Videos & Podcasts

If you remember Legionnaires Disease and reporting about “sick building syndrome,” you might be especially interested in the new WELL Building Standard being spearheaded by an organization named Delos. What is the “health” of the average office or retail building? How are things changing today? How many buildings currently meet WELL Building Standard? How do building owners and investors benefit from "healthy" building status? Scott Muldavin, a senior adviser to Delos, explains. (04/2017)

Why do investors tend to be averse to investing in undeveloped land? What are the advantages and disadvantages to investing in raw land? What are some of the factors that need to be taken into consideration when assessing whether an undeveloped parcel is a good investment? Guest Jim McAlister IV, CEO of Rockspring Capital, walks us through the process. (04/2017)

Mike Hargrave, a principal with Revista, which provides healthcare property data and industry information to investors in the medical real estate space. (04/2017)

Commercial real estate debt is having a moment. New mortgage lending in 2017 is forecast to reach $515 billion, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association — more than the $502 billion originated in 2016 and topping the $508 billion record set in 2007. And real estate debt funds are raising significant amounts of capital from investors. According to the FundTracker database, produced by Institutional Real Estate, Inc., debt-focused funds closed on $21.7 billion in 2016, representing 22.0 percent of total…

Faced with a growing challenge from e-commerce, traditional retailers in the euro zone are offering their shoppers a bona fide entertainment experience that their e-commerce rivals cannot replicate. The result: Retail has been one of the best performing real estate sectors in the current cycle. Can the hot streak continue? And what might become of the struggling middle-market malls and store fronts? We discuss the situation with contributing reporter Sheila Hopkins. (03/2017)

Andreas Calianos, senior advisor at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, discusses the use of big data and strategy in the institutional real estate market. (03/2017)

Robert N. Goodman, founder, chairman & CEO at The Resmark Companies, discusses how demographics and growth will affect single-family for-sale housing and multifamily developments. (03/2017)

Kathryn Sweeney, co-founder, managing partner and chief investment officer at Blue Moon Capital Partners, discusses the demand and rationale for new supply and development in the senior housing market. (03/2017)

2016 was a record year for commercial and residential real estate investment volume in the Nordic countries, with final transaction activity of €43.4 billion, 8 percent higher than in 2015, itself a record year. The outlook for 2017 is strong as well. Why? We discuss the dynamics at play with Richard Fleming, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (03/2017)

Goodwin Gaw, chairman and managing principal at Gaw Capital Partners, discusses the possible unpredictability and disruption President Trump may have in Asia and China, in particular. (03/2017)