Tune in regularly to hear industry executives and thought leaders share their market perspectives and insights. In addition, keep abreast of industry trends and issues by listening to The Dohrmann Report, a monthly podcast with IREI chairman and CEO Geoffrey Dohrmann.
Dan Mahoney, an executive with LaSalle Investment Management, talks about the "walkability" article he co-authored with three LaSalle colleagues in the July edition of the Institutional Real Estate Letter — Americas. Mahoney explains how mixed-use developments designed with high walkability ratings are financially outperforming rival developments. (07/2013)
Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc. breaks down the current institutional investing market in this monthly podcast. This month he discusses the SEC relaxing its rules regarding advertising by financial companies, the consolidation of institutional investment dollars in the hands of fewer and larger investment managers, and the reorganization of the executive suite at CalPERS. (07/2013)
An interview with Sheila Hopkins, managing director of Institutional Real Estate, Inc.'s European operations. Hopkins discusses Europe's unceasing appetite for core investing, even as prices surpass pre-2008 levels and rents struggle to keep up with asset inflation, causing returns to shrink. Meanwhile, the continent's institutional investors have begun showing interest in certain alternative investment opportunities, but have been reticent to commit. (07/2013)
Dan Schned, a senior planner at the Regional Plan Association, discusses the 11 U.S. mega-regions identified in his organization’s America 2050 report, including what mega-regions are and why they are important. (07/2013)
Is Japan truly on the recovery track? Should investors be worried about China’s leadership transition? What kinds of yields can be expected from real estate investments in the region? Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management executives Leslie Chua and Koichiro Obu discuss the current climate for investing in Asia. (06/2013)
Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc. breaks down the current institutional investing market in this monthly podcast. This month he talks about The Fed's announcement that it plans to start winding down its quantitative easing program and the impact that decision has had on bond and stock markets. He also discusses China's decision to tighten credit, the improved U.S. housing market, single-family homes' potential for becoming an institutional asset class, and the current state of the…
Sameer Jain, chief economist and managing director at American Realty Capital, discusses the advantages of non-traded REITs as compared with publicly traded REITs. During this interview he discusses the size and historic returns of the non-traded REIT industry, as well as its regulatory environment, which types of investors they are best suited to, and what investors get in return for the illiquid nature of this particular real estate investment vehicle. Sameer Jain can be contacted at sjain@arlcap.com or 646-861-7726. (06/2013)
Carl Gomez, senior vice president and chief economist at Bentall Kennedy, is responsible for Canadian real estate and capital markets research. He has more than 12 years of experience in macroeconomic forecasting and real estate market analysis. In this podcast Gomez talks about the softening Canadian economy and the nation's real estate market. (06/2013)
Tom Shapiro, founder and president of GTIS Partners, a firm that has invested $1.25 billion in Brazil, discusses his financial interests in Latin America's largest economy, other markets in the region that are attracting his interest, and the keys to successful real estate investing south of the U.S. border. (06/2013)
Dr. Peter Linneman is emeritus professor of real estate at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as principal of Linneman Associates, a consulting and research firm specializing in commercial real estate investments and strategy. He is also CEO and founder of the American Land Fund and KL Realty. During this podcast Dr. Linneman shares his views on interest rates, inflation, and his forecasts on economic growth, the single-family housing market, core investing and what he deems…