Videos & Podcasts

Why farmland investments are the seeds for future returns

Martin Davies, president and CEO of Westchester, the agricultural investment arm of the asset management giant Nuveen, joins the program to discuss the latest trends and thinking around farmland investing. (01/2022)

MetLife's Sara Queen on returning to the office and urban vs. suburban trends

Sara Queen, managing director, head of real estate equity at MetLife Investment Management, discusses the future of professional collaboration in a post-pandemic world. (01/2022) Sara Queen was the keynote speaker at IREI's Springboard event in Park City, Utah, in October 2021.

RAA's Mike Consol on the January issue of Real Assets Adviser

Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser, discusses features in the January issue of Real Assets Adviser, how these articles reflect broader market trends and shares a little bit of what readers can expect to see in the February 2022 issue. (01/2022) To download the January issue of Real Assets Adviser, click here.

Unico Solar's Brett Phillips on unlocking the hidden value of commercial and industrial real estate through solar energy

Brett Phillips, vice president at Unico Solar Investors, discusses the value solar energy brings to commercial and industrial real estate portfolios, common misconceptions about solar energy, and how solar energy can help support broader ESG investment goals. (12/2021)

Backed by private infrastructure investors, Canada going big on transportation and energy projects

Ryan Gow, a director at Fiera Infrastructure in Canada, joins the program to discuss the significant number of infrastructure projects that have been funded, in part, by private investors and are under way. (12/2021)

Author Spotlight: The office workplace you need now

Ben Breslau, chief research officer at JLL, is the co-author of a new book on the evolving office titled, “The Workplace You Need Now,” which discusses reshaping office space for the future of work. Why is personalization of the workplace important and how is it achieved? How can the office be made flexible? What is the purpose-drive and experiential workplaces? What is the “new corporate responsibility” regarding the workplace? Breslau joins the program to explain. (12/2021)

Blue Vista Capital Management's Aaron Joseph on self-storage throughout the pandemic

Aaron Joseph, senior vice president of investor solutions at Blue Vista Capital Management, discusses occupancy and demand trends, the growth of the sector during the pandemic months, and the outlook for market participants. (12/2021) Aaron Joseph attended IREI's Springboard event in Park City, Utah, in October.

Aegon Asset Management's Martha Peyton on U.S. apartment fundamentals

Martha Peyton, head of global applied research at Aegon Asset Management, discusses what makes a middle-income apartment sector investment strategy attractive in the current market. (12/2021) To read Aegon's recent study about the U.S. apartment sector, click here.

Oil & gas: Should we be investing in oil and gas in the Elon Musk era?

Geoffrey Dohrmann, executive chairman, CEO & editor-in-chief, interviews Matthew Iak, executive vice president at U.S. Energy Development Corp., on current oil and gas industry trends and if investing in the oil and gas industry is a smart move in the "Elon Musk era." (12/2021)

Using advanced technologies to keep real estate projects ‘smart’ and on budget

William Sankey, Jr., co-founder and CEO of Northspyre, says automation, data analytics and artificial intelligence are now capable of playing a big role in bringing real estate projects to fruition with far fewer budget overruns — and will play a key role in the development of smart buildings and cities. The former New York City builder explains during this episode. (12/2021)

Booming farmland and produce prices creating investor opportunities

Craig Wichner, founder and managing partner of Farmland LP, joins the program to address topics ranging from record-setting farmland prices and the billions of dollars flowing into agriculture funds, to rising sales of organic crops and the role U.S. farmland can play in investor portfolios. (12/2021)

Author Spotlight: The real estate philosopher’s guide to real estate success

Longtime New York City real estate attorney Bruce Stachenfeld, of Duval & Stachenfeld, is the real estate industry’s self-proclaimed “real estate philosopher” and, to that end, has published a new book titled The Real Estate Philosopher’s Guide. He offers his insights and predictions about the future of real estate, how to outperform with your investments, and provides some inspirational anecdotes for these strange and challenging times. (12/2021)

An interview with Andrew Salesky, managing director of Digital Advisor Solutions at Charles Schwab

This is an edited version of a cover profile interview conducted by Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol with Andrew Salesky, managing director of Digital Advisor Solutions at Charles Schwab. Salesky’s profile appears in the December 2021 edition of Real Assets Adviser.

Kline Hill's Mike Bego on the current secondaries market

Mike Bego, managing partner at Kline Hill Partners, discusses the current state of the private equity secondary market, why there is an increased interest in secondaries, what types of asset classes and strategies are available, should investors be concerned about investing in an opportunity another investor has decided to relinquish and more. (11/2021)

The WeWork of co-warehousing is seeking to incubate small business entrepreneurs

Jon Zimmerman, founder and CEO of ReadySpaces, says the United States is in the middle of a Renaissance of small businesses, as record numbers of Americans have stopped looking for jobs to instead start their own companies. Zimmerman's company aims to partner with entrepreneurs and small business owners by providing the ideal space environments they need to see it through. (11/2021)