Real Estate Research – Page 10
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White papersSchroders Capital Investment Outlook: Real Estate H1 2025
There is increasing evidence of positive market movements in relation to activity and transaction pricing – and our value framework suggests that, despite a challenged economic outlook, we are in the early stages of a steady real estate recovery.
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White papersWorking backwards: Dealing with unprecedented policy uncertainty
A reader waking up from a quarter-long slumber on April 1, 2025 would be forgiven for confusing the headlines for an April Fools’ Day prank.
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White papersIf you want peace: How European real estate investors can respond to new geopolitical realities
In December 2024, we wrote, that “if regional procurement increases, European defense contractors will likely need to expand their manufacturing capabilities, which may include a larger real estate footprint.”
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White papersFour-quadrant report - March 2025
This report offers a clear view of U.S. commercial real estate through the four-quadrant framework. It highlights how economic, political, and market trends are impacting public and private equity and debt, with a summary of current conditions and key investment themes.
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White papersAPAC Research Perspective - Q1 2025
The unknowns continue to build in 2025, casting a shadow over broad decision making and growth prospects in the Asia Pacific region.
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White papersSearching for Gold: Strategies for Navigating Debt Opportunities in Uncertain Times
Modern private credit emerged in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the resulting capital constraints, regulatory and otherwise, of traditional bank financing.
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White papersEuropean Residential Returns to Focus on Current Income and Rental Growth
Despite lower mortgage rates and a recovery in lending volumes over the last year, affordability for homeowners is projected to remain challenging as 2025-29 house prices are forecast to increase by 3.5% p.a. in both the Eurozone and the UK.
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White papersThe new real estate cycle: How changed perceptions will be consequential
Global disruptions, technology advancements, and evolving investor perceptions are reshaping opportunities in the new real estate cycle. Learn about the vital role of private capital in driving economic growth and reimagining urban spaces.
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White papersThe future of investment in seniors housing
As financial markets grow increasingly complex and data-driven, alternative asset managers must continuously innovate to maintain a competitive edge. This evolution is particularly important in the Seniors Housing sector, where demographic trends, operational challenges, and regulatory requirements require sophisticated investment strategies.
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White papersAdapting to economic trends in real estate
IREI article – A closer look at the European real estate market and the 5 Ds: debt, deglobalization, demographics, decarbonization, and digitalization
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White papersArchitectural Firms Pension Fund significantly expands mandate in Achmea’s healthcare property fund
Amsterdam, 18 March – The Architectural Firms Pension Fund (‘Pensioenfonds voor de Architectenbureaus’) has given Achmea Real Estate’s Achmea Dutch Healthcare Property Fund (ADHCPF) a new mandate of 58 million euros. This is in addition to the first mandate of €47.5 million with which the pension fund joined the healthcare property fund in 2009.
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White papersHousing plus: Why social infrastructure is key to unlocking the benefits of regeneration
In this third article in our series exploring investment and impact in UK real estate, Christopher Santer, Fund Manager, Positive Impact Investment, Real Estate, discusses social infrastructure needs created by new housing developments, with a particular focus on primary healthcare. Specifically, the article covers why these assets are critical to realising the long-term economic and social success of new housing projects – and how they could enhance investor portfolios.
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White papersNavigating real estate cycles
IREI article on leasing and interest rate cycles and how they may impact real estate opportunities
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White papersFour ways to potentially enhance returns through leverage
Successfully utilizing leverage to enhance returns requires deep expertise. As a top-ten global real estate manager with $22 billion in real estate debt AUM and 60+ years of experience, Principal Real Estate knows how to make leverage work. With $124 billion in transactions over the past decade, we help optimize returns.
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White papersGlobal Living Reimagined
The current housing supply shortage and affordability crisis is very real—and it’s also global. By Hines’ estimates, the global housing market across a group of key developed economies that Hines Research analyzes tells us that we need a net 6.5 million housing units to meet current demand. This lack of supply has caused a global affordability crisis, putting many major markets out of reach for potential homebuyers. One important and potentially unexpected outcome has been a pronounced global proclivity to rent: Over 80% of households in the developed economies we analyzed were in country markets showing clear momentum for renting over buying.
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White papersOpportunities in UK commercial real estate: Navigating a rebounding market
As we’ve previously discussed, the UK commercial real estate market is showing promising signs of recovery, making it an attractive option for investors. According to our newest forecast, various segments within the market are expected to deliver robust returns driven primarily by local supply and demand dynamics rather than yield compression.
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White papersWhy US real estate debt?
Craig Oram, Portfolio Manager and President of LaSalle Debt Investors and Alexandra Levy, Head of Debt Capital Markets, Americas, discuss the reasons why investors are increasing allocations to US real estate debt.
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White papersThe Long-Awaited Renaissance of European Retail
Despite ongoing uncertainty, real retail sales in the Eurozone are projected to grow modestly at 1.7% p.a., outpacing both 1.4% p.a. real GDP and 1.0% p.a. real disposable income growth over the 2025-29 period.
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White papersIs a Functional Approach to Outsourcing the Way Forward?
CFOs and finance leaders are under growing pressure to reduce administrative costs while managing increasingly complex operations. Since 2008, the financial landscape has changed significantly. Portfolios have become more diversified, the number of funds and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) has increased, and regulatory requirements have expanded. At the same time, investors demand greater transparency and faster reporting, while fund managers require more detailed financial projections, budgets, and scenario analyses to navigate market uncertainties.
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White papersListed Real Estate and Cost of Debt: Prudent Optimism
In recent months, most central banks across Europe have shifted from a hawkish stance to a more accommodative monetary policy, marking the beginning of an interest rate-cutting cycle. In the Eurozone, after an intense period of rate hikes in 2022 and 2023, the ECB implemented four 25-basis-point cuts in 2024.
