Videos & Podcasts

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…

In Focus: Haresh Patel on it’s not your ESG score – it’s what it means

Haresh Patel, CEO of Mercatus, discusses how to measure data at the "asset level," what the impact of ESG is having on asset management right now, what ESG metrics are driving behavioral changes for investors and more. (04/2020)

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)

In Focus: Jan-Peter Mueller on energy grid infrastructure

Jan-Peter Mueller, head of infrastructure investments at Commerz Real, discusses how energy grids contribute to ESG compliance, why they present a stable investment opportunity in times of volatility, and how investors can enter this growing niche. (04/2020)

In Focus: Max Sharkansky on real estate alternatives

Max Sharkansky, managing partner and co-founder at Trion Properties, discusses the reason RIAs should be advising their clients to add real estate alternatives in their portfolio. (04/2020)  

Shop Talk: COVID-19 and its likely impact on the housing market

Will we face another housing crisis? How will prices be affected? How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect the supply chain for homebuilding materials? What about the fallout for the overall economy and labor markets? Brad Dillman, chief economist for Cortland, a multifamily real estate investment company, is our guest. (04/2020)

Focus on Alternatives: Bill Shopoff on value-added real estate

Bill Shopoff, president & CEO at Shopoff Realty Investments, discusses the difference between value-added, opportunistic and income-based investing when it comes to real estate, gives examples of what these types of properties and investment situations would look like, and more. (04/2020)

Inside the Edition: Pepper Anderson, CEO of Chilton Trust Co.

This is an edited version of a cover profile interview conducted by Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol with Pepper Anderson, CEO of Chilton Trust Co. Anderson’s cover profile appears in the April 2020 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (03/2020)

Shop Talk: Investors buying raw land in rural America

If you're a real estate investor, buying raw land is probably not your thing. Generally speaking, neither is investing in ranches, farms, plantations and recreational areas in rural America. Most property investors favor developed real estate with proven track records in top-tier U.S. cities and suburbs. But there are companies that specialize in raw and rural land, and one of them is National Land Realty. Jason Burbage, president of that organization, joins the program to explain the interest in America's…

Focus on Alternatives: Bill Robbins on fintech and electronic processing

Bill Robbins, CEO at WealthForge, discusses the systemic inefficiencies in the fintech space, what is being done from a technological perspective to help solve these inefficiencies and more. (03/2020)

In Focus: François Forget on opportunities in REITs

François Forget, executive vice president of business developments and strategic initiatives at Presima, discusses how REITs are moving the needle in terms of generating income, accessing alternatives and meeting ESG targets. (03/2020) François Forget attended IREI's 2020 Visions, Insights & Perspectives (VIP) Americas event in Dana Point, Calif. in January.

Shop Talk: Bringing the blockchain and tokenization to real estate investing

Tokenization, blockchain, digital vaults — these are some of the phrases associated with tech platforms that are helping facilitate, make liquid and take the friction out of investing in alternatives and hard assets, as well as lowering the minimum investments required. What are the advantages of this kind of tokenization, and why has the adoption of tokenization not been more widespread to date? We put those questions to one of the executives playing in this emerging space, Ed Nwokedi, CEO…

Focus on Alternatives: Robert Kaplan on Regulation A

Robert Kaplan, Jr., partner at Kaplan Voekler Cunningham & Frank, discusses all things Regulation A. (03/2020)

In Focus: Matt Diserio on water infrastructure investments

Matt Diserio, president and co-founder of Water Asset Management, discusses ways to invest in water infrastructure, risk-return opportunities for investors, and how climate change is changing the nature of water investing. (03/2020)