How Europeans live is changing. Households are fragmenting, more of us are living longer, and everyone is feeling the pinch from higher prices. DeA Capital Real Estate aligns its investments with these trends. In co-operation with public authorities and specialist operators, the firm invests in purpose-built student accommodation, affordable housing, warehouses, hotels and offices. Emanuele Caniggia, CEO, and Emanuele Dubini, CIO of DeA Capital Real Estate, explain how they select the right type of building in the right location.

Recent times have been challenging for real estate, as higher interest rates have left many owners seeking to refinance while creditors struggle with non-performing loans.

“Real estate is operating in a much more demanding environment than it was just a few years ago,” says Emanuele Caniggia, CEO of DeA Capital Real Estate. “Increased rates and inflation have fundamentally changed the way investors think about value creation and risk. Today, alignment with long-term structural trends is essential.”

“It has become a lot more complicated to achieve capital rate compression,” admits Emanuele Dubini, CIO of DeA Capital Real Estate. “The way to create value now is through increasing net operating income.”

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