Videos & Podcasts

Staykeepers executives Michail Smirnov and Charlotte Russell join the program to discuss efforts being made to keep student housing and apartments full by offering short-term stays to people ranging from short- and longer-term business travelers to leisure travelers. (05/2022)

Shane Connell, executive vice president of The Connell Co., joins the program to make the argument that employees can be drawn back to the office with a collegiate-style corporate campus, replete with a vast array of amenities and concierge services. His family business’s contribution to that concept? A 185-acre project dubbed The Park at Berkeley Heights. (05/2022)

Brad Howe, co-CEO of Broadshore Capital Partners, discusses its outlook on the various property types, why the firm is cautiously optimistic for 2022 and more. (05/2022) Brad attended IREI's VIP Americas 2022 event in Carlsbad, Calif., in January.

Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, reports that a lack of available data, realistic costings and universal benchmarks are among the obstacles standing in the way of investors' net-zero ambitions. Can they be overcome? Let the discussion begin. (04/2022)

Loretta Clodfelter, senior editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, offers her overview of the May 2022 edition of the magazine. In addition to IREI's annual survey of investors, she discusses performance research around leveraged core vs. noncore real estate. (04/2022)

Andrew Silberstein, managing director and head of private markets at Almanac Neuberger Berman, discusses opportunities in entity-level investing and the firm's growth objectives. (04/2022) Andrew attended IREI's VIP Americas 2022 event in Carlsbad, Calif., in January.

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., reports on the April 12-14, 2022 Spring Editorial Advisory Board Meeting for Institutional Real Estate Americas, staged at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The invitation-only gathering is designed to foster dialogue, exchange ideas, cultivate feedback, and keep IREI editors better informed about the most relevant story ideas. (04/2022)

Shawn Lese, CIO and head of funds management at Nuveen Real Estate, discusses why choosing the right property sectors at the right time is crucial. (04/2021) Shawn attended IREI's VIP Americas 2022 event in Carlsbad, Calif., in January.

Margaret McKnight, a partner at StepStone Real Estate, discusses the opportunities and challenges for real estate asset classes amid inflation concerns, rising U.S. interest rates and the Ukraine/Russia conflict. (04/2022)

Jay Newman, a former hedge fund portfolio manager who spent 40 years involved with international finance — including being viewed as the mastermind behind a historic 15-year fight to recover billions of dollars in defaulted debt from the government of Argentina — has authored the new novel Undermoney, part of a three-book deal with Scribner. With cameo appearances by Vladimir Putin and Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, the novel offers a fictionalized account of the very real instances of…

Angela Miller-May, CIO of Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, discusses why current real estate fundamentals and leasing trends are good indicators of new opportunities in the office sector. (03/2022) Angela attended IREI's VIP Americas 2022 event in Carlsbad, Calif., in January.  

Not only was there no pandemic-induced bloodbath for hotels, but the lodging industry actually exceeded expectations. Michelle Russo, founder and CEO of Hotel Asset Value Enhancement (hotelAVE), joins the program to discuss how hotels finessed the situation, and why she sees opportunities for innovations and heightened profitability going forward. (03/2022)

During the Real Estate Debt webinar a number of established thought leaders in the real estate debt space are brought together to help you put opportunities and risks into perspective. During these panel discussions, you will gain new insights on the fundamentals of real estate debt, as well as find out how and why it’s still an attractive option in today’s inflationary and rising interest rate environment. By examining and discussing a variety of different strategies, sectors and vehicles across…

Loretta Clodfelter, senior editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, discusses a trio of features appearing in the April issue of Institutional Real Estate Americas, largely focused on the many factors and considerations revolving around the office markets of Asia, Europe and North American, while also expanding into the broader expectations for real estate performance in other property types. (03/2022)

After two years of uncertainty and a stop-start return to normality, the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel is now increasingly visible to the hospitality sector. Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, reports on this feature, which appears in the April 2022 edition of the magazine. (03/2022)

Caleb Mercer, managing director at Heitman, discusses why European self-storage is behind the United States, and why it is nevertheless a great investment opportunity. (03/2022) Caleb attended IREI's VIP Americas 2022 event in Carlsbad, Calif., in January.

Peter Merrigan, CEO of Taurus, discusses how real estate developers can reduce the impact buildings have on climate change, what environmental factors make properties more attractive for buyers and renters, and more. (03/2022)

Will McIntosh, global head of research at USAA Real Estate, discusses net migration patterns and intra-market movements during the pandemic, and what this means for investors. (03/2022)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, chairman and CEO at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., and Garrett Zdolshek, portfolio manager at IDR Investment Management, discuss the performance of the NFI-ODCE Index during 2021 and what trends they are following for 2022. Watch for an interactive discussion on Index performance, outlook, recent trends and significant events. (03/2022)

Jeff Giller, head of real estate at StepStone Group, discusses how making primary investments in funds, secondaries and coinvestments can help optimize investors' risk-adjusted returns, provide diversification and more. (03/2022)