WeWork has some company in the co-working, and that is driving some new trends in the space. Meanwhile, "mass timber" has caught fire with builders because it is poised to be faster, cheaper and greener than traditional construction materials. Those feature stories are found in the July/August edition of Institutional Real Estate Americas, and the magazine's editor, Loretta Clodfelter, joins the program to elaborate. (08/2019)

Josh Rogers and Jeremy Epstein, executives with Crypto Futura Fund, a cryptocurrency hedge fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of cryptocurrencies, join the program to explode some misconceptions about cryptocurrencies and their future in the investing and business arena. They also make the argument that blockchain represents internet 3.0 — a successor to the current version dominated by social media. (08/2019)

It has been M&A mania among RIAs for several years, and among the players has been Beacon Pointe Advisors, making a dozen acquisition during the past decade — including its acquisition of Heller Wealth Advisors earlier this year. Shannon Eusey, founder and CEO of Beacon Point, and Matt Cooper, president and founding partner of the firm, join us to discuss the M&A trend and process. (08/2019)

Climate change and the prospect of its immense financial impact on Australia's real estate and financial industries is pushing the country to further embrace responsible investment practices. The situation prompted financial sector stakeholders to form the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative. What does the initiative call for, and what’s at stake for Australia? Ruben Langbroek, head of Asia Pacific at GRESB, an organization committed to assessing ESG performance of real assets globally, joins the program to explain. (07/2019)

Poles are enjoying a strong economy and investors are taking note. Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, is in the throes of researching and writing a feature story about the situation in Poland for the September edition of the magazine. He joins us to preview the piece. (07/2019)

As prices in primary markets have spiraled, many U.S. and foreign investors have turned to secondary markets to find less expensive deals, bigger yields and the opportunity to achieve market dominance. Our guests on this program — Ryan Swehla and Joe Muratore, co-founders of Graceada Partners — discuss the opportunities and risks associated with secondary market investing. (07/2019)

How much logistics space will be needed over the next five years in Asia? Where will the demand be greatest? What is driving demand, other than online and traditional retail sales? What role are automation and robotics expected to play? What do investors need to know about this opportunity? Our guest, Jonathan Hsu, director with M&G Real Estate, explains the situation. (07/2019)

Chase McWhorter, managing director of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure, is back from a series of events, including the i3 Roundtable in New York City, VIP Infrastructure in Toronto, and the EQ Forum in San Francisco. He recounts the discussions for us. (07/2019)

Kerry Scanlon, senior vice president of Platform Ventures, joins the program to discuss how retail investors can turn their real estate holdings liquid while deferring and minimizing their tax liabilities through the use of opportunity zone funds and 1031 exchange funds. (07/2019)

Joseph Coughlin, founder and director of the AgeLab at MIT, and author of The Longevity Economy: Inside the World's Fastest Growing, Most Misunderstood Market, joins the program to offer his insights on senior housing trends, modern aging, and why the baby boom generation is living and aging like non-other before it. (07/2019)