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In Focus: Melis Ogutcu on investing in greenfield deals

Part 2 in series Melis Ogutcu, head of research, North America at Inframation and Sparkspread, discusses why investors are using P3s to invest in greenfield deals, and which sectors and geographies are poised to see the most growth in 2020. (04/2020) This is the second video in an interview series about brownfield and greenfield trends. Watch part 1 here.

Shop Talk: Investor behavior and the conferences business in the age of COVID-19

How has the coronavirus pandemic affected alternative investments? Why have some alt investments been sidelined? What has been the impact on investor behavior? And when will industry conferences come back and how will they differ from the past? We talk with guest John Harrison, executive director of the Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association, better known as ADISA. (04/2020)

Shop Talk: E-sports booms as competitive video-gamers shelter

Competitive video-gaming is heralded to be a bigger category than TV viewing, triple the size of the global film business, and the leading form of entertainment among the Gen Z and millennial cohorts. The world's 2.6 billion video-gamers are represented by teams and leagues built around videogames, including Super League Gaming, whose CEO, Ann Hand, is our guest. The Super League Gaming platform was cited by Zacks Investment Research earlier this month as one the five recession-proof stocks. (04/2020)

Shop Talk: The impact of government stimulus on the multifamily and affordable housing sectors

The coronavirus-triggered economic emergency in the United States has left many people unemployed and struggling to pay bills, including their rent fees. Inna Khidekel, a partner at Bridge Investment Group, operates in the multifamily, workforce housing and affordable housing spaces, and she joins the program to discuss the impact the federal government’s stimulus program is having on the U.S. housing sector. (04/2020)

The Dohrmann Report: April 2020

What did the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic teach us about the world's ability to rebound from medical and economic trauma? What are some of the factors that need to be taken into account with regard to the current COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown? And, on a microcosmic level, how has it been affecting business operations at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., parent company of Real Assets Adviser? Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of the company, offers some perspectives. (04/2020)

In Focus: Tom Masthay on TMRS' real assets portfolio

Tom Masthay, director of private equity at Texas Municipal Retirement System, provides an update on TMRS' real estate and infrastructure strategies and shares goals for the real assets portfolio in 2020. (04/2020)

Shop Talk: Industrial properties flexing muscle during economic shutdown

Even as large swaths of U.S. commerce have plunged in the grips of the COVID-19 economic shutdown, the industrial/warehouse real estate sector has shown great resilience, maintaining high occupancy rates and benefiting from the “on-shoring” and “near-shoring” trends. Jon Pharris is co-founder and president of CapRock Partners, which specializes in the acquisition of middle-market, value-add assets, as well as developing large scale industrial warehouse facilities. He joins the program to elaborate on the property type’s outperformance. (04/2020)

Shop Talk: A defense of the long-term strength and viability of office space

By the time he attended college, he was dreaming of a career as an NFL linebacker. That was followed by visions of being a Hollywood actor. In the end, Christopher Rising followed in the footsteps of his father — longtime Los Angeles real estate developer Nelson Rising — in the construction and leasing of office buildings. Now, with office space under big pressure from the forced telecommuting of millions of U.S. office workers, Christopher Rising, co-founder and CEO of Rising…

Shop Talk: A history of pandemics and their economic symptoms

What does history teach us about pandemics and their economic damage and aftermath? How does the COVID-19 virus compare to past viral outbreaks? What have been the economic and health management lessons learned from the current pandemic? And how quickly can we expect the U.S. and global economy to make a full comeback. Dan Catone, founder and CEO of Golden State Wealth Management, delved into the recent history of such matters and joins the program to offer some perspectives. (04/2020)
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