Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Podcast

Ivy Zelman, CEO of Zelman & Associates, says the U.S. housing sector is experiencing a de-urbanization trend, people are moving from high-cost to lower-cost markets, millennials are having babies and buying single-family homes, and mortgage rates and home inventories are at record lows. Add it all up and Zelman is calling housing a relative winner among U.S. economic sectors. (07/2020)

Ivy Zelman, CEO of Zelman & Associates, says the U.S. housing sector is experiencing a de-urbanization trend, people are moving from high-cost to lower-cost markets, millennials are having babies and buying single-family homes, and mortgage rates and home inventories are at record lows. Add it all up and Zelman is calling housing a relative winner among U.S. economic sectors. (07/2020)

Ivy Zelman, CEO of Zelman & Associates, says the U.S. housing sector is experiencing a de-urbanization trend, people are moving from high-cost to lower-cost markets, millennials are having babies and buying single-family homes, and mortgage rates and home inventories are at record lows. Add it all up and Zelman is calling housing a relative winner among U.S. economic sectors. (07/2020)

The family office and multifamily office have boomed as private wealth has exploded in the United States and in other parts of the world. But every family office is distinct, and therefore the space is somewhat mysterious to many advisers, investment professionals and observers. In search of clarity, we turned Rael Gorelick, partner and head of investments at Biltmore Family Office. (07/2020)

How does the euro-zone real estate industry define sustainable development? What is the current state of sustainable development in Europe? What role is modular development playing in its advancement? Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, reports. (07/2020)

Our guests, Christine Arbogast and Patrick O’Toole, recently wrote an opinion piece in the Reno Gazette Journal arguing it is time to invest in Western water infrastructure. Arbogast is president of the National Water Resources Association, and Patrick O’Toole is a cattle and sheep rancher from Wyoming and president of the Family Farm Alliance. What is the nature and scale of the western water infrastructure problem? What is the potential crisis in the event of inaction? Short of Congress acting in a big way, what other solutions exist? We discuss. (07/2020)

Our guests, Christine Arbogast and Patrick O’Toole, recently wrote an opinion piece in the Reno Gazette Journal arguing it is time to invest in Western water infrastructure. Arbogast is president of the National Water Resources Association, and Patrick O’Toole is a cattle and sheep rancher from Wyoming and president of the Family Farm Alliance. What is the nature and scale of the western water infrastructure problem? What is the potential crisis in the event of inaction? Short of Congress acting in a big way, what other solutions exist? We discuss. (07/2020)

Whether a shakeout of biblical proportions is rolling like thunder across the U.S. economy or not, Institutional Real Estate Americas’ senior editor Loretta Clodfelter says retail — as we have traditionally known it — is destined to undergo major changes as a matter of survival. (07/2020)

A new report from M&G Real Estate’s team in Asia spoke to the impact of COVID-19 and potential post-pandemic investment opportunities. What are some of those potential opportunities? How are the needs of real estate occupiers evolving? How is demand for warehouse and logistics space likely to rise on the back of growing e-commerce sales? We talk about those issues with Chiang Ling Ng, CEO and CIO of M&G Real Estate’s Asia Pacific operations. (07/2020)

What encompasses digital infrastructure assets? Why are they hot among investors? Who’s investing in them? And what does the future hold regarding their power and reach? Our guest, Brandon Hunt, portfolio manager at Strategic Capital Fund Management, tackles this wide-ranging subject. (07/2020)

What encompasses digital assets in the infrastructure space? Why are they hot among investors? Who’s investing in them? And what does the future hold regarding their power and reach? Our guest, Brandon Hunt, portfolio manager at Strategic Capital Fund Management, tackles this wide-ranging subject. (07/2020)

In advance of their July 23 webcast titled: Investing in Senior Housing Post-COVID-19 (which can be registered for at https://flaia.org/lloyd-jones/), we are joined by Lloyd Jones Senior Living chairman and CEO Chris Finlay, and executive vice president and COO Tod Petty to discuss the demographics of the situations, the sweet spot in the senior housing market, as well as the industry’s potential stress points. (07/2020)

In advance of their July 23 webcast titled: Investing in Senior Housing Post-COVID-19 (which can be registered for at https://flaia.org/lloyd-jones/), we are joined by Lloyd Jones Senior Living chairman and CEO Chris Finlay, and executive vice president and COO Tod Petty to discuss the demographics of the situations, the sweet spot in the senior housing market, as well as the industry’s potential stress points. (07/2020)

U.S. hotel occupancy has more than doubled from historic lows of just over 20 percent in April, according to Reuters, but the hotel sector’s lost glory is still a long way off. Indeed, Airbnb is likely better positioned for recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. We talk about those prospects with our guest, Michael Beckman, managing director at Townhouse Partners, a due diligence firm focused on the U.S. commercial real estate industry. (07/2020)

U.S. hotel occupancy has more than doubled from historic lows of just over 20 percent in April, according to Reuters, but the hotel sector’s lost glory is still a long way off. Indeed, Airbnb is likely better positioned for recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. We talk about those prospects with our guest, Michael Beckman, managing director at Townhouse Partners, a due diligence firm focused on the U.S. commercial real estate industry. (07/2020)