The Forces Reshaping Global Real Estate
From MIT/CRE Meet the Visionaries by MIT Center for Real Estate
February 25, 2026 · 46 min · Season 3 · Episode 12
About this episode
David Steinbach discusses the forces reshaping global real estate with MSRED candidate Michael Khamis.
MSRED candidate Michael Khamis welcomes David Steinbach, Global Chief Investment Officer at Hines, to MIT’s Center for Real Estate for an in-person conversation. David made the trip from Houston to Cambridge to sit down with our students and share his perspective on the forces reshaping global real estate. With more than 25 years at Hines and oversight of a platform that has grown from roughly $10 billion to over $90 billion in assets under management, David offers a vantage point across cycles, geographies, and sectors. In this episode, we cover: · Where we are in the global real estate cycle — and what makes this downturn and recovery fundamentally different · How Hines is navigating the repricing of risk and a higher cost of capital environment · The tension between deglobalization and global capital flows, and why local market knowledge has never mattered more · Structural conviction in the living sector — from multifamily and build-to-rent to student housing and senior living — amid a deepening global housing shortfall · How recent executive action on single-family rental acquisitions is reshaping BTR and SFR investment strategy · The rise of powered land plays: why power…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Khamis
Guest: David Steinbach
Topics covered
- global real estate cycle
- risk repricing
- deglobalization
- living sector investment
- single-family rental strategy
- data centers
- career advice
Keywords
- global real estate
- investment strategy
- housing shortfall
- capital flows
- data infrastructure
- career advice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hines
Places: Houston, Cambridge
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