Real Estate Research
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Can the renewable energy sector solve the climate crisis?
The renewable energy sector has seen impressive growth rates in the past 20 years. According to the European Environment Agency, the share of renewables in total energy consumption more than doubled, increasing from below 10 percent to 22.5 percent in 2022.
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Targeting the ‘Next Gen’ tourism market is the future of hospitality
‘Next Generation’ travellers in the under-40 age cohort make up the largest group of guests in Europe’s hospitality market and are rapidly catching up with their older peers in terms of total spend on nights away. Yet these younger tourists have been under-serviced for European hotel choices that meet their appetite for modern, affordable accommodation that combines authentic local experiences with environmental responsibility.
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Europe’s emerging alternative sectors
When Harrison Street entered Europe in 2015, alternative sectors like Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and Build-to-Rent (BTR) were considered niche real estate asset classes.
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Real estate is ideal for impact investing
BpfBOUW and ABP demonstrated a significant commitment to sustainable development by jointly allocating €400 million to the Dutch Social Impact Real Estate Partnership, managed by Bouwinvest.
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AI is transforming the data center
Artificial intelligence (AI), formerly relegated to the pages of scientific journals and science fiction narratives, is now permeating the fabric of our everyday lives—and transforming the data center in the process.
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Regenerative real estate investing
Despite an enviable long-term growth record, the U.S. economy hasn’t benefited all groups of U.S. society equally. Growth disproportionately favors higher-net-worth individuals who have benefited not only from higher paying jobs, but also from wealth creation related to home and financial asset ownership. As a result, rising socioeconomic inequality has become one of the biggest challenges of our time.
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Beyond numbers: Using Data Intelligence to identify investment opportunities in real estate
AI-driven Data Intelligence is transforming real estate by uncovering previously hidden trends. Data Intelligence enables informed decisions by combing vast datasets like those provided by multiple listing systems to reveal insights like trends in yield compression.
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Investment Update: fragile recovery on real estate markets
Real estate markets are showing slight signs of recovery. For instance, real estate values seem to stabilise in the first quarter of this year. However, the recovery is still fragile, writes Casper Hesp, Director Investment Management at Achmea Real Estate, in the foreword to the new Investment Update. Investment volume is still low and government bond yields are rising slightly again now that the ECB seems to be waiting longer with interest rate cuts.
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Schroders Capital Global Real Estate Lens April 2024: 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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European real estate market commentary: April 2024
Oliver Kummerfeldt, Head of European Real Estate Research, discusses the economic landscape and provides insights for decision-making in European real estate investments.
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UK real estate market commentary: April 2024
Oliver Kummerfeldt, Head of European Real Estate Research, discusses the economic landscape and provides insights for decision-making in UK real estate investments.
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Catella European Residential Vision Report 2024 – The Epsilon: From a Mitigation World to an Adaptation World
The Epsilon, or Greek letter ‘E’-shaped trifurcation of real estate investment portfolio valuations along alternative pathways from a decarbonisation ‘tipping point’ was introduced in: ‘The Epsilon Great Transformation of Real Estate Markets’ in our European Residential Vision 2023 report, which aimed to conceptualize the integration of climate change mitigation into investment strategies
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Catella European Residential Vision Report 2023 – The Epsilon: Great Transformation of Real Estate Markets
The catalysts of the energy crisis, surging inflation and geopolitical turmoil ignited by the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine are forcing an acceleration in the pace of economic transformation needed to confront two of the greatest challenges of our age: climate change and the poor-rich divide.
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Schroders Capital Investment Outlook: Real Estate H1 2024
We explore the fundamentals underpinning our expectations and views, our conviction themes, the investment strategies benefitting from them, and how we are seeking to position portfolios for outperformance.
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European Real Estate: Why Now?
The European real estate market appears to have passed its cyclical trough—and potentially compelling core and value-add opportunities are emerging across logistics, living, and select areas of the office sector.
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Schroders Capital’s Investment Outlook for UK Real Estate H1 2024
We explore the fundamentals underpinning our expectations and views, our conviction themes, the investment strategies benefitting from them, and how we are seeking to position portfolios for outperformance
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Economic Monthly Businesses Ride to the Rescue
We now expect the economy to avoid a recession in 2024. Businesses are emerging as a backstop. High and rising profit margins, a rebounding manufacturing sector, and a resilient services sector present the opportunity to maintain labor force expansion and, with it, consumer spending.
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Real Estate Outlook – Switzerland, Edition 1H24
User markets support Swiss real estate values
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The Power of AI in real estate: a paradigm shift
The real estate industry, traditionally characterised by its cautious adoption of new technologies, is now at a pivotal juncture. The emergence of AI, with its open-ended and self-evolving nature, promises to fundamentally change the way we live, work and play. This report looks at how AI is currently used across the industry, and how it promises to reshape real estate through an occupier and investment lens.