Videos & Podcasts

Christopher Thornberg, founding partner and economist at Beacon Economics, discusses the Fed’s QE program and ramifications, the U.S. economy and its expansion, U.S. GDP growth, primary driving industries, U.S. commercial and residential real estate, and his biggest concerns about the economic recovery. (02/2014)

Contributing reporter Benjamin Cole discusses India's promise, why foreign direct investment has been lacking, and what trends portend a better future for the world's largest democracy. (02/2014)

Jack Taylor, managing director and head of global high yield debt at Prudential Real Estate Investors, discusses the current trends in the private debt market as well as the availability of debt capital and pricing. (02/2014)

James Merkel, president and CEO at Rockbridge, discusses hospitality sector trends, transactions and the outlook for 2014. (02/2014)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., discusses the rapidly changing retail sector, the slowing economies of the BRIC countries, and a new report that shows global retirement assets have hit a record $32 trillion. (02/2014)

Jeff Kanne, CEO of National Real Estate Advisors, on his company's build-to-core strategy, its $2 billion INDURE fund, and its new high-rise data center near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. (02/2014)

A celebration of 25 years of publishing The Institutional Real Estate Letter and a tribute to Institutional Real Estate, Inc. publisher and CEO Geoffrey Dohrmann. (02/2014)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., discusses the many evolutionary changes in the institutional real estate business that his publications have documented during the past 25 years. He also updates listeners on the efforts being made by industry players to give private equity real estate and real assets in general a role in fast-rising defined contribution plans. (01/2014)

Ted Koltis, an executive with Paramount Group, talks about the revival of the central business district. (01/2014)

Sam Zell, chairman and co-founder of Equity International, and Steven Wechsler, president and CEO of NAREIT, discuss the infrastructure market, investment opportunities and emerging markets. (12/2013)  

Reporter Mard Naman discusses the surge of consumerism and retail development taking place throughout Asia. (12/2013)

Martha Peyton, managing director and head of global real estate strategy and research for TIAA-CREF Asset Management, was one of a host of sources who contributed to the 2014 forecast story that appears on the cover of the December 2013 edition of The Institutional Real Estate Letter – Americas. On this program she elaborates at greater length about her perspective on where the institutional real estate investing business is headed during the new year — including why office will be…

Sheila Hopkins, managing director of IREI's European edition, reports her observations after attending a series of meetings with investors and managers in Europe. (12/2013)

Chris Caton, vice president of research at Prologis, discusses the outlook for the industrial sector in 2014 in the United States and abroad. (12/2013)

Jack Cuneo, founder, president and CEO of Chambers Street Properties, discusses the firm going public during 2013 and what Chamber Street Properties' focus will be in 2014. (12/2013)

Tim Pire, managing director and lead portfolio manager of North American public real estate securities group at Heitman, discusses REIT performance in 2013, the outlook for 2014 and which sectors will outperform and underperform and why. (12/2013)

Ted W. Rollins, chairman and CEO at Campus Crest Communities, discusses the fundamentals that make student housing an attractive investment and what type of market strategy Campus Crest Communities persues, with regard to new development, along with the property features and amenities that appeal to today’s student. (12/2013)

Burl East, CEO at American Asset Investment Management, discusses the firm’s value investment focus, the current investment market, what type of opportunities you can find in the current REIT market environment and how a rising interest rate environment will affect the market. (12/2013)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., shares some of this year's highlights, including a look back at 2013, the Federal Reserve Bank's quantitative easing program, the company's upcoming 25th anniversary celebration in January 2014, and several new initiatives that have been launched to take IREI to the next level. (11/2013)

Ric Campo, chairman and CEO at Camden Property Trust, discusses where the multifamily REIT market is headed, market demand and supply fundamentals, and what strategies and markets make sense for investment and/or new development. (11/2013)