All Office articles – Page 10
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White papersReal Assets Study 2020 - Navigating disruption: challenges and opportunities
Real assets have been in the eye of the storm during the coronavirus pandemic – but according to our study, the worlds of infrastructure, real estate and private debt, still retain their appeal, even if fundamental changes are affecting them.
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White papersRemote working is on the rise, but the office remains indispensable
While the COVID-19 lockdown has highlighted the possibilities of home working, bringing people together in offices is still the best way to spur innovation and productivity, says Jonathan Bayfield.
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Asset Manager NewsPGIM Real Estate Sells Toyobo Building In Osaka, Japan
PGIM Real Estate has sold Toyobo Building, a 12-story high-rise office building located in Osaka, Japan, on behalf of its investors. PGIM Real Estate is of PGIM, the US$1.4 trillion global investment management business of U.S.-headquartered Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).
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Research ReportThe future of offices - The COIMA Perspective October 2020
COIMA expects remote working to become a more structural component of corporates’ organizational frameworks, albeit with varying degrees across different sectors.
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Asset Manager NewsDie Zentrale - Ready-to-Let Refurbished Office in Munich
Barings has developed a unique, forward-looking office property with the goal of helping companies attract and retain top talent. With the major refurbishment now complete, the building comprises over 12,000 sqm from the ground to the sixth floor—with standard floor plates of 1,300 sqm that are readily divisible and can accommodate a range of office concepts. An underground car park offers over 150 parking spaces and ample space for bikes.
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White papersThe Decisive Eye - A strategic bulletin on issues and opportunities in European real assets
The average smartphone puts more computing power in our pockets than was available to the Apollo XI moon landing only fifty years ago. The pace of change is astonishing and continues to accelerate.
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White papersResilience and opportunity in European specialty
The longest economic expansion in modern history came to an abrupt end due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing severe disruption to real estate markets.
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - August 2020
Second quarter data confirm that the U.S. suffered the single most severe contraction in real GDP (-32.9% annualized) since the 1930s and, as the U.S. now passes through the “dog days” of summer, the nation’s economy and psyche continues to be dogged by the relentless spread of coronavirus across large swathes of the country, in particular the southeast, southwest and west coast states.
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White papersReal Estate House View - Switzerland
Residential market with stable first half 2020 performance investor uncertainty and lower population growth on the demand-side leading to lower rental levels in peripheral regions - tight market conditions within dense metropolitan city centres.
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White papersReal Estate House View - Europe
Covid 19 lockdowns led cars being replaced wit cyclists traversing back streets from Bogota to Barcelona. Extensive pop-up bike lanes have appeared. The current reopening of economies offers society the opportunity to reimagine city transportation.
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Asset Manager NewsIPUT signs Microsoft for 44,000 sq. ft. at No. 3 Dublin Landings
IPUT Real Estate (‘IPUT’), has let 44,000 sq. ft. at No. 3 Dublin Landings to Microsoft on a 10-year lease.
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White papersFibre broadband: The need for speed
Lockdown measures imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of digital connectivity. Tim Perry looks at the investment opportunities and challenges associated with European economies transitioning from copper to faster fibre broadband networks.
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White papersFocus Remote work: a trend accelerated by Covid-19 and complex consequences on offices
Beyond the direct human and economic impacts, the Covid-19 pandemic raises questions about its potentially disruptive role, particularly on modes of consumption and production.
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White papersReal estate’s role as an inflation hedge in a post-COVID world
The Federal Reserve’s recent Jackson Hole Symposium has renewed attention on inflation in light of the unprecedented global fiscal and monetary policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic If inflation exceeds capital market expectations, risk assets could underperform. As such, investors should consider assets which may offer some protection against a potential increase in inflation
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - August 2020
To learn more about the immediate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Asia Pacific real estate property markets, we invite you to read a brief update by Asia Pacific’s Director of Research, Glyn Nelson. This report will be distributed intermittently over the following months as the COVID-19 situation evolves and we monitor its impact, real or potential.
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White papersUK Offices “The Future of Offices Post Covid-19”
The current Covid-19 crisis and lockdown raises existential questions for many businesses over their corporate office requirements. With many companies forced to learn first-hand of the benefits (and disadvantages) of ‘flexible’ home-working, what role can offices play in the future?
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White papersA Strategic Investment Case for Core European Property
COVID-19 has devastated global economies, challenging existing paradigms for investors attempting to navigate uncertain times. While identifying investment opportunities is challenging given the dislocation to the economy and capital markets, we examine key attributes of core European real estate and ascertain that a strategic case can be made for its consideration in long-term investment portfolios.
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - July 2020
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, occupiers are reassessing their needs for office space as working from home has been implemented. On the back of the 2020 GDP decline, we forecast prime office rents to come down by nearly 10% this year. So far, in 2020 Q2 take-up is down over 20% and vacancy has ticked up by 20 bps from a record low of 5.4% in Q1 2020.
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White papersChallenges and opportunities in US Commercial Real Estate
Coronavirus is disproportionately affecting different sectors of the US commercial real estate market, and driving major short- and long-term trends that have consequences for investors. Within major subsectors of US commercial real estate, we are negative on the outlook for retail and senior housing sectors, cautious on office space, ...
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White papersAPAC Real Estate Outlook
The APAC region was the first to be affected by the COVID-19 outbreak at the start of 2020, highlighting the downside impact of the pandemic on economies, particularly tourism arrivals and manufacturing. With the outbreak having evolved into a global pandemic, a recession scenario appears likely for the five developed APAC economies this year. These markets, however, are expected to recover relatively quickly from 1H 2021 onwards (see Figure 1), benefitting from their relative preparedness in handling the pandemic and governments’ strong fiscal and monetary support. This should help bolster investment sentiment in the APAC region.
