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 president and CEO Geoffrey Dohrmann.
Ben Farrer, managing director at the Fallon Co., assigned as master developer of Nashville’s landmark East Bank project, explains the mixed-use and affordable housing project and its participants and objectives. (05/2024)
Joe Sumberg, head of the sustainable real estate platform at Galvanize Climate Solutions, says value-add investing in carbon-intensive buildings can be exceptionally lucrative. Sumberg, who spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as managing director of the firm’s asset management real estate group, is especially keen about the impact that can be made with industrial properties. He explains. (05/2024)
Ben Young, CIO at Buckingham and a former managing director at BlackRock in New York, is now stationed in Indianapolis and has much to say about the friendliness, work ethic and general ethos of Midwesterners — and the grand investment opportunities in the so-called Fly-Over States. (02/2024)
Kate Kaminski, COO at Walton Global, discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. housing market, as well as the just-in-time delivery of developable land to investors and builders. (02/2024)
Bob Cardoza, president of the western region at FirstService Residential, discusses HOAs and their commercial equivalent, as well as the major issues they face and the financial opportunities they can create. (02/2024)
Ben Briggs, managing director of Briggs Capital Investments, points out that impact investing is targeting social needs ranging from assimilating refugees into the United States, to revitalizing communities, to battling the scourge of human trafficking — all while making returns on those investments. (12/2023)
Aaron Tartakovsky, co-founder and CEO of Epic Cleantec, says only 2 percent of U.S. wastewater is recycled, and the built environment is the location where a high percentage of that waste is taking place. Meanwhile, real estate projects in locations including Phoenix and Tampa have been halted for lack of water. Enter the emerging era of onsite water recycling and reuse. What does it cost? What does it save? What are the continuing costs? And when does it pay for…
Doug Holte, CEO of EXP by Hines, and Mike Horvath, vice president of conceptual construction at the company, discuss mass timber, learning machines, immersive environments and commercially connected building, all of which are part of — or future elements of — the company's T3 (technology/transit/timber) portfolio with 26 projects in its pipeline. Some of the organization’s work on this front can be viewed at this link: https://www.t3rino.com (11/2023)
Drew Cunningham — partner and COO of Dilweg, an office owner and operator, and a member of the Villanova University Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits as a Lacrosse player — answers the big questions facing office: How have office leases changed since the COVID-19 pandemic? What do tenants now expect from their office leases? What are office operators doing to meet this challenge? Why is flexibility (including flex office) so important or desirable in the current environment? Will…
Dan Metzler, co-founder of Exceler Building Solutions, takes us inside the factory for a peek at the components of pre-fabricated commercial construction, as well as offering some insights regarding current and future advances being made for more durable and sustainable construction materials. (07/2023)