Videos & Podcasts

Lauren Winkler, senior director of ESG at The Green Cities Company, discusses why decarbonizing the portfolio is valuable for investment managers and provides key takeaways for managers looking to integrate decarbonization into their strategies. (03/2023) For a more in-depth take on this topic, read Lauren's article, "Clean air, one building at a time," which appeared in the March issue of Institutional Real Estate, Americas.

Geoffrey Dohrmann, chairman and CEO at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., and Garrett Zdolshek, portfolio manager at IDR Investment Management, discuss an overview of the NFI-ODCE index. (02/2023)

Rich Ratke, managing principal at Walton Street Capital, discusses how the competitive landscape has changed over the past year for real estate debt, how debt platforms and debt strategies are differentiated, how a rising rate environment has impacted lenders and borrowers and more. (02/2023)

Ben Maslan, at RCLCO Fund Advisors, discusses why newer office properties are performing well amid declining demand, which products will find the most success moving forward and which properties will get left behind. (02/2023) Ben attended the iREOC Membership Meeting in Austin on Nov. 14-16, 2022.

Brandon Sedloff, managing director at Juniper Square, discusses how investors and managers are bridging the communication and reporting gap, and what tools and practices are helping to increase trust and reduce friction in the industry. (01/2023)   Brandon attended the iREOC Membership meeting in Austin on Nov. 14–16.

Fred Pierce, president and CEO, Pierce Education Properties, discusses how higher education enrollments ended up for Fall 2022, how student housing leasing ended up for Fall 2022 and how pre-leasing is doing for Fall 2023, how inflation and fed interest rate hikes have impacted student housing and the outlook for student housing in 2023. (01/2023)

Sam Bendix, managing director, investor relations at Landmark Properties, discusses how challenges, such as rising interest rates and construction costs, are impacting the student housing and the build-to-rent verticals, as well as opportunities for investors. (01/2023)   Sam attended the iREOC Membership Meeting in Austin on Nov. 14-16.

Sara Neff, head of sustainability at Lendlease Americas, discusses how the coverage and participation in the GRESB Real Estate Assessment has expanded since its launch, how the post-pandemic recovery affected the asset consumption metrics measured in the survey and if the pandemic years make it more challenging to interpret and measure some of these metrics, that transition risk has become top of mind with many investors around the globe and how investors are addressing this issue and more. (01/2023)

Carl Boswell, senior associate at National Real Estate Advisors, discusses what makes the healthcare real estate sector so attractive, how demand is driving the investment space and opportunities for institutional investors. (12/2022)   Carl attended the IREI Springboard event in Nashville, Tenn. on Oct. 3–5.

Jim Costello, chief economist, real assets at MSCI Real Estate, discusses real estate investment in the uncertain economic environment, current economic trends and data, what they mean for the future. (12/2022)   Jim attended the IREI Springboard 2022 event in Nashville, Tenn. on Oct. 3–5.