Inside the Edition: Recession risk, debt funds, climate risk and the VIP Americas conference

Summary: Investors have been wondering aloud about where we stand in the economic cycle and when the next recession will strike. Meanwhile, debt funds, some of which have been beefed up in anticipation of a coming recession, have suddenly seen their fundraising drop precipitously. Then there are worries about climate risk, particularly in certain U.S. and global cities. Also, what was the big theme at the latest VIP Americas conference? Loretta Clodfelter, senior editor of Institutional Real Estate Americas, takes us around the horn. (02/2020)