes within the commodity investing space? Are we entering a new commodity supercycle? What supply constraints are creating the biggest investment opportunities today? Bob Minter, director of ETF investment strategy at Aberdeen Investments, where he oversees the firm’s commodities and ETF investment approach, addresses those and other commodity investing issues during this episode. (07/2026)

The rich are getting richer; here is how and where they are residing

Altrata, a wealth intelligence firm, has published its 14th annual World Ultra Wealth Report, and it shows private wealth is expanding rapidly, global entrepreneurship is booming, and the ultra-wealthy are increasingly mobile. Altrata team members Maya Imberg and Maeen Shaban explain the report’s findings and trends. (07/2026)

Real Assets Adviser Hot Minute with Hennion & Walsh's Kevin Mahn

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 Kevin Mahn, Chief Investment Officer at Hennion & Walsh. (7/2026)

Beware of asset class when investing in private credit

If you read the headlines being produced by some business media outlets, private credit is sounding like the Hindenburg. But is that actually the case? To assess where private credit has gone bad and where it continues to perform, we are joined during this episode by Garrett Karam, chief investment officer at EMBREY, where he leads investment and capital markets activity. (07/2026)

Lessons learned from decades of CRE dealmaking

If you’re in the real estate business, you likely have made some miscalculations you regretted and maybe even cost you significant money. This is precisely why we hire attorney, to anticipate and head off problems before they manifest. One such attorney is Richard Crouch, a principal at Woods Rogers, where he concentrates his practice on commercial real estate matters, such as acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development and finance. During this episode he shares the lessons he and his clients have learned…

Editors Roundtable: Featured stories from our latest editions

IREI editors convene to discuss 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; Andrea Zander, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas; and Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (06/2026)

Real Assets Adviser Hot Minute with Harrison Street Private Wealth's Casey Frazier

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 Casey Frazier, Chief Investment Officer at Harrison Street Private Wealth. (6/2026)

For investors, senior housing’s time appears to have finally arrived

With 10,000 Americans per day turning age 80 this year, investors are finally poised the reap the rewards of the so-called Silver Tsunami. Trent Johnson, senior managing director of senior housing at Harbert Management Corp., joins the program to discuss the evolution of senior housing. (06/2026)

The electrification of industrial outdoor storage

Dan Haroun and Max Heiden are co-founders and co-partners at Catalyst Investment Partners, an organization focused on industrial outdoor storage and — maybe more significantly — electrified industrial outdoor storage. What exactly is EIOS and what makes it significant? Let’s find out. (06/2026)

Real Assets Adviser Hot Minute with Invito Energy Partners' Darren Whissen

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 Darren Whissen, Managing Director, Investor Relations and Capital Markets at Invito Energy Partners. (6/2026)

Author Spotlight: WSJ editor writes of the creation and family saga surrounding Fidelity

“House of Fidelity,” a new book from Wall Street Journal deputy markets editor Justin Baer, is in the spotlight during this episode. His book tells the tale of the founding and development of Fidelity, the financial services behemoth, and the family saga that ensued, eventually leading to the installation of Abigail “Abby” Johnson as CEO. (06/2026)

An update on the real estate private credit market

Charlie Rose — CEO of Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Trust, head of real estate credit for Invesco, and managing director of Invesco Real Estate — offers an update on CRE private credit and what’s at stake for investors. (06/2026)