Real Asset Media Thought Leaders

Real Asset Media runs a series of publications designed to meet the needs of the current market. With a focus on sharing thought leadership, and creating personalized news and data resources, Real Asset Media launches a daily newsletter, The Real Asset Day, a special focus quarterly publication, Real Asset Insight, distributed at the major events including MIPIM and EXPO Real, as well as Living Retail focused on the retail, F&B and leisure industry. With 36,000 registered readers, listeners & viewers, and attendees, Real Asset Media and Investment Briefings is the chosen resource for leading cross-border decision-makers.

Real Asset Media Thought Leaders is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Real Asset Media Thought Leaders, a business show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #1210

  Defence spending to fuel Romanian real estate, Voichita Lefter, AREI

  Jun 11, 20265 minS0

  <p>Increased defence spending across Europe could create new opportunities for Romania's real estate sector, according to Voichita Lefter, secretary general of the Association of Real Estate Investors in Romania (AREI).</p> <p>Speaking to Real Asset Media's Richard Betts at Mipim 2026, Lefter said Romania remained an attractive destination for international capital, with opportunities across logistics, industrial, residential and retail real estate.</p> <p>"Our first aim here as a country pavilion is actually to tell our story to the international arena," Lefter said. "We want international investors to approach Romania."</p> <p>She said the country wanted to showcase...

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  Episode #1209

  European logistics enters new growth cycle, Ingo Steves, Swiss Life AM

  May 25, 20262 minS0

  <p>Swiss Life Asset Managers is positioning itself for what it sees as the beginning of a new growth cycle in European logistics, supported by rising occupier demand, strengthening rents and continued investor appetite across key markets.</p> <p>“We are very optimistic about the beginning of the next cycle for logistics,” Ingo Steves, managing partner, logistics, at Swiss Life Asset Managers, told Real Asset Media. “The demand for logistics space is increasing. Investors' appetite is on a very high level.”</p> <p>Swiss Life Asset Managers, a Switzerland-based real estate and infrastructure investment manager, is actively expanding across European logistic...

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  Episode #1208

  Deal trends, data sovereignty and AI: Alexandre Grellier, Drooms

  May 13, 20267 minS0

  <p>Alexandre Grellier, chief executive and co-founder of Drooms, said real estate transactions are taking longer to complete as financing requirements become more demanding and investors request increasingly detailed documentation. He added that concerns around digital sovereignty are reshaping how firms deploy AI tools in Europe.</p> <p>Speaking to Real Asset Media’s Richard Betts, Grellier said Drooms’ research showed average deal durations had risen to around 368 days by the end of 2025, reflecting prolonged due diligence processes and tighter lending scrutiny.</p> <p>“We did research at the end of last year, which is interesting that the duration of the de...

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  Episode #1207

  Reykjavik's residential project Keldur offers significant opportunities for international investors

  Apr 9, 20263 minS0

  <p>Speaking to REAL FDI at Mipim 2026, Thorsteinn R Hermannsson, director of development at Transport for the Capital Area, Iceland, and Joanna Attvall, architect and partner at FOJAB, set out plans for Keldur, a major new residential-led urban district in Reykjavik designed to attract international capital.</p> <p>Hermannsson described the project as a uniquely large, single-owner development opportunity within the Icelandic market.</p> <p>"The Keldur Development Area is a big piece of land within Reykjavik that was previously owned by the state as a farmland, but it is now enclosed within the urban development in Reykjavik," he said. "...

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  Episode #1206

  Germany’s overlooked industrial assets offer investor opportunity: Dr Wulf Meinel, StoneVest

  Apr 9, 20262 minS0

  <p>Speaking to Real Asset Media at Mipim 2026 in Cannes, Dr Wulf Meinel, founding partner at StoneVest, set out why investors should look beyond logistics to uncover value in Germany’s industrial sector.</p> <p>He acknowledged the challenging macro backdrop but framed it as an opportunity rather than a deterrent.</p> <p>“The German economy faces some headwinds, but headwinds are a chance,” he said. “If you take a detailed look into the German market, it offers more opportunities than you would imagine.”</p> <p>Meinel argued that investors often overlook a key distinction within industrial real estate. While logistics...

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