Videos & Podcasts

Shop Talk: The decline in U.S. homeownership

Why does the United States have a homeownership rate that sits at a 20-year low? Why have housing prices risen so briskly despite this situation? We discuss these matters with Susan Wachter, professor of real estate and finance at the Wharton School, as well as co-director of the Penn Institute for Urban Research. (03/2015)

Infrastructure Report: Midstream pipeline investments

Drew Campbell, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure magazine, talks about his "Shock, rattle and roll" January 2015 cover story about how midstream pipeline investments can buffer portfolios against energy price shocks and help keep returns flowing. (01/2015)

In Focus: Dennis Martin on real assets

Dennis Martin, head of U.S. business development at Prudential Real Estate Investors, discusses the growing interest in real assets. (11/2014)

In Focus: James Augir on real assets in a portfolio

James Augir, executive director at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, on the importance of a portfolio with real assets and what investors should look for and expect in the asset class. (10/2014)

In Focus: Linda Assante on incorporating real assets into a portfolio

Linda Assante, partner at Jasper Ridge Partners, discusses why investors are incorporating real assets into portfolios and what the benefits are to this approach. (10/2014)

Ron Carson opens up on SEC audits and the state of the profession

Top-ranked RIA Ron Carson, founder of Carson Wealth Management and Carson Institutional Advisors, talks candidly about the value of regulatory oversight and how today’s advisers can adopt strategies that will drive their future growth. (09/14)

In Focus: Jamie Richards on solar power investing

Jamie Richards, CEO at Foresight Group, discusses solar power benefits and investment opportunities. (08/2014)

In Focus: Brian Chase on the infrastructure market and the sector with the most investment opportunities

Brian Chase, principal at Campbell Lutyens & Co., discusses pricing in the infrastructure investment market. (07/2014)

In Focus: Ed Schwartz on the benefits of adding real assets to a portfolio

Ed Schwartz, managing director at ORG Portfolio Management, discusses what is driving the real assets trend. (05/2014)

Infrastructure Report: Mike Parker on the latest EY/ULI report

Discover which type of infrastructure is the top driver of real estate development and what "key concern" could undermine public support for infrastructure projects. (05/2014)

Infrastructure Report: Michael Drexler on the Infrastructure Investment Policy Blueprint

Michael Drexler, a senior director at the World Economic Forum, discusses his co-authorship of the Infrastructure Investment Policy Blueprint, a report that offers a set of recommendations for governments on attracting private capital for infrastructure projects. (04/2014)

Shop Talk: Sam Chandan on the U.S. economy

Where will interest rates be in the next two to five years? How many years do we have left in the current real estate cycle? What is the biggest threat to the real estate industry's continued recovery? From a macro-economic standpoint, what government policies could improve the country’s economic situation? We get answers to those questions and others from Sam Chandan, president and chief economist of Chandan Economics. (04/2014)

In Focus: Todd Briddell on the public REIT market and the outlook for 2014

Todd Briddell, CEO/CIO at CenterSquare Investment Management, discusses the current public REIT market and the outlook for 2014. (04/2014)

Report from Latin America: Mexico opens its energy sector

Contributing reporter Dale Quinn, who just authored a story about Mexico opening its oil and gas market to foreign investors for the first time in 75 years, elaborates on the decision's implications for institutional grade infrastructure, economic expansion and, eventually, real estate development. (03/2014)

Report from Latin America: Dale Quinn on reforms in Mexico

Contributing reporter Dale Quinn discusses the Mexican government's slate of reforms in the energy, financial and tax areas. (01/2014)