All REIM articles – Page 77
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White papersEDITORIAL: What’s next in these times of uncertainty?
It is a question everyone is asking. Today, we have spiralling inflation, rising energy and living costs and an explosion in construction costs. All industry sectors are impacted by the current crisis and economic slowdown. Any reasonable investor has to be cautious in such an environment.
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White papersThe Rising Demand for Healthy Buildings
Lest we needed a reminder, the pandemic we are all living through has made clear the ways in which buildings contribute to our well-being—from providing workplaces that are safe, having comfortable and functional spaces to shelter in place, and in serving society’s most acute health and welfare needs.
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Asset Manager NewsWelput secures financing for UK’s largest 100% Electric Net Zero Office
Welput, the specialist central London office fund managed by BentallGreenOak(BGO), has recapitalised its ownership of the landmark site, 105 Victoria Street, and secured a £400m development finance facility to fund the construction of the scheme, due to commence this year.
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White papersWhere Trust and Performance Meet feat. Co-CEO, Sonny Kalsi
Sonny Kalsi is the Co-CEO of BentallGreenOak (BGO) and is based in Miami, Florida. He was a founder of GreenOak Real Estate in 2010 and, together with the team, built the business organically to $12 billion of assets under management in 10 countries with over 100 employees. Before co-founding GreenOak, he was the Global Co-Head of Morgan Stanley’s Real Estate Investing (MSREI) business and President of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds until 2009.
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Research ReportBentallGreenOak’s 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report
It’s been two years since the creation of BGO’s Culture Code, a unifying motto for employees on how to work productively and with integrity. I’m always gratified to see how our Culture Code has manifested itself in every aspect of our work and how the code has become words to live by for our colleagues around the world.
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Strengthens ESG Performance in 2022 GRESB Assessment
Singapore, 18 October 2022 – GLP announced today outstanding results in the 2022 GRESB assessment, the leading global environmental social and governance (“ESG”) benchmark for real estate and infrastructure investments across the world. Eighteen funds across Asia, Europe and the Americas comprising 55% of GLP’s real estate assets under management and 47% of its gross floor area were submitted for assessment.
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White papersTime for hotel operators to lift the bar on sustainable operations
Free WiFi – tick. Comfortable bed – tick. Great location – tick. These are just some of the amenities travelers scour through hotel reviews to find. The presence (or absence) of these can help to make or break a holiday. However, there is one more attribute tourists are increasingly looking for when choosing where to base themselves: sustainability.
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White papersIs the time ripe? Contributing to carbon reduction with energy storage
Many factors have contributed to making entering this sector particularly interesting. The increased growth of the electric vehicle sector led to a broader global manufacturing capacity, which resulted in decreasing batteries costs. This has made the use of energy storage cost-competitive for the first time.
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White papersHow the Inflation Reduction Act boosts listed infrastructure
While its name doesn’t reflect it, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law in August 2022 is the most substantial U.S. legislation ever passed pertaining to climate policy. Approximately $370 billion of the $730 billion package is earmarked for energy and climate change programs.
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Asset Manager NewsLeading in Sustainability; IPUT awarded 5 Stars by GRESB
IPUT Real Estate has been awarded a maximum 5-star rating for both standing investments and developments in the 2022 GRESB Real Estate assessment.
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Asset Manager NewsGRESB awards five-star ratings to a.s.r. real estate’s retail, residential and office funds
Science Park Fund rises from two to four stars and is global leader in the Technology/Science category
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White papersOpportunities in Moderate Income Rental Housing
Over the past several decades, the residential rental sector has grown from relative obscurity to become one of the largest and most important institutional investment asset classes.
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White papersImpact investing: Resiliency of affordable housing investments
The affordable housing sector remains an attractive strategy within real estate given the sector’s economic resilience compared with other housing sub-asset classes. The essential need for housing means demand is steady throughout the economic cycle, including recessionary environments.
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Asset Manager NewsOptimism abounds at AHICE Aotearoa
Over 450 delegates were in attendance for the inaugural AHICE Aotearoa at The Pullman Auckland on Thursday.
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White papersReal Estate Outlook – US, Edition September 2022
“We continue to focus our strategies on defensive positioning while economic uncertainties persist. This typically includes marginal movements around strategy targets; less leverage, lower amount of value-add activities, and a focus on increasing occupancy over rent growth in retail and office.”
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Research ReportReal Estate Perspectives - October 2022
With a deteriorating economic outlook, against a background of geopolitical tensions and high inflation, Europe faces a growing risk of recession.
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White papersPerspectives in today’s real estate market
Uncertainty has increased globally due to inflation and conflict, but real estate continues to offer long-term thematic tailwinds:
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Asset Manager NewsGLP Releases Annual ESG Report
Singapore, 11 October 2022 – GLP today announced the release of its annual global environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) report detailing its vision and efforts to reduce environmental impact, address climate change, support local communities, promote diversity, uphold corporate governance and more.
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White papersDiversification with opportunity – European real estate
European real estate offers investors the opportunity to diversify their existing portfolio while participating in long-term trends. Swiss private investors, for example, usually focus on the domestic real estate market. However, institutional investors have recognized the opportunities and advantages of European real estate in recent years and have started to introduce foreign investments into their existing portfolios.
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White papersInvestment Opportunities in Private Commercial Mortgage Investments
At approximately $5.2 trillion, just over half the size of the U.S. corporate bond market, the U.S. commercial mortgage market is home to a variety of attractive investment opportunities.
