Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Podcast

If you read the headlines being produced by some business media outlets, private credit is sounding like the Hindenburg. But is that actually the case? To assess where private credit has gone bad and where it continues to perform, we are joined during this episode by Garrett Karam, chief investment officer at EMBREY, where he leads investment and capital markets activity. (07/2026) 

If you’re in the real estate business, you likely have made some miscalculations you regretted and maybe even cost you significant money. This is precisely why we hire attorney, to anticipate and head off problems before they manifest. One such attorney is Richard Crouch, a principal at Woods Rogers, where he concentrates his practice on commercial real estate matters, such as acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development and finance. During this episode he shares the lessons he and his clients have learned along the way. (06/2026)

If you’re in the real estate business, you likely have made some miscalculations you regretted and maybe even cost you significant money. This is precisely why we hire attorney, to anticipate and head off problems before they manifest. One such attorney is Richard Crouch, a principal at Woods Rogers, where he concentrates his practice on commercial real estate matters, such as acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, development and finance. During this episode he shares the lessons he and his clients have learned along the way. (06/2026)

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 Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (06/2026)

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 Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (06/2026)

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 Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (06/2026)

Marcus Meijer, the founder and CEO of MARK Capital Management and chairman of Crossbay, MARK Capital Management’s urban logistics strategy, tells Marek Handzel why urban logistics is one of the most defensive subsectors in European real estate at present. (06/2026)

With 10,000 Americans per day turning age 80 this year, investors are finally poised the reap the rewards of the so-called Silver Tsunami. Trent Johnson, senior managing director of senior housing at Harbert Management Corp., joins the program to discuss the evolution of senior housing. (06/2026)

With 10,000 Americans per day turning age 80 this year, investors are finally poised the reap the rewards of the so-called Silver Tsunami. Trent Johnson, senior managing director of senior housing at Harbert Management Corp., joins the program to discuss the evolution of senior housing. (06/2026)

Dan Haroun and Max Heiden are co-founders and co-partners at Catalyst Investment Partners, an organization focused on industrial outdoor storage and — maybe more significantly — electrified industrial outdoor storage. What exactly is EIOS and what makes it significant? Let’s find out. (06/2026)

Dan Haroun and Max Heiden are co-founders and co-partners at Catalyst Investment Partners, an organization focused on industrial outdoor storage and — maybe more significantly — electrified industrial outdoor storage. What exactly is EIOS and what makes it significant? Let’s find out. (06/2026)

Dan Haroun and Max Heiden are co-founders and co-partners at Catalyst Investment Partners, an organization focused on industrial outdoor storage and — maybe more significantly — electrified industrial outdoor storage. What exactly is EIOS and what makes it significant? Let’s find out. (06/2026)

“House of Fidelity,” a new book from Wall Street Journal deputy markets editor Justin Baer, is in the spotlight during this episode. His book tells the tale of the founding and development of Fidelity, the financial services behemoth, and the family saga that ensued, eventually leading to the installation of Abigail “Abby” Johnson as CEO. (06/2026)

“House of Fidelity,” a new book from Wall Street Journal deputy markets editor Justin Baer, is in the spotlight during this episode. His book tells the tale of the founding and development of Fidelity, the financial services behemoth, and the family saga that ensued, eventually leading to the installation of Abigail “Abby” Johnson as CEO. (06/2026)

Charlie Rose — CEO of Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Trust, head of real estate credit for Invesco, and managing director of Invesco Real Estate — offers an update on CRE private credit and what’s at stake for investors. (06/2026)

Charlie Rose — CEO of Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Trust, head of real estate credit for Invesco, and managing director of Invesco Real Estate — offers an update on CRE private credit and what’s at stake for investors. (06/2026)

Sybil Derrible, professor of urban engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and author of the popular science title ‘The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives,’ joins the program to discuss the state of global infrastructure. He is also a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was a lead author on the United Nations Environmental Program Seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7). Derrible invites your questions and comments. He can be reached at [email protected]. (06/2026)

