Evolution of Institutional Real Estate Investment

Geoffrey Dohrmann, CRE, is the founder, chairman, and CEO, and also serves as a director, of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., a San Ramon, Calif.–based publishing and consulting company focused on meeting the information needs of the institutional real estate, infrastructure, and private wealth advisory investment communities.

In this episode, Geoffrey and Brandon discuss:

• The History of ERISA Funds
• Defined Benefits and Defined Contributions
• The potential Pension Fund crisis
• The state of institutional real estate markets

Links:

IREI

Geoffrey on LinkedIn

Brandon on LinkedIn

Juniper Square

Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:02) - Geoffrey’s background and career

(00:11:43) - ERISA Funds

(00:17:42) - Defined Benefits and Defined Contributions

(00:22:41) - The potential Pension Fund crisis

(00:29:26) - What are you observing in public pension funds allocating to institutional real estate?

(00:32:06) - What is your take on the current state of institutional real estate markets?

(00:36:13) - Geoff’s perspective on valuations

(00:39:11) - The evolution of technology in institutional real estate

(00:42:01) - How does transparency factor into expectations for investment managers?

(00:46:19) - What advice do you have for client services professionals?

(00:50:24) - What do you think institutional real estate looks like in 40 years in the financial market’s eyes?

(00:52:35) - What are your plans for IREI over the next decade?