What is the current state of flexible office space? Why has flex space caught fire in the United States? What type of tenants benefit most? What percentage of office space does flex space account for, and what is it likely to be in five or 10 years? In what ways will flex space to evolve? CBRE has released a new report on the topic and its lead author, CBRE executive Julie Whelan, joins us to discuss the report’s findings. (10/2019)

What is the current state of flexible office space? Why has flex space caught fire in the United States? What type of tenants benefit most? What percentage of office space does flex space account for, and what is it likely to be in five or 10 years? In what ways will flex space to evolve? CBRE has released a new report on the topic and its lead author, CBRE executive Julie Whelan, joins us to discuss the report’s findings. (10/2019)

A new report from the CCIM Institute, a commercial real estate organization, offers five — sometimes surprising — predictions regarding online retailing, new retail showroom concepts, innovations in warehouse design, insights about last-mile fulfillment, the importance of adaptive reuse of retail space, and other issues. K.C. Conway, chief economist of the CCIM Institute, joins the program to elaborate. (10/2019)

A new report from the CCIM Institute, a commercial real estate organization, offers five — sometimes surprising — predictions regarding online retailing, new retail showroom concepts, innovations in warehouse design, insights about last-mile fulfillment, the importance of adaptive reuse of retail space, and other issues. K.C. Conway, chief economist of the CCIM Institute, joins the program to elaborate. (10/2019)

Russell Gold, Wall Street Journal reporter and author of Superpower: One Man’s Quest to Transform American Energy, tells the story of Michael Skelly who began working on wind energy in 2000 when many considered the industry a joke. Eight years later, Skelly helped build the second largest U.S. wind power company, which he sold for $2 billion. Wind power is no longer the butt of energy jokes, and Skelly is not done working on converting the U.S. power grid from fossil fuel-based to renewable-based energy. Mr. Gold joins us to tell his story. (10/2019)

Russell Gold, Wall Street Journal reporter and author of Superpower: One Man’s Quest to Transform American Energy, tells the story of Michael Skelly, an infrastructure builder who began working on wind energy in 2000 when many considered the industry a joke. Eight years later, Skelly helped build the second largest U.S. wind power company, which he sold for $2 billion. Wind power is no longer the butt of energy jokes, and Skelly is not done working on converting the U.S. power grid from fossil fuel-based to renewable-based energy. Mr. Gold joins us to tell his story. (10/2019)

Affordable housing remains a huge and growing problem in the United States, despite significant efforts to alleviate the situation. Our guest, Inna Khidekel, a partner in capital markets at Bridge Investment Group, points out the lack of affordable housing, which now affects more than 60 percent of the population, is turning out to be a major investment opportunity, provided investors move beyond traditional approaches. Bridge and other investment managers are taking an entirely new approach that involves partnering with social service organizations to help improve tenants’ lives and ultimately keeps them in place and paying the rent. Ms. Khidekel joins us to explain the concept. (09/2019)

Affordable housing remains a huge and growing problem in the United States, despite significant efforts to alleviate the situation. Our guest, Inna Khidekel, a partner in capital markets at Bridge Investment Group, points out the lack of affordable housing, which now affects more than 60 percent of the population, is turning out to be a major investment opportunity, provided investors move beyond traditional approaches. Bridge and other investment managers are taking an entirely new approach that involves partnering with social service organizations to help improve tenants’ lives and ultimately keeps them in place and paying the rent. Ms. Khidekel joins us to explain the concept. (09/2019)

Islamic finance has enormous influence in our global economy and has been a large contributor to the many financial investments made worldwide. Yet, it remains a mystery to most. To demystify the subject, we are joined by Thom Polson, an Islamic finance expert and director of global investments for Pentavirate, as well as directing the Himayah Financial Group, a subsidiary of the organization. (10/2019)

This is an edited version of a cover profile interview conducted by Real Assets Adviser editor Mike Consol with Clare Golla, managing direct and head of endowment and foundation advisory services at Bernstein Private Wealth Management. Golla’s cover profile appears in the October 2019 edition of Real Assets Adviser. (09/2019)