Sybil Derrible, professor of urban engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and author of the popular science title ‘The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives,’ joins the program to discuss the state of global infrastructure. He is also a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was a lead author on the United Nations Environmental Program Seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7). Derrible invites your questions and comments. He can be reached at [email protected]. (06/2026)

Sybil Derrible, professor of urban engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and author of the popular science title ‘The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives,’ joins the program to discuss the state of global infrastructure. He is also a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was a lead author on the United Nations Environmental Program Seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7). Derrible invites your questions and comments. He can be reached at [email protected]. (06/2026)

Charles Clark is an economist and the author of numerous books about economic theory and practice. He specializes in subjects such as poverty and income inequality, as well as being an advocate for a universal basic income — as is Elon Musk and other tech chieftains. He discusses the UBI experiments that have been conducted and how a truly universal program of this sort might be regarded and fashioned. (05/2026)

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 Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (05/2026)

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 Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (05/2026)

John O’Driscoll, co-head of Real Estate at BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts, discusses Europe's attractiveness as a real estate market; demographic and AI megatrends; how investors view real estate as an asset class; and why he is cautiously optimistic as we approach the mid-way point of 2026. (05/2026)

Marcel Arsenault, founder and CEO of Real Capital Solutions, says office investors get killed by owning the property type at the wrong times. But they can prosper by paying attention to the power of the cycle, picking the right markets and operating their assets with expertise. (05/2026)

Marcel Arsenault, founder and CEO of Real Capital Solutions, says office investors get killed by owning the property type at the wrong times. But they can prosper by paying attention to the power of the cycle, picking the right markets and operating their assets with expertise. (05/2026)

Marcel Arsenault, founder and CEO of Real Capital Solutions, says office investors get killed by owning the property type at the wrong times. But they can prosper by paying attention to the power of the cycle, picking the right markets and operating their assets with expertise. (05/2026)

In a new video podcast, Geoffrey Dohrmann, chairman and CEO at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., interviews Gunnar Branson, CEO at AFIRE, to discuss Branson's new book, "Chasing Lights." The book covers themes such as endings as beginnings, and the danger of holding on; smallness, humility and connection; paying attention to small, beautiful things; honesty over performance in life and investing, and more. (05/2026)

The purveyors of 1031 exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) have traditionally been smaller scale investment houses. But with an expanding generational opportunity in the real estate space and significant family wealth changing hands, larger organizations have moved into the space looking to leverage the surge of capital. To discuss the situation, Fortress Investment Group representatives David Hammerman (COO of real estate equity) and Eli Edwards (head of U.S. real estate equity) join the program. (05/2026)

The purveyors of 1031 exchanges and Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) have traditionally been smaller scale investment houses. But with an expanding generational opportunity in the real estate space and significant family wealth changing hands, larger organizations have moved into the space looking to leverage the surge of capital. To discuss the situation, Fortress Investment Group representatives David Hammerman (COO of real estate equity) and Eli Edwards (head of U.S. real estate equity) join the program. (05/2026)

Sean Dalfen, president and CEO of Dalfen Industrial, discusses the all-important last-mile fulfillment centers and their importance to supporting today’s ecommerce logistics networks. (05/2026)

Sean Dalfen, president and CEO of Dalfen Industrial, discusses the all-important last-mile fulfillment centers and their importance to supporting today’s ecommerce logistics networks. (05/2026)

Sean Dalfen, president and CEO of Dalfen Industrial, discusses the all-important last-mile fulfillment centers and their importance to supporting today’s ecommerce logistics networks. (05/2026)

Vintage has long been critical to wine, scotch, cheese and other types of food, beverage, collectibles and so on. But vintage also counts in real estate investing. Dave Welk, managing director of acquisitions at Origin Investments, explains why. (04/2026)

Vintage has long been critical to wine, scotch, cheese and other types of food, beverage, collectibles and so on. But vintage also counts in real estate investing. Dave Welk, managing director of acquisitions at Origin Investments, explains why. (04/2026)

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 Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (04/2026)

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 Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (04/2026)

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 Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (04/2026)

Cole Gilliam Parks, CEO and co-founder of Southwestern Group, a boutique private equity firm focused livestock leasing, explains how the niche investment works and its potential risk and rewards for operators and investors. (04/2026)

