Real Assets – Page 30
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APAC: Opportunities to counter Western volatility
There is a growing consensus that the Asia Pacific is emerging as a relatively safe harbour in these turbulent times. Price pressures are relatively subdued in most of Asia, which suggests that central banks may not follow Western economies with aggressive rate hikes.
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APAC “Value tracks” and “value traps” in APAC
Population growth and changing lifestyles have increased the propensity to rent amongst urbanites. While the national population of Japan is declining, positive net internal migration has been driving population growth in key cities.
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Retail: Looking behind the headlines, opportunities for the cautious and the brave
The headlines for retail real-estate investors were difficult before the Covid-19 pandemic, worse through it and arguably struggling coming out of the other side. The retail real-estate market remains challenging at a headline level, but the detail is more interesting and opportunities prevail.
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Logistics: Urban Industrial & Logistics will weather the storm better than most
The standard distribution logistics sector proved its resilience at the height of the pandemic. It fulfilled its supply mandate superbly, and is expected to continue its strong performance despite the current challenging economic environment.
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Debt: Targeting the opportunities for alternative lenders
Against the current volatile macroeconomic backdrop, the lending community is likely to be more cautious in 2023, meaning the overall supply of debt finance will be constrained in the short term. Where debt is available, it will reflect the uncertain environment, i.e. lower leverage at a higher cost.
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Data enhances the investment process
The measurement of the world has advanced considerably through digitalisation. This has also increased the demands on the investment management of real estate.
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European Real Estate: Darkest, Then a New Dawn?
The year ahead likely marks the trough in the property cycle, which will have implications for investment outperformance for years to come. The Barings Real Estate team discusses.
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Monthly Research Report: January 2023
Debt Funding Gap Widens As Lower Collateral Values & Icr Bite
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Ready for net zero?
With the UK government committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, there’s a growing focus on the transition readiness of UK real estate sectors, and the implications for portfolios.
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Affordable housing, for long-term impact and growth
Definitions help investors assess the prospects and risks of real estate on a consistent basis, none more so than with regard to Living real estate. As highlighted elsewhere in our Outlook 2023, we are sure that ‘affordability’ is key to successful Living investment strategies and must be a focus for responsible long-term investors.
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Europe’s living sector is coming of age, and will come out of this cycle strongly
The Living sector has provided stable yields and substantial capital growth for much of the past decade, fuelled by low interest rates, extreme demand/supply imbalances and increased private and institutional investment. As a result, European net initial yields have fallen sharply. But rising inflation and interest rates have brought this cycle to an abrupt end.
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Primonial REIM Germany Perspectives: Investor's view on the German Real Estate Market
Winter is in full swing and even historically cold December weeks have not led to energy shortages or even blackouts in Germany. There is little to suggest that this situation will change in the coming months.
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Lower for longer, no longer.
Changing Yields, Property Valuations, and Investment Opportunities
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What the energy transition means for infrastructure investing
The energy transition is providing numerous infrastructure opportunities as the world moves from hydrocarbons to renewable energy.
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Why we see favorable entry points emerging for REITs
Listed REITs have likely priced in a recession; Our analysis points to a recovery next.
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2023 Global Real Estate Outlook - 3
Barings experts in the U.S. and Europe discuss the risks and opportunities for commercial real estate debt and equity heading into 2023.
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Data centers: Empowering a data-driven world
Data centers have become critical components of our growing dependence on technology. Surging demand coupled with high barriers to entry for new supply and a global search for attractive investment returns have brought the sector to center stage.
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Investing in commercial real estate debt
Commercial real estate debt (CRE) continues to see strong interest from investors globally, especially in today’s volatile, rising interest rate environment.
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2023 - a tough year ahead, but opportunities will abound
There can be little doubt that Europe, indeed most of the world, is facing challenging times. The global economic outlook has weakened due to a long list of economic, geopolitical, pandemic- and climate-related headwinds.
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Going global: Global real estate through a Japanese lens
Japanese interest rates on hold while they rise elsewhere means that hedging costs have risen for Japanese investors. Going global in real estate continues to bring benefits in terms of reducing concentration risk and tactically benefiting from markets in different phases.