Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Podcast

Forecasts underwrite every investment decision and are particularly important in real estate because capital commitments are often long term, assets are high value, and transaction costs are high. David Rees, a regional director of research for JLL Asia Pacific, joins the program to discuss the methodology and unique challenges real estate forecasting poses. (10/2019)

Forecasts underwrite every investment decision and are particularly important in real estate because capital commitments are often long term, assets are high value, and transaction costs are high. David Rees, a regional director of research for JLL Asia Pacific, joins the program to discuss the methodology and unique challenges real estate forecasting poses. (10/2019)

The US High Speed Rail Association is collaborating with Microsoft to produce the Cascadia Rail Summit at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., to investigate the prospects of a so-called Cascadia Innovation Corridor rail system running from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland, Ore., with an eye toward creating a rival to Silicon Valley. A study completed in July 2019 by the Washington State Department of Transportation estimates that a state-of-the-art high-speed rail system would generate $355 billion in economic development for the region. Andy Kunz, founder and CEO of the US High Speed Rail Association, joins us to discuss how such a system could benefit investors, industry and the region’s citizens. (10/2019)

The US High Speed Rail Association is collaborating with Microsoft to produce the Cascadia Rail Summit at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., to investigate the prospects of a so-called Cascadia Innovation Corridor rail system running from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland, Ore., with an eye toward creating a rival to Silicon Valley. A study completed in July 2019 by the Washington State Department of Transportation estimates that a state-of-the-art high-speed rail system would generate $355 billion in economic development for the region. Andy Kunz, founder and CEO of the US High Speed Rail Association, joins us to discuss how such a system could benefit investors, industry and the region’s citizens. (10/2019)

The impacts of climate change are already affecting the real estate markets and posing sweeping and long-term consequences for investors and managers, writes Molly McCabe, in a Market Perspective column appearing in Institutional Real Estate Asia Pacific. McCabe — president and founder of HaydenTanner, managing partner of Meraki Capital Partners, and past chair of the Responsible Property Investment Council at the Urban Land Institute — joins us to elaborate. (10/2019)

What are the primary challenges faced by advisers looking to add real assets to client portfolios? What knowledge are they lacking? Overall, how receptive are most advisers to real assets? What hard asset classes are most in demand by advisers and investors? And how do commission and compliance issues come into play? Matt Malone, a managing director at FS Investments, oversees product management of FS Investments’ real estate platform, including FS Credit REIT. He joins the program. (10/2019)

Despite a long expansion, high rents and an economic slowdown, Tim Ballard, co-founder and president of Buchanan Street Partners, makes the argument that apartment rentals will continue to see outsized demand for a long time to come. (10/2019)

Despite a long expansion, high rents and an economic slowdown, Tim Ballard, co-founder and president of Buchanan Street Partners, makes the argument that apartment rentals will continue to see outsized demand for a long time to come. (10/2019)

Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, fresh from attending EXPO REAL real estate trade fair in Munich, Germany, gives us his report on the giant industry convention. (10/2019)

What are the latest changes and advances in the alternative investment market? What is spurring renewed interest and fundraising among nontraded REITs? What are some of the latest initiatives from the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives and its work in promoting the use of alternative and portfolio-diversifying investments? Tony Chereso, president and CEO of the IPA, joins the program to explain. (10/2019)

This is an edited version of a cover profile interview conducted by Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol with Joseph Michaletz of Discipline Advisors. Michaletz’s cover profile appears in the November 2019 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (10/2019)

Why would someone in the real estate industry pursue a real estate-focused graduate degree? What were some of the discussion points at the fall meeting of the IRE Americas editorial advisory board meeting? How are real estate investment strategies evolving at this late stage of the economic cycle? Loretta Clodfelter, editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, gives us this month’s roundup. (10/2019)

What is the current state of flexible office space? Why has flex space caught fire in the United States? What type of tenants benefit most? What percentage of office space does flex space account for, and what is it likely to be in five or 10 years? In what ways will flex space to evolve? CBRE has released a new report on the topic and its lead author, CBRE executive Julie Whelan, joins us to discuss the report’s findings. (10/2019)

What is the current state of flexible office space? Why has flex space caught fire in the United States? What type of tenants benefit most? What percentage of office space does flex space account for, and what is it likely to be in five or 10 years? In what ways will flex space to evolve? CBRE has released a new report on the topic and its lead author, CBRE executive Julie Whelan, joins us to discuss the report’s findings. (10/2019)

A new report from the CCIM Institute, a commercial real estate organization, offers five — sometimes surprising — predictions regarding online retailing, new retail showroom concepts, innovations in warehouse design, insights about last-mile fulfillment, the importance of adaptive reuse of retail space, and other issues. K.C. Conway, chief economist of the CCIM Institute, joins the program to elaborate. (10/2019)