What constitutes proptech? What is the current state of the art? And what does AI promise by way of fueling new and better property technologies? Discussing those issues during this episode is Dan Wenhold, a partner at Fifth Wall, a venture capital focused on proptech investing. (04/2026)

What constitutes proptech? What is the current state of the art? And what does AI promise by way of fueling new and better property technologies? Discussing those issues during this episode is Dan Wenhold, a partner at Fifth Wall, a venture capital focused on proptech investing. (04/2026)

Vincent Nobel, Head of Asset-Based Lending at Federated Hermes discusses his latest Private Markets Real Estate Newsletter, in which he considers the case for rethinking real estate credit underwriting. Vincent explores why traditional metrics such as LTV can distort true risk when relied on in isolation. Real estate isn’t homogenous, and neither are the risks behind each asset, which is why he advocates for the inclusion of abductive reasoning in credit underwriting.

There’s been many headlines suggesting people and companies are leaving New York City en masse. But is that really the case, or does the data indicate a difference story? Kevin Kelly, who leads a team of data scientists and real estate brokers at JLL, had his team turn its sights on the Big Apple to see if there is any truth to the assertion that New York is a city in decline. (04/2026)

There’s been many headlines suggesting people and companies are leaving New York City en masse. But is that really the case, or does the data indicate a difference story? Kevin Kelly, who leads a team of data scientists and real estate brokers at JLL, had his team turn its sights on the Big Apple to see if there is any truth to the assertion that New York is a city in decline. (04/2026)

How analogous are the housing issues in New York City compared with the rest of the United States? What is the latest on office-to-housing conversions? And how is new Big Apple mayor Zohran Mamdani attacking the housing affordability problem? Rob Schwartz, co-founder and principal of S3 Capital, a construction lender to the NYC-area housing market, discusses the topic. (04/2026)

How analogous are the housing issues in New York City compared with the rest of the United States? What is the latest on office-to-housing conversions? And how is new Big Apple mayor Zohran Mamdani attacking the housing affordability problem? Rob Schwartz, co-founder and principal of S3 Capital, a construction lender to the NYC-area housing market, discusses the topic. (04/2026)

Paul Hampton, the CEO and one of the founders of investment manager Evonite, talks to Marek Handzel, the editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe about early stage managers. What are the current barriers to entry? How do investors view smaller investment houses? And what can early stage managers offer in this new cycle?

Why are brands opting for longer pop-up timelines rather than jumping straight into traditional leases? How are these “test stores” informing permanent leasing decisions? What makes a pop-up successful enough to convert into a long-term tenant? And how is this shift changing the way landlords think about vacancy and merchandising? Tackling those questions are Claire Rose, VP of specialty leasing and partnership marketing, and Joe Aristone, EVP and chief revenue officer at PREIT, the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. (04/2026)

Why are brands opting for longer pop-up timelines rather than jumping straight into traditional leases? How are these “test stores” informing permanent leasing decisions? What makes a pop-up successful enough to convert into a long-term tenant? And how is this shift changing the way landlords think about vacancy and merchandising? Tackling those questions are Claire Rose, VP of specialty leasing and partnership marketing, and Joe Aristone, EVP and chief revenue officer at PREIT, the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. (04/2026)

Why are brands opting for longer pop-up timelines rather than jumping straight into traditional leases? How are these “test stores” informing permanent leasing decisions? What makes a pop-up successful enough to convert into a long-term tenant? And how is this shift changing the way landlords think about vacancy and merchandising? Tackling those questions are Claire Rose, VP of specialty leasing and partnership marketing, and Joe Aristone, EVP and chief revenue officer at PREIT, the Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust. (04/2026)

Shlomo Chopp says technology is acting as a wrecking ball for commercial real estate. Consider how ecommerce killed retail’s old model; how remote work has made office space optional; and how even industrial and data centers could face rapid obsolescence through tech innovation. Chopp is managing partner at CASE, which specializes in restructuring distressed commercial real estate debt. He has more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, including in proptech innovation, along the way building a reputation as a realist in an industry often blinded by optimism. (04/2026)