The AFIRE Podcast

(Featuring Tracy Loh, Fellow, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking, Brookings Institution) The COVID-19 pandemic forced many investors to restructure their agendas. What does it mean to "reset real estate," and what role should investors have in imagining in the future of the world? https://www.afire.org/podcast/real-estate-reset/ In this new episode of the AFIRE Podcas...

(Featuring El Rosenheim, Founder, CEO, Profimex) This podcast episode is part one of a two-part conversation. Listen to the full conversation at https://www.afire.org/podcast/ethicsfrontandcenter01/ While discussed in universities, business schools, and corporate mission statements, ethics need to be front-and-center during times of crisis and uncertainty. What should this look like in the world r...

(Featuring Dror Poleg, Author, Rethinking Real Estate, Co-Chair, Urban Land Institute, Tech and Innovation Council, Co-Founder, Real Innovation Academy) All of the middle class amenities much of the world takes for granted today are still relatively new—and were even considered radical when they first appeared on the real estate spectrum. https://www.afire.org/podcast/drorpoleg02/ . . . so as the...

(Featuring Dror Poleg, Author, Rethinking Real Estate, Co-Chair, Urban Land Institute, Tech and Innovation Council, Co-Founder, Real Innovation Academy) Over the last several years, there has been significant change in the real estate industry—and the pandemic has served to kick that evolution into high gear. So what happens next? https://www.afire.org/podcast/drorpoleg01 While some sectors—such a...

(Featuring Stefan Wundrak, Head of Research, Europe, Nuveen Real Estate) A fast-changing and profitable landscape, industrial real estate, or what is now called “logistics” in Europe has firmly established itself as one of the key sectors on par with office, retail, and residential. https://www.afire.org/podcast/duckling-or-swan/ The pandemic and subsequent severe recession has caused friction in...

(Featuring Collette English Dixon, Executive Director, Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, Roosevelt University) How can the social and economic framework in real estate be changed to harbor a diverse and inclusive workplace? https://www.afire.org/podcast/opportunity-for-change/ The historical structure of real estate, unconscious biases, and hiring approaches all promote the social and eco...

(Featuring Brian Biggs, CFA, Research Director, Grosvenor Americas, and Madeleine Roberts, Research Analyst, Grosvenor Americas) Portfolio diversification is one of the most fundamental concepts in investing. Diversification is a useful risk management tool employed to construct a portfolio in such a way that an investor is not overly exposed to any asset or risk. https://www.afire.org/podcast/cit...

(Featuring Christopher Muoio, Vice President, Data and Research, Madison International Realty) The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought massive shifts in behavior, as social distancing and other public health protocols have reshaped our daily lives. What does this mean for institutional investment in the office sector after COVID? https://www.afire.org/podcast/institutional-investment-office-sector/ A wi...

(Featuing Gleb Nechayev, CRE, Head of Research, Chief Economist, Berkshire Residential Investments) The pandemic has rekindled the old debate about real estate dynamics in cities versus the suburbs. But real estate is cyclical, so to see what the future holds, watch the fundamentals. https://www.afire.org/summit/shiftingtosuburbs/ Real estate investors should consider a couple of factors when deci...

(Featuring Gunnar Branson, CEO, AFIRE) As COVID comes to define a new era, institutional investors in real estate will need to understand that prior strategies won't work like they once did. https://www.afire.org/podcast/changing-paradigm Online shopping, virtual work, and emerging technology are a few of the ways that COVID shaped the new reality. As trends continue to accelerate, new habits repl...

(Featuring David C. Smith, Americas Head of Occupier Research, Cushman and Wakefield) COVID forced an experiment at global scale to test productivity and culture in a work-from-home environment. Now that we're a year into the experiment, what's the future of the office sector ecosystem? https://www.afire.org/podcast/office-space With the coronavirus pandemic entering into its second year, a lot of...

(Featuring Valeria Falcone, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Real Estate Country Head-Italy, Barings Real Estate, and Joe Gorin, Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management and Value-Add Investing for the US Real Estate Equity, Barings Real Estate) The pandemic altered assumptions about the real estate, including the shift in demand, location, and even the environment itself. Yet, at the...

(Featuring Jonathan Ellenzweig, CIO, Tricon Residential) Advancing automation, tech-driven amenities, and community building is key to winning—and keeping today’s tech-savvy residents. https://www.afire.org/podcast/afirepodcast29residential In a crowded residential marketplace of products, opportunities, and managers, how does an investor select the right investment? And how can investors outperfo...

