Videos & Podcasts

Crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel business is on the march back to economic health. The debt market is strong, there is a fair amount of liquidity and properties are functioning mostly efficiently. That is the word from our guest, Kevin Davis, a senior managing director in JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group in New York City. There's more, including the current headline writ large above the industry. And what about Airbnb and other shared-economy insurgents? (09/2021)

Residential assets have unique challenges when it comes to implementing ESG, especially on the environmental front, though it is well positioned to participate in a social investment strategy. Loretta Clodfelter, senior editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, reports on the topic, featured in the September 2021 edition of the magazine. (09/2021)

Jason Debono, president at NuView Trust Co., discusses the new tax changes in the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill proposed to the House and how those changes will affect those in the alternative asset space, specifically those dealing with retirement accounts investing into alternative assets. (09/2021)

The COVID-19 pandemic, along with increasing single-family housing prices, has only accelerated the suburban renaissance. Both ends of the demographic spectrum, millennials and baby boomers, are seeking the hassle-free living of apartment life, while also looking for the space and privacy of a single-family home. That has made investors more interested than ever in the hot build-to-rent market. To discuss the phenomenon, we are joined by Berkadia executives Russ Hardy and Dori Nolan. (09/2021)

In part one of a two-part series, Mike Acton, head of research at AEW Capital Management, discusses the key demand drivers for investment into essential housing, essential housing tenants, the structural supply and demand imbalance in the essential housing market and more. (09/2021)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, executive chairman and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., and Garrett Zdolshek, portfolio manager of Investors Diversified Realty, discuss current events of the NFI-ODCE Index. Watch an informative discussion on Index performance, outlook, recent trends and significant events. (09/2021)

Whether it be in a reconfigured air-raid shelter 33 meters below the ground in south London, in a converted office building in Singapore, or in a building in Dubai — startups around the world are now growing closely-stacked racks of vegetables under LED lights, in a bid to bring consumers fresher produce with a lower carbon footprint than generally available at their supermarket. Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, reports on the topic. (09/2021)

The increasing use of data continues to transform businesses and consumer behavior around the world, whether it is the rollout of 5G, the growth of ecommerce, our increased reliance on the cloud or the development of artificial intelligence across industries, our need for data is always increasing. Thomas Liu, partner with Actis, makes his case for why real estate investors should seize the opportunity posed by digital infrastructure. (09/2021)

Real estate is among the nine key investment areas highlighted in the book New Climate: A Sustainable Approach to Investing & Living in a New Climate, authored by program guest Scott Schwartz. He has been an investment adviser and financial analyst for more than 25 years, in additional to being an airline pilot, sailor and world traveler. Those land, sea and air activities has provided Schwartz with what he has called a three-dimensional global perspective on the changing climate. He…

A new study co-authored by professors Spenser Robinson (Central Michigan University), Jeremy Gabe (University of San Diego) and Andrew Sanderford (University of Virginia) asks the question about multifamily housing that we have known the answer to regarding single-family housing for a long time. Spenser Robinson joins the program to discuss the study’s takeaways and what they mean for apartment investors. (09/2021)