The AFIRE Podcast

The AFIRE Podcast with Gunnar Branson is the official, multiple-award-winning podcast of AFIRE, the association for international real estate investors focused on commercial property in the United States.

Hosted by AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson, the podcast features informative and in-depth conversations with experts across the full spectrum of real estate, investment, sustainability, economics, geopolitics, and urbanism with a focus on helping each other become Better Investors, Better Leaders, and Better Global Citizens.

LATEST EPISODES

What happens when uncertainty shakes the global economy, and investors start questioning where to put their money?
February 20, 2026
AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson interviews James Ball, the National Building Museum’s director of future cities, about the past, present and future of the structures we exist in every day. This conversation is geared to people who invest in developing buildings around the world. 
February 10, 2026
Can office buildings from the 1970s and 80s–often dismissed as “garbage”—be the key to solving the US housing crisis?
January 28, 2026
How will demographics affect commercial real estate investing? How will changes in generational characteristics affect opportunities in US property markets? Neil Howe is an author of The Fourth Turning and The Fourth Turning is Here.
January 12, 2026
Now that the One Big Beautiful Bill has been signed into law, what does it all mean for cross-border investors in property markets? Shiukay Hung answers.
September 2, 2025
Melissa Román Burch, COO of NYCEDC, provides an update on New York City’s commercial real estate environment.
August 21, 2025
Michael Neiberg answers the question: Can understanding history’s patterns be the key to figuring out what’s coming next?
August 13, 2025
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