Videos & Podcasts

What is the “convenience factor” and how does it apply to property types including retail, healthcare, multifamily and office. Explaining the concept on this episode of the podcast is Chad Phillips, global head of Nuveen Real Estate, is responsible for more than $140 billion in commercial real estate equity and debt investments straddling 22 countries. (11/2025)

The Land of the Rising Sun, once a powerhouse in research and development, saw its share of global innovation slip following the 1990s. Now, Japan’s leaders are seeking to reigniting its innovation culture. Sam Lim, executive director of EastGate Capital Management, explains. (11/2025)

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Andrea Zander, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe; and Elise Mackanych, associate editor at Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (11/2025)

Dacoda Bartels, COO of FlyGuys, a drone and data platform, offers a description of the state-of-the-art regarding drones integration with the built property environment. (11/2025)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., discusses the parade of institutional investment managers expanding into the private wealth sector. He also offers an overview of a special session he will be hosting in advance of upcoming VIP conference, during which he will brief institutional managers who have not yet made the move into private wealth on how to successfully expand into the channel. (11/2025)

Ben Kanner, co-founder and COO of 3V Infrastructure, a capital provider that collaborates with apartment operators to own and operate Level 2 EV chargers, discusses the amenity in terms of establishing a competitive advantage over rival properties. (11/2025)

Marta Norton — chief investment strategist for Empower Investments, one of the largest providers of 401(k) programs — discusses the Trump’s administration decision to actively pursue a policy of expanding access to private market alternatives within 401(k) plans, with an aim toward democratizing access to asset classes historically reserved for institutional and high-net-worth investors. (11/2025)

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Andrea Zander, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe; and Kali Arevalo (the former Kali Persall), editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (10/2025)

Ask real estate professionals what’s hot these days and you’re likely to be told it’s U.S. senior housing. Margaret Harbaugh, an executive director and research team lead at PGIM Real Estate, would concur. She was involved in a new report from PGIM titled The Case for Investing in U.S. Senior Housing. She explains why senior housing and why now. (10/2025)

Ben Mohns, head of asset management for North America at Harrison Street Asset Management, offers his outlook for student housing, and where and how the niche real estate product takes center stage. (10/2025)

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Andrea Zander, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas; and Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (09/2025)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., discusses Apple losing its mojo and the lesson for real estate firms, the growing retail investor market, and the need for product sponsors to create better product structures for investors. (09/2025)

Jessica Del Vecchio, economic development manager for the City of Boca Raton, Fla., discusses how cities target companies for relocation, what incentives are offered, and what sometimes convinces companies to stay put rather than make the move. (09/2025)

Todd Henderson, head of real estate for the Americas at DWS Group, predicts 2026 will be the best year for capital formation in real estate that we have seen in the past four years. He explains the forces at play that leads him to that and other conclusions. (09/2025)

Seth Weissman — founder and managing partner of Urban Standard Capital, a real estate private equity firm — discusses what many see as an impending interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. If it comes to pass, how will it play in the real estate community. He offers a scenario, as well as some thoughts on Trump administration tariffs. (09/2025)

M&A activity is back, according to a report from Hodes Weill & Associates, which points to a 64 percent jump in deals during the first half of 2025 compared with the latter half of 2024. David Hodes, a founder and co-managing partner of the New York-based firm, explains what’s at play. (09/2025)

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; and Kali Persall, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (08/2025)

How is industrial real estate trending these days? How are investors repositioning their commitments? What is happening with occupancy and new development within the space? What global factors are influencing its performance? David Greek, managing partner at Greek Real Estate Partners, offers his assessment. (08/2025)

Jennifer Taylor, managing principal of Ambiculture Advisors, has also served as president of the global nonprofit Filipinos in Institutional Real Estate (FIIRE), which has 10 chapters in the United States, as well as chapters in Canada and the Philippines. She gets listeners up to date on the organization’s mandate and its latest activities. (08/2025)

Rich Hill, global head of real estate strategy and research at Principal Asset Management, discusses a new report from his organization making the case for investing in CRE debt. He explains the timing and rationale for the report. (08/2025)