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Research ReportCOVID-19 Flight: No great migration but a catalyst to existing trends
The COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely affected workers as it forced millions into remote roles for the first time. Yet, despite the rise of telecommuting and advancements in digital communication over the past two decades, migration trends across the nation have actually been in decline after peaking in the 1980’s. We wonder: Has the COVID-19 pandemic reversed this secular trend or will it be a temporary black swan event?
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Measuring the mythical: Quantifying the green premium in real estate
The green premium is an elusive concept. Laurence Monnier reviews the academic literature and crunches some numbers to try and quantify the extra pricing power afforded by more sustainable commercial properties.
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Syntrus Achmea acquires 44 intramural homes for residents with mild intellectual disabilities in Arnhem
Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance, on behalf of the Achmea Dutch Health Care Property Fund (ADHCPF), has purchased 44 intramural housing units in Arnhem, intended for residents with mild intellectual disabilities. The new complex, including communal areas, will be leased to the Siza foundation for a long period.
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Orchard Street completes 54,000 sq ft of new Dunstable industrial lettings, taking Nimbus Park to full occupancy
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed three new lettings totalling c.54,000 sq ft at Nimbus Park industrial estate in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, taking the prime warehouse facility to full occupancy. Nimbus Park, which was acquired by Orchard Street in 2018, is managed on behalf of St. James’s Place UK Plc.
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Green News & Views: What’s the ESG in private equity?
Over the last few years, the private equity industry has radically reassessed the importance and value of ESG to their businesses.
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No Stopping China’s Restocking
FIFO gives China the global distribution edge across export sectors, even those that fell.
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Housing boom: what are the consequences for monetary policy?
Despite the Covid economic shock, house prices have continued to rise in most advanced economies, and are also increasing rapidly in some emerging economies. This is not (yet) a global housing boom. Indeed, indicators of overvaluation remain below those observed before the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) and are still very contrasted across regions.
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LaSalle Investment Management: Building a €1.2 bn pan-European real estate fund
LaSalle are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their flagship open-ended pan-European fund; LaSalle E-REGI which has developed a robust and impressive history in the last decade. The Fund has a well-diversified core portfolio with a proven track record and strong sustainability credentials, unique investment characteristics and excellent performance which has exceeded €1 billion gross asset value.
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How to assess social value: Guidance from Hatch
Asset managers of many different hues claim they are thinking harder about their social role: the ‘S’ in ESG. But evaluating social value generated from investment decisions is not straightforward, as consultant Dr Kelly Watson from Hatch explains.
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Climate-Informed Real Estate Returns In Europe - June 2021
As Europe has been ramping up its vaccinations, it is also coming to grip with the latest Covid-19 variant. In the meantime, restrictions are slowly being lifted after 15 months of various degrees of lockdowns across the region. Attention has already been shifting to the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) planned for early November.
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Shot in the arm for industrial
COVID-19 hit the global economy hard in 2020 with real estate not immune. But certain sectors such as industrial have been resilient and even benefited during and coming out of this downswing.
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Data Centres | Special bulletins
Once seen as a niche sector within real estate, data centres have come to the forefront as real estate investors recognise how the surging need for data storage and processing is creating demand for high quality data centre real estate. As businesses, consumers, and new technologies use ever-increasing amounts of data, these facilities have become the cornerstone of the information economy.
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Asset Manager News
KGAL enters Spanish real estate market with the acquisition of Torre Esteve
High-quality, BREEAM-certified (“very good”), fully leased 19,400 sqm building in prime location
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COIMA establishes group holding company with target AUM of €10 billion
COIMA is a group that has been involved in sustainable real estate investment and development in Italy for over 40 years. In recent years we have developed and still manage 34 LEED-certified buildings, representing approximately 76% of our portfolio.
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The art of living – a new equilibrium for Europe
As millions were asked to work from home in 2020 to help curb COVID-19 infection rates, the long running debate on the optimal work-life balance was finally put to the test.
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KGAL acquires major residential site at Candidplatz in Munich for KGAL Wohnen Core 3 fund
KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG (KGAL) has acquired the first development project for its new fund, KGAL Wohnen Core 3.
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The Blitz, agglomeration economies, and a giant supply-side real estate experiment
The tragedy and destruction caused by the Blitz created an unintended natural experiment in urban redevelopment. Chris Urwin reflects on what this can teach us anything about agglomeration economies and the resilience of cities.
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Real Estate Outlook – Global, Edition 2 - 2021 - Inflation protection desirable
Economic performance varied by country in the first quarter, affected by different paces of progress against the virus. Real estate investment activity slipped slightly, but remained significantly above its nadir in 2020.
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Quick Thoughts: Sourcing Income In Bonds, Real Estate, And Multi-Asset Solutions
Our Chief Market Strategist, Stephen Dover brought together a panel to discuss and share perspectives on recovery, growth, and current opportunities for income.
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Real Estate Outlook – APAC, Edition 2 2021 - Moving sideways
Asia’s growth prospects have been largely based on the resumption of global demand. The key downside risk remains the rate of inoculation vis-à-vis sporadic infection waves.
