Videos & Podcasts

Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, recently wrote that investment in European living assets exceeded all other property sectors in the second quarter of 2023, with multifamily and student housing showing particular promise. (12/2023)

Aaron Tartakovsky, co-founder and CEO of Epic Cleantec, says only 2 percent of U.S. wastewater is recycled, and the built environment is the location where a high percentage of that waste is taking place. Meanwhile, real estate projects in locations including Phoenix and Tampa have been halted for lack of water. Enter the emerging era of onsite water recycling and reuse. What does it cost? What does it save? What are the continuing costs? And when does it pay for…

Jim Small, founder and CEO of SANTÉ Realty Investments, makes the argument for the utility, simplicity and steady returns of commercial ground leases. (11/2023)

Paul Bashir, CEO, Europe at Harrison Street, discusses the market for alternative property sectors and how has the market evolved, what the main areas of opportunity are in Europe across the build-to-rent, student housing and life sciences sectors, which areas geographically across Europe are more appealing right now for alternative real estate investing and more.

Bastian Wolff, a founding partner at Aquilius Investment Partners, specializes in the real estate secondaries market in the Asia Pacific region, having deployed more than $2 billion in secondaries since 2007. The current timing is unique for secondaries in Asia, according to Wolff. He explains why during this episode. (11/2023)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., on the economy, his impressions about various property types as we look ahead to the new year, and his recent interview with real estate financing pioneer Ethan Penner about his just-released book Greatness is a Choice. (11/2023)

Loretta Clodfelter, editorial director of Institutional Real Estate Inc., takes a look ahead to 2024 with an eye toward providing a clearer view of asset valuations, as well as whether real estate assets are still delivering on their long-held promise of being a hedge against inflation. (11/2023)

Jennifer Corbett, commercial leasing operations manager at Reybold Group, suggests the self-storage business is ripe for change, and during this episode she explains the new model her company is pursuing. (11/2023)

For decades he has been known as the founder and CEO of Shopoff Realty Investments, but Bill Shopoff is now also chairman of Vertimass, a biofuels company aiming to enter the fuel business for automobiles, jetliners and beyond. What’s more, he sees an opportunity to advance agendas pertaining to sustainability, energy security and economic development. (11/2023)

Doug Holte, CEO of EXP by Hines, and Mike Horvath, vice president of conceptual construction at the company, discuss mass timber, learning machines, immersive environments and commercially connected building, all of which are part of — or future elements of — the company's T3 (technology/transit/timber) portfolio with 26 projects in its pipeline. Some of the organization’s work on this front can be viewed at this link: https://www.t3rino.com (11/2023)

Drew Cunningham — partner and COO of Dilweg, an office owner and operator, and a member of the Villanova University Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits as a Lacrosse player — answers the big questions facing office: How have office leases changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? What do tenants now expect from their office leases? What are office operators doing to meet this challenge? Why is flexibility (including flex office) so important or desirable in the current environment? Will…

What role does institutional capital need to play in delivering residential solutions across the UK? What are the current obstacles to growth, and what can investors expect from entering the UK market? Cath Webster, CEO, and John Tatham, finance and investment director at Thriving Investments, provide some answers (10/2023)

Loretta Clodfelter, editorial director of Institutional Real Estate Inc., discusses the two-part series on the future of the U.S. office sector. The articles appear in the October and November editions of Institutional Real Estate Americas. Which office markets are working and why? What are the prospects for repurposing office buildings that are now longer performing? (10/2023)

Jon Siegel, CIO, partner and co-founder at RailField, discusses the expectations for the apartment sector in the next year, how apartment rents flattening out in many markets are affecting the investment thesis, which U.S. markets are best positioned to thrive in 2024 and how borrowing costs have been affected by the increase in interest rates. (10/2023)

Paula Horn, a managing director and the chief investment officer for Brookfield’s Public Securities Group, talks China, energy infrastructure, real estate, cyclical vs. defensive shares, and building portfolios that balance public and private assets. (10/2023)

Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, fresh from the magazine's editorial advisory board meeting, and EXPO REAL Real Estate Fair and Conference in Munich, Germany, reports on the attitudes and focus among European investors. (10/2023)

Cristina-Garcia Peri, managing partner of strategy and corporate development at Azora talks to Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, about the megatrends driving allocation into areas such as hotels and data centres — and delivering alpha for investors (10/2023)

Leah Dillon, COO and head of partner engagement at Alliance Global Advisors, discusses how are real estate investment managers are navigating the current environment, how investment managers are providing transparency and risk mitigation, what investors need from managers and how are successful investment managers meeting those needs and how communication between managers and investors can be improved, and how can those relationships be strengthened. (10/2023)

Ahmed AlNomany, founder and CEO of Batonics, has created an AI platform that conducts investment analysis with the promise of reducing overhead and inefficiencies, while allowing small investment houses to harness the same analytical power wielded by their much larger peers. He joins the program from his home base of Sweden. (10/2023)

Institutional Real Estate, Inc. and Nareit present the third of their quarterly series offering expert analysis of the FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series. During this one-hour webinar, John Worth, executive vice president of research & investor outreach at Nareit, and Scott Crowe, president and chief investment strategist of CenterSquare Investment Management, will discuss the 2023 Q3 performance and upcoming trends to help you benchmark and analyze exposure. Moderator: Mike Consol Senior Editor, Real Assets Adviser Institutional Real Estate,…