Real Assets – Page 4
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White papersNavigating growth: Real estate trends and opportunities in the European life sciences market
A large part of economic activity takes place within buildings. Therefore, real estate must meet the needs of the real economy as it develops and grows. The life sciences industry and its real estate demand are on the rise, aided by demographics and scientific progress. Thus, real estate focused on meeting the increasing needs of this part of the economy represents an attractive risk-adjusted investment opportunity for value-add and core investors alike.
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White papersFive Structural Themes Driving Real Estate Investment
Commercial real estate demand and performance are driven by cyclical and structural factors. Cyclical factors, such as interest rates, consumer spending and employment, vary with economic cycles.
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White papersReal Estate House View: United Kingdom - First half-year 2024
Based on the view that interest rates and therefore gilt yields are unlikely to return to their cyclical lows, the outlook for real estate investment is changing.
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White papersReal Estate House View: Switzerland - First half-year 2024
The construction industry will have breathed a sigh of relief. The construction cost index recently rose by just 1.4% year-on-year. The sharp temporary increase thus remains an anomaly triggered by the shortage of supply. Prices for building materials, which are largely imported, were the main driver prior to the rise in interest rates, as the Drewry World Container Index shows. However, no price reductions are expected in 2024. The higher interest on borrowing is set to drive prices until mid-2024 at the latest. On top of this, additional planning requirements could potentially account for up to 2 percentage points of construction inflation.
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White papersReal Estate House View: Europe - First half-year 2024
When is the right time to re-enter the market? Fears of investing whilst values are falling has put significant downwards pressure on investment volumes. Instead, real estate investors have been monitoring government bond yields, seeking stability in the so called ‘risk free rate’ as an indication that property yields have also stabilised. Into 2024, we expect investment activity to pick back up, supporting price discovery. Although the first half-year may only show tentative signs of improvement, by the second we believe activity will regain momentum.
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White papersResilience in life sciences: IREI article on the UK versus US life sciences markets
The definition of life sciences real estate - For the purpose of this article, life sciences is defined as an industry that comprises companies involved in the research, development and manufacture of pharmaceuticals, therapies and medical devices, which help to foster medical innovations with the ultimate aim of extending the length and quality of human life. Life sciences real estate is property specifically designed and built for companies within the industry.
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White papersSchroders Capital Global Real Estate Lens May 2024: your go-to guide to global property markets
Our latest analysis highlights the key data and trends that matter to global real estate investors.
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White papersKeynote Interview: The third wave of decarbonisation
Tackling the carbon footprint of heating and hard-to-abate sectors is paramount if net-zero ambitions are to be fully realised, says Schroders Greencoat’s James Samworth in an article originally published by Infrastructure Investor magazine.
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White papersPrivate Markets Investment Outlook Q2 2024: A new investment environment
Private markets are entering Q2 2024 with a reshaped investment landscape. The normalisation of fundraising and valuation adjustments for specific strategies have set the stage for promising investment opportunities.
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White papersKeynote Interview: Cultivating a customer-centric approach
A shift from passive to active ownership models is key to achieving operational excellence at the asset level, says Schroders Capital’s James MacNamara, in an article originally published by PERE magazine
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White papersU.S. retail is shaping up to outperform in 2024
Retail property markets ended 2023 in a position of strength. Property fundamentals are healthy, particularly across open-air and necessity retail segments with vacancy rates below their long-term average across most markets.
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White papersRedefining real assets: Megatrends and their impact on investment strategies
Demand for real assets is underpinned by megatrends which persist throughout market cycles, allowing investors to develop forward-looking investment strategies with confidence. These long-term, structural changes increasingly drive the demand and supply of real assets – natural capital, real estate and infrastructure.
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White papersRedefining real assets: The Megatrends series
Demand for real assets is underpinned by megatrends which persist throughout market cycles, allowing investors to develop forward-looking investment strategies with confidence. Megatrends play out slowly and are inherently difficult to disrupt. But over the last few years we have seen a period of unprecedented change.
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White papers2024 Trends and Tactics: Real estate opportunities and risks in the current environment
Discover the latest real estate market trends in our quarterly research report. Dive deeper into regional market and sector conditions to find out the tactics we incorporate into our investment decisions.
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White papersLogistics Remains Favorite As Take-Up And Values Are Projected To Recover
The European macroeconomic outlook has improved in H1 2024 as both retail sales and industrial output rebounded. Together with normalizing global supply chains and continued growth in e-commerce sales penetration, logistics take up is projected to recover from its recent slowdown.
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White papersEuropean Real Estate: An Uneven Path Ahead
Downward price pressures are easing in the European real estate market. The timing of recoveries in pricing by geographies and sectors likely will occur in line with variations in real estate debt refinancing funding gaps and long-term growth drivers. The Barings Real Estate team discusses how this is shaping investment opportunities.
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White papersEuropean Logistics: Why Now
Why European Logistics? During the previous property cycle, the European logistics sector emerged as a standout performer, driven by robust fundamentals and enduring demand trends.
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White papersIPM – Edition May 2024: Our semi-annual insights into private markets
The path that real asset owners have trodden over the last two years has been challenging. Investment volumes have hit record lows in some markets, at least in terms of inflation-adjusted figures. The bifurcation between markets’ performance has also been vast: according to MSCI1, US offices have seen their capital values drop by more than 30% from year-end 2021, while US industrial values are up nearly 5% over the same time period. And while not as extreme, similar stories can be said for many other private markets.
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White papersNear-term opportunities and long-term trends
After the correction, we assess those areas that we believe might benefit over the coming months – and the megatrends set to define the years to come.
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White papersMegatrends: Transformative technology
Artificial intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI (GenAI), is poised to affect virtually every sector of the global economy and transform the workforce.
