Real Assets – Page 44
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White papersThe U.S. office market in a “post-COVID” world: shifting challenges offer rewards and pitfalls
The office sector faces unique challenges during the coming decade. In this special report, we examine the return to a new normal for the office property type and what it means for investors going forward.
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White papersEvergrande Heads for Default
We believe systematic risk beyond the Chinese property market remains limited.
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White papersLetter from Asia: Evergrande is no Lehman
For more than two decades, Evergrande’s journey to become one of China’s largest developer has come at a huge cost: ever rising indebtedness. At US$300 billion, the world’s most indebted property developer is now facing judgement day. Already falling behind on payments to banks, suppliers and holders of onshore wealth management products, interest payments on two Evergrande notes due on September 23 will provide a key test if the developer can meet its obligations to bondholders.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook Global, Edition 3 - 2021: Industrial rides the wave
Recovery in the economy and real estate investment markets gathered pace in the second quarter, though the new Delta variant of the virus poses a threat.
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White papersMaking more possible. Investment opportunities with multi-managers
The multi-manager industry has boomed in recent years with many investors requiring more skills, resources and ways to access the market. Using a multi-manager can reduce the complexity of investing and make even complicated strategies accessible to a wider range of investors.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook Europe, Edition 3 - 2021 - What lies beneath the waters?
Economic recovery is well underway in Europe, although the Delta variant dampens some of the promise from the first half of the year. Investor sentiment is more resilient than the underlying occupier markets, but is heavily targeted towards the “beds, sheds and meds” sectors.
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White papersQ2 2021 U.S. Multifamily Investment Opportunity Post-COVID
U.S. rental housing has seen over time consistently increased demand from institutional real estate investors. Its positioning as an integral part of real estate investment portfolios is demonstrated by its current weighting of 26.8% in the open- end diversified core equity index (ODCE).1
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White papersNo Place Like Home
The demand for single-family housing in the U.S. should be exceptionally strong over the next decade due to a combination of demographic forces and lagging underinvestment in residential stock. Hines Research estimates that the market will require 17 million single-family housing starts from 2021–30. This would represent a dramatic escalation of home construction relative to any decade of the past fifty years and a generational opportunity for residential lot development.
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White papersKeeping Real Estate Portfolios Above Water Amid Rising Sea Levels
As investors increasingly turn their attention to climate risks, concerns about global sea level rise are more frequently influencing investment decisions in real estate markets. The Barings Real Estate team discusses how to measure, analyze and mitigate such risks.
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White papersAustralia - a market awaiting a strong return
The covid-19 pandemic derailed a generation’s economic progress by sending the Australian economy into a technical recession in 2020. A renewed lockdown in New South Wales this year may produce another quarter of falling GDP.
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White papersInfrastructure debt – Opportunities in the post-COVID recovery
As the global economy recovers from the COVID pandemic, companies and governments are re-thinking how economies operate and focusing on rebuilding in a more sustainable way. Recovery efforts are being supported by ambitious government spending plans that focus strongly on infrastructure.
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White papersEuropean Real Estate: To Build or Not to Build?
Higher build costs and longer construction periods pose a potential headwind for profits. But in select markets, developers have the ability to charge a premium rent and potentially exceed required returns.
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White papersRetail – a post-pandemic lease of life?
2020 was considered the retail sector’s annus horribilis as COVID-19 led to a global consumption shock as shops closed their doors because of national lockdown policies.
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White papersThe More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Core CMLs can offer a number of benefits to insurance investors—from a material spread premium over similarly rated corporates, to low historical defaults and delinquency rates, to diversification.
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White papersHow to build an office: Post-pandemic
Watch our video to find out how offices can provide a powerful tool in boosting productivity, and attracting and retaining the best talent.
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White papersThe complexity premium in real estate debt
The withdrawal of banks from property debt markets has sharpened the appeal for investors, who can benefit from both an illiquidity premium and the less widely understood “complexity premium”.
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White papersWhat are the risks in high yield real estate debt?
The high returns of high yield real estate debt are attracting more and more investors. For investors less familiar with the asset class, we explain the key risks and how to manage them.
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White papersUneven Recovery Broadens and Gains Pace
The surge in economic activity is flowing through to the U.S. property markets, albeit unevenly and with its usual lag. The Barings Real Estate team weighs in.
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White papersIs Real Estate An Effective Inflation Hedge?
Long-term sector structural trends in demographics, technological change and ESG are key to long-term income growth—and therefore capital flows and pricing. The Barings Real Estate team weighs in.
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White papersThe More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Core CMLs can offer a number of benefits to insurance investors—from a material spread premium over similarly rated corporates, to low historical defaults and delinquency rates, to diversification.
