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.
Contributing reporter Mard Naman, author of a story about runaway housing prices in China’s first-tier cities, discusses whether the price escalations are truly creating a real estate bubble, as well as what investors in China's residential market can do to protect their portfolios, and why there seems to be an exodus of Chinese developers and investors moving their resources to other countries. (04/2014)
Phil Fitzgerald, CEO at Jamestown Latin America, discusses what opportunities and challenges are presented when investing in Latin America. (03/2014)
Mark Fogle, managing director and head of real estate – Asia at Baring Private Equity Asia, discusses which property types in which Asian markets are attracting the most interest and capital from institutional investors. (03/2014)
Cab Grayson, senior managing director – North America at CBRE Global Investors, discusses core property types in gateway markets and if it’s a good time to sell. (03/2014)
John Baczewski, president at Real Estate Fiduciary Services, discusses the U.S. economy’s demand for commercial real estate, the concern for interest rates and inflation and what types of investment strategies make sense in the current market environment. (03/2014)
Tom Morris, philosopher and author, discusses a few points from him keynote speech on the essential jobs at your office: the success and leadership secrets of Steve Jobs, at Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s Visions, Insights and Perspectives conference. (03/2014)
Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., discusses the company's recent VIP Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, investors' desire to move up the risk curve, the single-family home rental strategy being pursued by several major investment managers and REITs, and the difficulty many investment managers are having differentiating their offerings from competitors. (03/2014)
Cherie Santos-Wuest, current chair of the Responsible Property Investment Council at the Urban Land Institute, discusses the council's role in promoting responsible property investing in the United States and abroad. Santos-Wuest, whose full-time post is as principal investment officer for real estate at Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, also discusses the organization's UNEP Finance Initiative. (03/2014)
Scott Stuckman, executive managing director at USAA Real Estate Co., discusses the firm's corporate pension fund real estate program, its portfolio and its strategies/plans for the coming months. (03/2014)
John McClelland, principal investment officer – real estate at the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, discusses LACERA’s program to originate new first mortgages through separate account relationships with several managers and how those investments have performed to date. (03/2014)