Real Assets – Page 21
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White papersIs 2023 the year of value-add?
These are, it has to be said, dramatic times. No sooner than most of the world was starting to emerge from the long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was confronted with another crisis.
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White papersWhy UK real estate looks poised to recover
UK real estate has endured a tough nine months, but we think the makings of a recovery are starting to fall into place.
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White papersInvesting in water - A raft of solutions
The opportunities are not only a consequence of climate change effects – severe flooding or drought – but also of decades of under-investment in clean and wastewater infrastructure. Water is pervasive: every economic activity consumes water, and we believe nearly every company needs to improve how it manages that consumption.
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White papersIPM – Edition March 2023
2023 started with optimism for private markets. The eurozone allayed fears and grew slightly in 4Q22, while the US economy maintained a good pace of expansion. Warm weather curbed energy use in Europe and natural gas tanks remained close to full.
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White papersGTIS Partners Completes Land Sales in California and Arizona
Beachwalk Property to Provide 292 Single-Family Homes in Supply-Constrained Southern California. Merrill Ranch Site to Comprise 12,000 Homes and Commercial Space in Arizona
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White papersPubs, trams, schools: Framing PATRIZIA’s amenities insights through Manchester as a case study
The regulars at Coronation Street’s Rovers Return pub, who pop into their local every day to discuss the latest dramas, hardships and goings-on in their lives, are well served. The characters in the British TV’s long-running serial drama live practically on the pub’s doorstep, just a quick stroll down the cobbled street that runs through fictional Weatherfield in Manchester. In real life, the rents on their terraced houses would be steep: according to PATRIZIA’s research, the closer you live to a pub, the higher the rent charged.
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White papersISA Briefing: China’s great reopening
After nearly three years of enforcing a comprehensive approach to COVID-19, involving frequent testing, rigorous contact tracing and strict border quarantines, China unexpectedly ended its zero-COVID policy in early December 2022.
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White papersDecarbonising the built environment
We assess the financial and environmental pros and cons of developing new buildings versus retrofitting old ones.
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White papersThe Case for US Real Estate Debt
Private commercial real estate debt (CRE debt) is an income-focused, downside-mitigated strategy that has historically experienced little correlation to real estate equity. Among its virtues are a track record of relatively low volatility strategy and potential for upside in a rising rate environment.
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White papersMonthly Research Report: February 2023
Average Quality Returns Not Consistenly Higher Than Prime
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White papersJoint interview with Markus Benzler and Jochen Mende on private equity and secondaries
Why consider investing in private equity (PE) now?
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White papersTechnology investment in the built environment and the path to net zero
The transition to net zero will almost certainly be one of the most significant capital outlays in history. A 2022 report from Goldman Sachs noted that Electrification ‘is poised to revolutionise European Economies and our everyday lives’ and that this effort would ‘need to mobilise €3.7 trillion of capital, most into green energy infrastructure, to develop renewables, upgrade power grids, refurbish buildings and to support the switch to electricity for mobility real estate and manufacturing.’
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White papersNo time but the present for value-add investing
These are, it has to be said, dramatic times. No sooner than most of the world was starting to emerge from the long shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was confronted with another crisis. As a result of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, energy costs started spiralling last year, causing havoc in economies worldwide. Inflation was already going to be an issue, but the war - by far the largest in Europe since World War II - made the situation far worse.
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White papersGreater possibilities together as responsible investors
Institutional investors are increasingly seeking investment strategies that produce positive environmental, social & governance (ESG) outcomes while also delivering sustainable returns.
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White papersSecular tailwinds creating infrastructure debt opportunities
Infrastructure debt remains an attractive opportunity despite a challenging economic outlook that could bring with it an increase in credit market defaults, argue David Cooper, Head of EMEA and Australian Infrastructure Debt and Jacob Otto, Director, Debt Product Specialist of IFM Investors
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White papersThe case for net lease/sale leasebacks in Europe
2022 was no doubt a challenging year the European economy and European commercial real estate (“CRE”). Investors and occupiers have had to adjust quickly to a new regime of higher financing costs, lower liquidity and slower economic growth.
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White papersLaSalle Investment Management – insights into value investing in Europe
Our insight report into value investing in Europe highlights the importance of expertise and experience in investing in today’s real estate markets, which are characterised by an abundance of unmeasurable uncertainty over quantifiable risk.
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White papersKeynote interview: The great renewables opportunity
In this article originally published by Infrastructure Investor magazine, Richard Nourse, managing partner at Schroders Greencoat, says renewables represent one of the fastest growing and most exciting aspects of the infrastructure universe and provide secure – often inflation-linked – income
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White papersExpert Q&A: Real estate debt; a compelling asset class in tough times
In this article originally published by Private Debt Investor magazine, Natalie Howard, Head of Real Estate Debt, Schroders Capital, insists it’s a great time to consider the property lending sector, with the banks pulling back and the competitive environment favourable to lenders.
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White papersISA Briefing: Energy back as key in real estate outcomes
We property strategists are accustomed to working with traditional real estate variables such as net absorption, rental growth and vacancy rates. But in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no choice but to go on a crash course in previously unfamiliar epidemiological concepts like positivity rates, R-naught¹ and vaccine effectiveness, as these suddenly became drivers of short-term real estate conditions.
