Videos & Podcasts

Real Assets Adviser Hot Minute with Plante Moran Realpoint Investment Advisors Zach Brown

Real Assets Adviser's "Hot Minute" segment takes a minute or so to introduce members of the RAA community to the community at large, all via a "semi-rapid fire" question-and-answer format. This latest "Hot Minute" features Zach Brown, Senior Vice President at Plante Moran Realpoint Investment Advisors. (09/2025)

The battle to attract corporate relocations

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)

The macro-economic prospects for a CRE revival

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)

Real estate lender talks interest rates and tariffs

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 surges for real estate, infrastructure, real assets

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)

Real Assets Adviser Hot Minute with Neptune Global Holdings Chris Blasi

Real Assets Adviser's "Hot Minute" segment takes a minute or so to introduce members of the RAA community to the community at large, all via a "semi-rapid fire" question-and-answer format. This latest "Hot Minute" features Chris Blasi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Neptune Global Holdings. (08/2025)

Editors' Roundtable: AI boom (and bust?), jobs, inflation and infrastructure and real estate capital flows

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)

The shifting dynamics of industrial real estate investing

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)

Author Spotlight: Preparing for the successful sale of your RIA

What are the compelling reasons to sell one’s RIA? Where are potential buyers found? What factors should go into the decision to sell? What about the common mistakes that can blow a deal? Linda Bready, author of “The Exit Equation,” deals with those questions and others during this episode. (08/2025)

Investing at the intersection of commodities and emerging markets

Bob Minter and Tom Harvey of Aberdeen Investments discuss the two major investment themes and why they should be considered in tandem — especially during the current geopolitical volatility and widespread tariff regimes. (08/2025)

The case for investing in commercial real estate debt

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)

Real Assets Adviser Hot Minute with The Family Office at Synovus's Mike Sluder

Real Assets Adviser's "Hot Minute" segment takes a minute or so to introduce members of the RAA community to the community at large, all via a "semi-rapid fire" question-and-answer format. This latest "Hot Minute" features Mike Sluder, Chief Investment Officer at The Family Office at Synovus. (08/2025)

Quarterly update with NCREIF's Dan Dierking

Geoffrey Dohrmann, chairman and CEO at Institutional Real Estate, Inc., sits down with Dan Dierking, president at the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF), for a quarterly update on NCREIF and the fiduciary market. (08/2025)

Water is scarce and that spells numerous opportunities for investors

Morgan Stanley, in a 2024 report, wrote that water is now the top asset of interest for investors in both the United States and Europe. We dive into the subject with water investing expert David Grumhaus, president, CIO and senior portfolio manager at Duff & Phelps, as well as the cover profile for the June 2025 edition of Real Assets Adviser magazine. (07/2025)

Real Assets Adviser Hot Minute with Amplius Wealth Advisor's Matthew Liebman

Real Assets Adviser's "Hot Minute" segment takes a minute or so to introduce members of the RAA community to the community at large, all via a "semi-rapid fire" question-and-answer format. This latest "Hot Minute" features Matthew Liebman, Founding Partner and CEO at Amplius Wealth Advisors. (08/2025)