Videos & Podcasts

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.

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In Focus: Fred Pierce on the effects of COVID-19 on student housing

Fred Pierce, president and CEO, Pierce Education Properties, discusses the actions U.S. universities have taken thus far in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the outlook for Fall enrollments at universities and operations expectations, rent collections and resident occupation, pre-leasing numbers for 2020–2021, and the outlook for student housing going forward. (05/2020)

Inside the Edition: How apartments are faring in the shelter-in-place economy

Has the federal stimulus bill given the apartment sector the support it needs to continue performing for investors? And, how are real estate investors responding to coronavirus realities and waves of government intervention? Loretta Clodfelter, senior editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, discusses the magazine's latest reporting on the topics. (05/2020)

In Focus: Bob Hart on workforce housing, part 1

In part one of a two-part series, Bob Hart, president and CEO, founder, at TruAmerica Multifamily, discusses workforce housing and why it is important for economic growth in the U.S., how multifamily housing has lead the recovery in past downturns and how multifamily housing will be expected to recover if there is a post-pandemic recession. (05/2020)

In Focus: Jim Valente on big data

Jim Valente, global head of data services at RealFoundations, discusses the real estate investment industry becoming a data-driven business over the last 25 years and how managing and leveraging your data correctly is a competitive necessity. (05/2020)

Report from Asia: How the pandemic is influencing the present and future of Asia Pacific office properties

What impact has the coronavirus pandemic had on the Asia Pacific office market thus far? Will open office and coworking be enduring trends? What will the workplace of the future look, especially in light of new “smart building” technologies? And what does it all mean for the future fortunes of office investors? Tim Armstrong, an executive with Knight Frank Asia Pacific, joins us from Singapore to offer his insights. (05/2020)

Shop Talk: The impact of government stimulus on the multifamily and affordable housing sectors

The coronavirus-triggered economic emergency in the United States has left many people unemployed and struggling to pay bills, including their rent fees. Inna Khidekel, a partner at Bridge Investment Group, operates in the multifamily, workforce housing and affordable housing spaces, and she joins the program to discuss the impact the federal government’s stimulus program is having on the U.S. housing sector. (04/2020)

The Dohrmann Report: April 2020

What did the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic teach us about the world's ability to rebound from medical and economic trauma? What are some of the factors that need to be taken into account with regard to the current COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown? And, on a microcosmic level, how has it been affecting IREI's business operations? Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., offers some perspectives. (04/2020)

In Focus: John Williams on affordable housing

John Williams, chief investment officer, president, Avanath Capital Management, discusses the increase in capital allocation from ESG investors to the affordable housing industry, how Avanath provides impact investments for its investors, how they measure that impact and if Avanath anticipates a shift in ESG investors in 2020 based on current market conditions. (04/2020)

In Focus: Tom Masthay on TMRS' real assets portfolio

Tom Masthay, director of private equity for the Texas Municipal Retirement System, provides an update on TMRS' real estate and infrastructure strategies and shares goals for the real assets portfolio in 2020. (04/2020)

Shop Talk: Industrial properties flexing muscle during economic shutdown

Even as large swaths of U.S. commerce have plunged in the grips of the COVID-19 economic shutdown, the industrial/warehouse real estate sector has shown great resilience, maintaining high occupancy rates and benefiting from the “on-shoring” and “near-shoring” trends. Jon Pharris is co-founder and president of CapRock Partners, which specializes in the acquisition of middle-market, value-add assets, as well as developing large scale industrial warehouse facilities. He joins the program to elaborate on the property type’s outperformance. (04/2020)

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