Jerry Gates of Hamilton Lane gives a macro outlook of the global real estate market and the red flags that could lead to a bubble in the asset class.

Jerry Gates of Hamilton Lane says that RE investors need to keep expectations for returns in check in the current market, and not use outdated benchmarks.

“If you have something today that is leased, with today’s market cap rates, financing structure, sell it,” says Equus Capital Partners’ Dan DiLella. “Just don’t hesitate, sell it. This is the time to sell it.”

Drew Fung of Clarion Partners says rising interest rates aren’t affecting mezz lending much, but there are areas of the market to be avoided.

Carroll Organization founder Pat Carroll talks about the growth plans for the multifamily firm, fundraising as an emerging manager and the possibility of M&A acquisitions.

Rockbridge CEO Jim Merkel talks to PrivcapRE about the U.S. hospitality market, average room rate growth and Rockbridge’s play in hospitality debt and equity.

Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors’ Robert Little talks about the firm’s expansion plans in Europe, moving from core, fixed rate products into higher-yielding loans and ambitions for Asia.

Jim Worms of Paladin Realty discusses Latin American real estate opportunities in smaller countries beyond Brazil.

Demographic trends are supporting growth in “alternative” commercial property markets, like student housing, medical offices and seniors’ accommodation, says Harrison Street Real Estate Capital’s Chris Merrill.

Jim Worms of Paladin Realty delves into changes in Brazil’s real estate market in the past 15 years, financing, the state of the housing market, and challenges of building affordable housing.

Hospitality has bounced back from recent lows, says Tyler Morse of MCR Development.

The U.S. real estate market is at the top of the list for the world’s investors, as a rate roller-coaster ride could stabilize in the coming year.

Cornerstone Real Estate Adviser’s Robert Little argues there will be considerable appetite for core debt, not least as some insurance companies look to double their 2013 lending volumes.

The U.S. real estate debt market is overfunded and mispriced, according to former CBRE Capital Partners president Ethan Penner.

Despite an influx of capital, opportunity remains for commercial real estate debt—if you know where to focus.

Michael Odell of Olshan talks about his company’s retail and hospitality strategies.

Detractors of core real estate investing are foolish when they attack the sector as “foolish’, Steve Coyle, senior advisor of Bentall Kennedy – even as he helps the firm expand into value-added and opportunistic investing.

Real Capital Analytics’ Bob White on investors’ growing appetite for secondary assets and the emerging rebound in unloved markets and asset classes.