Real Assets – Page 33
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Hardball: Does real estate still have what it takes?
For years, investors have held steady on their reasons to allocate to private real estate: return potential, income, volatility management, inflation hedging and diversification. But the current environment is testing every asset class. Can real estate continue to deliver?
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How to choose, use and better understand climate-risk analytics
Given the scope and magnitude of climate change’s long-term impact on real estate value, the business of assessing and mitigating the effects of climate risk in real estate has the potential to be a trillion-dollar opportunity.
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The future of the cities
As populations expand, more and more people will gravitate towards cities. But how should urban centres be shaped to improve life for the people living there while simultaneously addressing global challenges?
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Looking to the Investment Horizons for tomorrow’s liveable cities
By 2050, around two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. That’s why real estate leaders must determine how future cities can best deal with growing challenges, such as climate change, while unlocking the potential presented by emerging technologies yet placing people at the heart of any solution.
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Long income, short ESG windows: Matching real estate long income and responsible investing timelines
Luke Layfield looks at how real estate long income can help address clients’ ESG responsible investing objectives and how respective timelines for implementing change can be best aligned.
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Real assets in focus: What does the data say? Our monthly data-inspired series
In this month’s instalment of our visual series on topical themes, we look at some of the key recent trends in the real asset universe.
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Top 5 takeaways for infrastructure
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is the most important US clean energy legislation in recent history. The bill gives investors unprecedented policy visibility that was previously lacking. Energy tax credits have been expanded to investments such as standalone energy storage, clean transportation, hydrogen etc., opening up new investment opportunities.
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Strong foundations: The case for real estate securities
Listed real estate offers access to high-quality assets with strong growth potential, providing an efficient, liquid vehicle for investors seeking the unique benefits of real assets.
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No boom, but no crash either
Due to the rise in interest rates, transaction momentum in the real estate investment markets is declining. However, letting markets remain stable. The current environment offers opportunities for investors with a strong equity base.
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Bridging the infrastructure investment gap
The world has a tremendous need for infrastructure, a hunger that governments alone cannot meet. Private investment will be essential for communities to ensure they can meet the challenges of this century, explains Wolfgang Egger, CEO and Founder of PATRIZIA.
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Asset-backed lending in turbulent times
While the pandemic has caused major disruption to our everyday lives, the direct and indirect effects of government intervention, monetary policy, the war in Ukraine and Brexit are also taking shape. With global supply chains impacted, soaring inflation and product shortages, the current environment is clearly challenging. However, with dislocation comes opportunity.
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Real estate impact offers real change in Europe and beyond
Growing inequality and environmental issues across global cities underline the need for radical change. In such a climate, real estate impact strategies offer long-term value while tackling critical global issues that address the needs of local communities.
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Deep roots and new branches
The universal drive for sustainability and the high inflationary backdrop has helped grow the investment case for timberland investing.
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Why European alternative sectors provide a haven for investors in inflationary times
Real estate investors today face the greatest economic uncertainty in over a decade. The ongoing economic crisis is anything but conventional, defined by supply chain turmoil, geopolitical upheaval, spiraling consumer prices, and the reversal of a 40-year decline in interest rates.
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Resilience in the listed real estate sector
Listed real estate stocks, as with many equity sectors, have evidently had a volatile few months since the invasion of Ukraine, which derailed their strong recovery post the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Impact Of Rising Inflation On European Logistics Real Estate
Europe, much like other parts of the world, is grappling with inflation levels not seen since the oil shocks in the 70s. In August 2022, inflation in the Eurozone reached 9.1%, up from 8.9% in July 2022 and 3.0% in August 2021.1 Core inflation, a closely watched indicator for price stability, edged higher to 4.3% in August 2022, up from 4.0% in July 2022.
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European infrastructure debt – navigating new challenges
Particularly during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns, infrastructure debt proved to be resilient as an asset class. Despite lockdowns shutting down businesses and many aspects of society, specific sectors such as renewables, telecommunications and utilities continued to perform through the provision of essential services.
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Smart sustainable building blueprint
To bring our tomorrow’s world vision to life, Nuveen Real Estate has developed a smart sustainable building blueprint (SSBB) for the different real estate sectors it invests in. Each sector-specific SSBB takes into account the three key drivers of change in tomorrow’s world: sustainability, technology and people.
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The ups and downs of elevator maintenance
Elevator maintenance can be costly and disruptive. Predictive maintenance using artificial intelligence can provide a less expensive, more responsive lift maintenance service. The approach can be applied across many asset services.
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Real Asset Insight May/June, Sustainable transition
Up to now, sustainability has hardly been an issue when acquiring or leasing a logistics property. That is now changing – which poses a number of challenges for the real estate sector.