Videos & Podcasts

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate Inc., discusses some of the surprises of 2016.

The apartment sector has had an incredible run since the Great Financial Crisis, and now apartment construction is at a 42-year high. Alas, the market is finally showing signs of slowing, with cap rates compressing to record lows. Still, many investors reason that much pent-up demand still exists among millennials. What's more, the stigma of renting has subsided. Loretta Clodfelter, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, joins us to discuss the story, written by IREI editorial director Larry Gray for…

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate Inc., talks about the company's first-ever editorial advisory board meeting for Real Assets Adviser magazine, the company's most recent of its nine publications. The board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 9-10 at The Peninsula Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. (10/2016)

VIP Americas is our flagship event that is anticipated by the industry's top investment managers, investors and consultants. It is "THE" place to meet the right people. VIP delivers a quality agenda that is marketing-free. It upholds a strict ratio of 3 managers to every 1 investor. This ensures that attendees are able to really engage and get to know one another. Our audience is also capped so that the event is kept at a size that fosters relationship building. During the event there…

There are industry observers who say that hotel fundamentals have never been better, that we are living in a golden age of hoteling. If that is the case, what are the forces that have driven the hotel market to new heights? How has the hotel business managed to do this in the midst of the Airbnb onslaught? What is the No. 1 complaint from hotel guests? And how big a role do hospitality sites such as TripAdvisor play in a…

With many observers expecting a market correction in 12 to 24 months, real estate investors and managers indicate they are moving their portfolios to a defensive posture. But how do managers and investors effectively play defense? What property types and markets are most durable and most vulnerable? To discuss those and related questions, we turn to Scott Darling, president of American Realty Advisors and the person in charge of investment strategy for the firm’s largest commingled fund. (10/2016)

Real estate investors are currently juggling two industry absolutes: New buildings must be built, and the real estate cycle must eventually turn. What makes development so risky at any point in the cycle? Does development risk differ across property types? What methods are available for mitigating risk? And what role do advancements in technology play in driving new construction? We talk with contributing reporter Reg Clodfelter, who recently authored a feature story on the topic, about the answers to those…

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate Inc., reports on the organization's recent editorial advisory board meeting among investors, managers and consultants, as well as several other economic and investment-related topics of the day. (09/2016)

Richard Kleinman, managing director, research and strategy at LaSalle Investment Management, discusses the current state of the U.S. marketplace. (09/2016)

What current city is most emblematic of the future of urban life? What do cities from past civilizations have to teach us about the cities of today and tomorrow? What is the next great shift urban planning and what is driving that change? Urban planner and developer Jonathan Rose, author of The Well-Tempered City, joins us to answer those and other questions. (09/2016)

Rapid advances in technology are calling into question how much work will be left to human beings in the years to come, which has major implications for real estate investors. Loretta Clodfelter, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, reports on that story and a few other highlights in the September 2016 edition. (09/2016)

Unlike most major German cities, Berlin does not have many skyscrapers, either commercial or residential. That may change, as there are plans for residential towers. Richard Fleming, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, reports. (08/2016)

Kenneth Campbell, who spent his professional lifetime reporting on the REIT business and wrote the first full-length book on REITs many years ago, is back with yet another book titled “Watch That Rat Hole: And Witness the REIT Revolution.” He joins us to discuss his new book and what he saw from the industry’s nascent days to its current market capitalization of $1.1 trillion. (08/2016)

Loretta Clodfelter, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, interviews Harsh Mehta, co-founder and CEO of Work Better, on the current and future situations of the co-working space. For more about the co-working space, read "The future of work: What will work be? Where will we do it? And what does that mean for real estate?" in our September issue of Institutional Real Estate Americas here. (08/2016)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., discusses new people and activities at the organization. (08/2016)

What are the hottest U.S. real estate markets and property types? Are some markets and property types becoming overbuilt? Is there still money to be made in secondary markets? We take up these subjects with Bryan Sanchez, co-CIO and portfolio manager at Lionstone Investments. (07/2016)

The Bank of Japan enters a brave, new monetary frontier. In January it implemented a 10 basis point negative interest rate policy for new deposits from banks. Reporter Benjamin Cole explains the situation. (07/2016)

Building information modeling, or BIM, is sharply reducing the design time, construction costs and budget overruns on infrastructure projects — as well as construction projects in general. It also brings a higher degree of precision to design and construction. Future iterations of BIM will bring even more benefits to civil engineering and construction. For more on this topic we turn to Terry Bennett, the senior industry strategist for civil infrastructure at Autodesk. (07/2016)

Alison Schneider, director, responsible investment at Alberta Investment Management Corp., discusses the need for sustainability benchmarking across the real assets market. (07/2016)

Jeff Conrad, president and founder at AgIS Capital, gives an overview of the agriculture market. *Correction: NCREIF Farmland Index tracks nearly 700 properties. (07/2016)