All United States articles – Page 32
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White papersNo Need to Call the Bottom – Examining Fund Vintage in the US
Rising financing costs since the Fed began to institute a series of rate hikes in March 2022 have put downward pressure on commercial real estate values. Indeed, the 11.9% annual decline in property values in the NCREIF Property Index (NPI) in 2023 was slightly worse than the annual losses suffered in 1991, 1992, and 2008 and is the second-worst year of appreciation returns since the index’s inception in 1978.
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White papersQ1 2024 - U.S. Economic and Property Market Outlook
U.S. economic growth slowed sharply over the first three months of 2024, decelerating from more than 4% annualized growth recorded during the second half of 2023 to only 1.6% for the first quarter.
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White papersThe Case for U.S. & EU Industrial Real Estate
The industrial sector has become a global favorite amongst institutional investors as large structural shifts already underway, accelerated during the pandemic.
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PodcastA World in Debt: US Treasuries
Guy: Welcome everyone to the “MIM Cuts to the Chase” podcast series. I’m your host, Guy Haselmann, and today we will discuss and unravel the US Treasury Bond market – which I often refer to as “the most important market in the world”. In light of the record-breaking U.S. Treasury issuance and looming large fiscal deficits, I think our discussion here couldn’t be timelier.
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White papersU.S. multifamily housing: Distress can create opportunity
The U.S. multifamily housing sector faces challenges from both overdevelopment and capital market pressures, with ongoing issues anticipated through 2025. However, solid macroeconomic fundamentals and sustained demand, particularly from younger generations favoring rentals, offer potential opportunities in the medium-term for well-capitalized investors to exploit distress in the market.
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White papersUS logistics and industrials: shifting sands in the supply chain
There is an ongoing shift in logistics away from the West Coast in the US. Read more about our views.
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White papersThe Case for a U.S. Productivity Boom
The economy in any single year is subject to the vagaries of chance and, as such, can be “noisy”. Near-term volatility that exerts short-term stress into markets may be front of mind for most investors, but it is long-term trends that provide us with the best view of the future, especially for those with long investment horizons.
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Asset Manager NewsHines Named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies List
Hines, the global real estate investment manager, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. Ranking in the top five of the Urban Development and Real Estate category, Hines is recognized for its achievements in innovation, sustainability and environmental stewardship.
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White papersGold has been shining bright this year
”Expectations of a Fed pivot to cut rates likely drove the recent, sharp surge in gold. Now, geopolitical risks and concerns over lack of fiscal prudence from governments could support the demand for metals.”
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White papersA sort-of Super Tuesday
This week played host to ‘Super Tuesday’, a key date in the US presidential election calendar where key states hold their primary elections. This year’s results yielded few surprises and set up the 2024 US Presidential election to be a rematch of 2020.
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White papersMarkets heed data, not Fed Speak
Strong reports have swayed expectations for rate cuts rather than the Fed’s constant blaring.
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VideoThe stars (and stripes) align: The overlooked appeal of US SMID
In our latest video insight, Charlotte Daughtrey, Equity Investment Specialist, makes the case for US SMID (small and mid-sized) stocks, which can sometimes get overlooked amid the hype around the so-called ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks, but can represent a particularly exciting area of the market.
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White papers6 questions concerning the weakness behind US resiliency
Do you see recent US data pointing to stubborn inflation? In January we had some upside surprises, encompassing import prices, producer prices, both headline and core CPI, and the PCE deflator. We think prices were in part boosted by seasonal factors which are not fully accounted for in the usual seasonal adjustment, something that also happened last year.
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White papersSuper Tuesday points to a super-charged battle
“A Trump-Biden rematch looks likely in November. As we move closer to the elections, market uncertainty will rise given the candidates’ divergent approach to foreign policy and geopolitics.”
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White papersThe Long Good Buy: Successfully Redeploying In Today’s Market
The heart of the buy-hold-sell decision is recognizing there are two real estate market cycles that interact with each other.
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White papersSelf-storage: creating its own market
With retail and more recently offices falling out of favour with many investors, all eyes are on alternative property types. Among the most popular is self-storage, though as with any opportunity, a key consideration should be to separate the hype from the substance – or at least cyclical from structural drivers.
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White papersThe case for U.S. & EU industrial real estate
The industrial sector has become a global favorite amongst institutional investors as large structural shifts already underway accelerated during the pandemic.
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White papersU.S. Economic and Property Market Outlook - Q4 2023
The U.S. economy continues to surprise to the upside, posting annualized fourth-quarter real GDP growth of 3.3% (3.1% year over year) on top of the nearly 5% annualized growth in the third quarter.
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White papersCan the US sustain a rising debt burden?
The United States is approaching an unprecedented level of debt, exceeding historical highs experienced post-World War II. This situation indicates that fiscal adjustment is unavoidable, as the country cannot simply outgrow its debt dilemma. Despite high domestic and external demand for US debt, relying on this demand amid such significant debt increases is risky.
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White papersThe time for the US renewables market is now
The US renewables market appears to be primed for growth due to the cost effectiveness of electricity produced from renewable energy technologies, a steady demand for power, and the strong voluntary and regulatory support framework in place backing the energy transition, making it an attractive investment opportunity despite common political misconceptions.
