Videos & Podcasts

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. (05/2026)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, chairman and CEO at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviews John Baczewski, global chair at The Counselors of Real Estate, to discuss what The Counselors of Real Estate represents and stands for, what the organization's tagline, "common sense and uncommon wisdom," means in practice and what it means when counselors are doing what the organization stands for, the types of problems counselors typically solve and more. (05/2026)

John O’Driscoll, co-head of Real Estate at BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, discusses Europe's attractiveness as a real estate market; demographic and AI megatrends; and how investors view real estate as an asset class; and why he is cautiously optimistic as we approach the mid-way point of 2026. (05/2026)

Marcel Arsenault, founder and CEO of Real Capital Solutions, says office investors get killed by owning the property type at the wrong times. But they can prosper by paying attention to the power of the cycle, picking the right markets and operating their assets with expertise. (05/2026)

Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviewed Steven DeFrancis, CEO at Cortland, as part of a series of videos focused on asset management. DeFrancis discussed the firm's vertically integrated asset management approach, how technology and data science have cut fraud losses, the impact of post-settlement data-sharing restrictions on multifamily operators and more. (05/2026)

In this podcast, Geoffrey Dohrmann, chairman and CEO at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviews Gunnar Branson, CEO at AFIRE, to discuss Branson's new book, "Chasing Lights." The book covers themes such as endings as beginnings, and the danger of holding on; smallness, humility and connection; paying attention to small, beautiful things; honesty over performance in life and investing, and more. (05/2026)

In a new video podcast, Geoffrey Dohrmann, chairman and CEO at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviews Gunnar Branson, CEO at AFIRE, to discuss Branson's new book, "Chasing Lights." The book covers themes such as endings as beginnings, and the danger of holding on; smallness, humility and connection; paying attention to small, beautiful things; honesty over performance in life and investing, and more. (05/2026) To purchase the book on Amazon, click here.

The purveyors of 1031 exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) have traditionally been smaller scale investment houses. But with an expanding generational opportunity in the real estate space and significant family wealth changing hands, larger organizations have moved into the space looking to leverage the surge of capital. To discuss the situation, Fortress Investment Group representatives David Hammerman (COO of real estate equity) and Eli Edwards (head of U.S. real estate equity) join the program. (05/2026)

Mark Fitzgerald, managing director at Affinius Capital, discusses the case for real estate in today's market environment. Fitzgerald touches on current valuations and where they sit in the historical cycle, to real estate's role as an inflation hedge, the significance of tight cap rate spreads, how the asset class stacks up against equities and more. (05/2026) To read the white papers that Mark mentioned in the video, see below: Real estate’s inflation dividend: What history reveals about today’s pricing https://affiniuscapital.com/articles/realestatesinflationdividend/…

In an IREI video podcast series titled "House Views," featuring principals of some of the leading global and regional placement agents to learn their views on the markets and sometimes, specific aspects of the markets, Geoffrey Dohrmann interviews Carrie Coulson, Managing Partner at Park Madison Partners to discuss Park Madison Partners' 2026 institutional real estate outlook — including renewed investor optimism after a wait-and-see 2025, high-conviction sectors (multifamily, industrial and adjacent plays like manufactured housing, senior housing, final-mile, industrial outdoor…

Sean Dalfen, president and CEO of Dalfen Industrial, discusses the all-important last-mile fulfillment centers and their importance to supporting today’s ecommerce logistics networks. (05/2026)

Institutional Real Estate, Inc. presents the next of our complimentary webinar series, IRE.IQ Quarterly Fundraising Report Review. Content features data from our proprietary IRE.IQ database. Loretta Clodfelter, editorial director at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., and two expert speakers discuss their perspectives on real estate equity and debt fundraising and capital-flows trends for first quarter 2026. (05/2026)

Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviewed Lauren Sullivan, managing director at Blue Owl Capital, as part of a series of videos focused on asset management. The discussion explored Blue Owl's vertically integrated approach to data center asset management, which encompasses the entire lifecycle from development through stabilization to exit, key trends including scale and scarcity of large-scale land and power, the technical complexity of data centers as critical infrastructure and more. (05/2026)

In a recent video, Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviewed Arick Morton, CEO at NIC MAP, covering the strong recovery and record-high occupancy levels in senior housing following COVID, the historic demand boom driven by the first baby boomers turning 80 paired with historically low construction supply, the consistent outperformance of senior housing across all care segments and geographies, how industry data usage has shifted from a survival mindset to a growth-oriented one with AI-assisted…

Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviewed Dan Meador, executive vice president, asset management & national leasing, at Dermody, as part of a new video series focused on asset management. The discussion focused on how asset management has evolved in the industrial sector and the importance of active asset management given the growing importance of access to power for industrial tenants, sustainability provisions, employee welfare features and more. (05/2026)

Institutional Real Estate, Inc. and EPRA present an in-depth analysis of the key factors influencing the European Listed Real Estate sector. The discussion will cover the economic and market context, trading activity, recent performance of EPRA indexes, and expectations for the second half of the year. (05/26)

In a new IREI video series titled "House Views," featuring principals of some of the leading global and regional placement agents to learn their views on the markets and sometimes, specific aspects of the markets, Geoffrey Dohrmann interviews David Hodes, founder and co-managing partner at Hodes Weill & Associates, discussing Hodes Weill's strategic alliance with Chatham as a forward-looking "next chapter" rather than an exit, examining the forces driving today's record M&A activity in private fund management, explaining why culture…

Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviewed Ben Weinberg, co-founder and co-CEO at Castle Peak Holdings, as part of a series of videos focused on asset management. The discussion explored Castle Peak’s approach to asset management in hospitality, particularly through the firm’s Trailborn platform, focusing on hotels and resorts in outdoor destinations. Weinberg explained that effective asset management in hospitality requires integration across acquisitions, development and operations, emphasizing the importance of having the right people, understanding…

This is the inaugural webinar of TPC Live — a new quarterly webinar series from The Property Chronicle and Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Our first session, The Risks of Following the Herd in Real Estate, explores how when investors move together, opportunities can disappear — and hidden risks can build beneath the surface. (04/2026)

Chase McWhorter, managing director, Americas, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviewed Mason Waite, senior managing director of asset and portfolio management at bkm Capital Partners, and Brian Lessans, managing director on the investments team at Kayne Anderson Real Estate, as part of a series of videos focused on asset management. The discussion explored how BKM and Kayne Anderson formed a programmatic joint venture in light bay industrial real estate, drawn together by the sector's strong downside protection and BKM's specialized expertise,…