Real Assets – Page 8
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Institutional farmland ownership: facilitating the separation of farming operations from its capital base
Institutional investment in farmland is popularly perceived as one of the contributing factors to the consolidation occurring within the agricultural industry, a misconception which deserves scrutiny.
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GRE Real Estate Bulletin - 2023 Q4
Market conditions are gradually improving but remain puzzling
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2024 Real Estate Outlook: Cause for Optimism
While the global economy continues to face challenges, the anticipated decline in interest rates and the resilience of fundamentals in many sectors provide reasons for optimism: it’s the time to protect core assets while actively pursuing opportunities in value-add strategies.
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Top 10 questions real estate markets in 2024: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Last year, we were faced with prolonged high inflation, sharp interest rate hikes and a weak economy, with looming fears of recession.
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A blueprint for ultra-sustainable logistics assets
The real estate sector is responsible for approximately 40% of global carbon dioxide emissions, according to United Nations data, with 70% produced by building operations and the remaining 30% being a consequence of construction activity.
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Biodiversity: a fundamental part of our natural capital
Consideration of the environmental impact of real estate is usually focussed on greenhouse gas emissions during construction and operations. However, another critical aspect is the impact of the built environment on biodiversity.
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The eagle has landed: Art installation creates a buzz in Potsdam
As part of PATRIZIA’s mission to ‘build communities and sustainable futures’, the company seeks to enhance the quality of life for future generations and transform cities into vibrant, community-focused spaces.
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The smart value-add investor – 2024 edition
When the market turned decidedly negative in early 2022, the strong value-add investment opportunity in the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC) came back to mind for many and inspired a number of real estate players to repeat that success. Substantial amounts of capital have since been raised, but very little of it has been invested to date.
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Building resilient natural capital portfolios through diversification
”The lack of correlation across diverse natural capital investment strategies offers great potential for efficiency improvements via portfolio design.”
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Real estate outlook 2024
Private real estate came back down to earth in 2023, hampered primarily by elevated interest rates which weighed on values. Global investment volumes continued to fall throughout the year, with less capital coming into the sector and with buyers and sellers generally unable to agree on price.
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U.S. Commercial Real Estate Debt: Discovering beneficial routes of exposure
Investors are increasingly viewing Commercial Real Estate (CRE) debt as a benefit to the CRE market, which was already the case prior to elevated interest rates. Global AUM of debt funds has been increased 22% per year since 2019 and 62% of global institutional CRE investors were looking to increase their allocation to CRE debt in 2023
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European real estate market commentary: January 2024
The Eurozone’s economic momentum remains weak, with declining GDP and recessionary levels of activity. However, the real estate market shows resilience in certain sectors. Oliver Kummerfeldt, Head of European Real Estate Research, explains how the Eurozone economy is expected to gradually pick up in 2024.
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Schroders Capital Global Real Estate Lens December 2023: 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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How to decarbonise real estate
We explain how investors can quantify the carbon footprint of real estate portfolios and set out decarbonisation pathways.
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2024 private credit outlook: A question of balance
Caution is needed if a recession does arrive.
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2024 Real Assets outlook: A brave new world?
In his annual outlook, Global Head of Investment Strategy & Research Rob Martin considers long-term performance as the combination of structural tailwinds and cyclical opportunities.
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Private Equity Real Estate Investors - Overcoming the Challenge of Sustainability & ESG: Pro-invest Group’s ESG Journey
This case study was written by Claudia Zeisberger, Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise and Academic Director of GPEl, and Alexandra von Stauffenberg, Associate Director of the Global Private Equity Initiative (GPEl), both at INSEAD. It is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation.
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Pro-invest: How to Launch a Private Equity Real Estate Fund
This case study was written by Anne-Marie Carrick, Research Associate, Bowen White, Associate Director Global Private Equity Initiative (GPEI), Claudia Zeisberger, Affiliate Professor of Decision Sciences and Entrepreneurship & Family Business, all at INSEAD It is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation.
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Tackling embodied carbon emissions
The built environment is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, which has put the sector under pressure from regulators, investors and occupiers to improve its performance. To accelerate the transition, asset owners, amongst other strategies, are going to need to embrace retrofitting and adopting new technologies.
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Why Shared Ownership housing economics now look compelling
London’s renters have seen rents rise by up to 10%, while some home owners have seen mortgage rates double on the back of interest rate rises. Likewise, affordability constraints have increased for shared owners, who face higher rents, mortgage payments and service charges. Yet Shared Ownership could still offer considerably better value than other housing options for new buyers.