(Featuring Clyde Holland, CEO, Chairman, Byron Carlock, Real Estate Leader, PwC US, Martin Lamb, Managing Director, Global Head, Acquisition and Sales, Credit Suisse, Christopher Merrill, Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO, Harrison Street, and Bryan Sanchez, CIO, Lionstone Investments) How will schools, retail, and hospitality need to change their business models in a post-COVID world? https://www.afire.o...

(Featuring Amy Price, Managing Partner, Co-Head of US, BentallGreenOak, Steve McCarthy, Chair of Membership Committee, Head of North America, AXA Investment Management-Real Estate, and Jon Dishell, CCO, Gemini Rosemont) How critical is it to develop new talent in a time where COVID-19 continues to disrupt the real estate landscape? AFIRE's Mentorship Committee weighs in on an emerging and novel ap...

(Featuring Cedrik Lachance, EVP, Director of Global Research, Green Street) The demand for urban space continues to rise as the promise of a post-vaccine world emerges on the horizon. https://www.afire.org/podcast/afirepodcast26newreality With light now at the end of the tunnel, the trend of rapid urbanization in core markets continues to accelerate, despite the emerging challenges from the pandem...

(Featuring G. Andrews Smith, CEO, Managing Director, L&B Realty Advisors) All corners of the commercial real estate arena are facing era-defining challenges. Transparency matters—now more than ever. https://www.afire.org/podcast/afirepodcast25transparency What holds promise for improving the business relationships we depend on for making better investments? Being intentional and open in our dealin...

(Featuring Clyde Holland, CEO, Chairman, Byron Carlock, Real Estate Leader, PwC US, Martin Lamb, Managing Director, Global Head, Acquisition and Sales, Credit Suisse, Christopher Merrill, Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO, Harrison Street, and Bryan Sanchez, CIO, Lionstone Investments) Due to COVID-19, are we facing an urban exodus—or is it the natural outcome of generational change? https://www.afire.org...

(Featuring Andrew Garrett, Senior Principle, Real Estate, IMCO) How does retail adapt to disaster? The Great Toronto Fire of 1904 is a leading example of how drastic events can create a better future. https://www.afire.org/podcast/retail-post-catastrophe The retail investment industry has historically always been impacted the hardest during large-scale catastrophes. The SARS 2002-2004 outbreak and...

(Featuring Clyde Holland, CEO, Chairman, Byron Carlock, Real Estate Leader, PwC US, Martin Lamb, Managing Director, Global Head, Acquisition and Sales, Credit Suisse, Christopher Merrill, Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO, Harrison Street, and Bryan Sanchez, CIO, Lionstone Investments) After COVID-19, will we be facing the end of the world—or simply the end of the world as we know it? https://www.afire.or...

(Featuring Bryan Sanchez, CIO, Lionstone Investments, and Hans Nordby, Head of Research and Analytics, Lionstone Investments) Though mixed-used developments aren't immune to COVID-19-related disruptions, demand is likely to grow as the pandemic subsides. https://www.afire.org/podcast/mixed-use Though mixed-used developments aren't immune to COVID-19-related disruptions, demand is likely to grow as...

(Featuring Amanda Davis, Leadership Content Manager, Measurabl, and Sara Anzinger, Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Measurabl) Sustainability—with ESG (environmental, social, governance) data as its prevailing metric—is far from a new business concern. Though ESG may have only recently caught fire in the commercial real estate industry, investors have long been aware of its power to illumin...

(Featuring Gleb Nechayev, Head of Research, Chief Economist, Berkshire Residential Investments) Do people follow jobs, or is it the other way around? The answer depends on where we are in a business cycle. https://www.afire.org/podcast/migrationpatterns During recessions, people tend to move towards markets where employment prospects are better, and as recoveries take hold, businesses usually expa...

(Featuring John D'Angelo, Managing Director, Deliotte Consulting) With automation, machine learning, and other "smart" tech disrupting the employment market, COVID-19 isn't the only threat to skills development for rising talent. For growing the next generation of leadership, what needs to change? https://www.afire.org/podcast/digitalevolution/ With current work-from-home regulations in place as a...

(Featuring G. Evan Bennett, Founder, Managing Member, Anthology Capital) The demographic data for baby boomers has long been a routine talking point for medical science and technology, and the surprise of Generation X, where’s the sector headed next? www.afire.org/podcast/medicalofficebabyboomcast/ The convergence of demographics, constant advancements in medical science, and the distinct social a...