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Logistics Real Estate Trends

Logistics real estate has substantial untapped potential for net zero portfolios and decarbonisation. This is what investors are uncovering.
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Logistics Real Estate Trends

Logistics real estate has substantial untapped potential for net zero portfolios and decarbonisation. This is what investors are uncovering.
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Which Asia Pacific Real Estate Markets

Asia Pacific Real Estate markets have seen strong inflows. But Singapore, Seoul, China, Japan have very different factors at play.
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Which Asia Pacific Real Estate Markets

Asia Pacific Real Estate markets have seen strong inflows. But Singapore, Seoul, China, Japan have very different factors at play.
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Office Real Estate Outlook

Real Estate Investment Managers seem more bullish on Offices than investors. Do their stats add up? Or does the segment need time to find equilibrium.
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Office Real Estate Outlook

Real Estate Investment Managers seem more bullish on Offices than investors. Do their stats add up? Or does the segment need time to find equilibrium.
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Demographics and U.S. CRE

Demographics will have a profound but probably very different impact on U.S. Commercial Real Estate (CRE) than most traditional relationships suggest.
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Demographics and U.S. CRE

Demographics will have a profound but probably very different impact on U.S. Commercial Real Estate (CRE) than most traditional relationships suggest.
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Careful market selection beats demographic headwinds

US commercial real estate (CRE) investors are well-versed in the importance of economic growth to property investment performance.
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Careful market selection beats demographic headwinds

US commercial real estate (CRE) investors are well-versed in the importance of economic growth to property investment performance.
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What To Expect from Real Asset Debt

Real Estate Debt and Infrastructure Debt have been popular asset classes for institutional investors. But will these illiquid assets perform in recession.
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What To Expect from Real Asset Debt

Real Estate Debt and Infrastructure Debt have been popular asset classes for institutional investors. But will these illiquid assets perform in recession.
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The Price of Timber

Timberland Investing is no longer just about stable cashflows. Timberland is experiencing several exogenous shocks that is impacting prices. Some good.
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The Price of Timber

Timberland Investing is no longer just about stable cashflows. Timberland is experiencing several exogenous shocks that is impacting prices. Some good.
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Is The Green Office Premium Sustainable

Whether the Green Office Premium will continue may depend on rating concentration by location and building value.
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Is The Green Office Premium Sustainable

Whether the Green Office Premium will continue may depend on rating concentration by location and building value.
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Impact Investors in Real Estate

Affordable housing is attracting investors looking to make an impact with their Real Estate portfolios. U.S and U.K affordable housing theme is trending.
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Impact Investors in Real Estate

Affordable housing is attracting investors looking to make an impact with their Real Estate portfolios. U.S and U.K affordable housing theme is trending.
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The Positive Impacts of US LIHTC Investing

Investments in US Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) are an excellent example of impact investing. Impact investing seeks to create positive social...
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The Positive Impacts of US LIHTC Investing

Investments in US Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) are an excellent example of impact investing. Impact investing seeks to create positive social...
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REITs and Portfolio Protection

Whether REITs help protect portfolios in a rising rate and high inflation environment is a function of who you ask, and the ability to raise rents.
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REITs and Portfolio Protection

Whether REITs help protect portfolios in a rising rate and high inflation environment is a function of who you ask, and the ability to raise rents.
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Impact On CRE Of Hybrid Working

Long Term Structural Change for CRE Ahead?
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Office Real Estate 1H22 Stats

Office Real Estate 1H22 Stats - Across Europe's top 25 markets, 5.6 million square metres of commercial office space was let in 1H22.
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Office Real Estate 1H22 Stats

Office Real Estate 1H22 Stats - Across Europe's top 25 markets, 5.6 million square metres of commercial office space was let in 1H22.
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Decarbonising Portfolios

Decarbonising portfolios, food security, inflation protection and income are key themes with institutional investors. Farmland ticks many of these boxes.
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Decarbonising Portfolios

Decarbonising portfolios, food security, inflation protection and income are key themes with institutional investors. Farmland ticks many of these boxes.
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Good Entry Point for U.S. REITs

REIT forward estimates, intrinsic value discounts and strong fundamentals support the case for REITs today. But there may be clouds ahead.
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Good Entry Point for U.S. REITs

REIT forward estimates, intrinsic value discounts and strong fundamentals support the case for REITs today. But there may be clouds ahead.
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Inflation Protection Land Based Assets

Land Based Assets such as Farmland and Timberland by definition should have a high correlation with CPI. But sensitivities do differ across assets.
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Inflation Protection Land Based Assets

Land Based Assets such as Farmland and Timberland by definition should have a high correlation with CPI. But sensitivities do differ across assets.
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Infrastructure vs. Real Estate Investing

Infrastructure and Real Estate Investing both capture an illiquidity premium and produce stable income streams. But there are important differences.
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Infrastructure vs. Real Estate Investing

Infrastructure and Real Estate Investing both capture an illiquidity premium and produce stable income streams. But there are important differences.
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Hybrid Working Impacts Real Estate

Office Real Estate valuations rely on the ability of landlords to raise rents. But there are some assumptions that may no longer hold with hybrid working.
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Hybrid Working Impacts Real Estate

Office Real Estate valuations rely on the ability of landlords to raise rents. But there are some assumptions that may no longer hold with hybrid working.
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Agriculture Investing & Net Zero

Creating Net Zero Portfolios involves minimising CO2 per dollar invested. Agriculture, Farmland and Timberland represent popular Natural Capital Options
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Agriculture Investing & Net Zero

Creating Net Zero Portfolios involves minimising CO2 per dollar invested. Agriculture, Farmland and Timberland represent popular Natural Capital Options
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Infrastructure Investing Mega Trends

Infrastructure investors are benefitting from five simultaneous crises that have catapulted investment opportunities up the world's priority list.
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Infrastructure Investing Mega Trends

Infrastructure investors are benefitting from five simultaneous crises that have catapulted investment opportunities up the world's priority list.
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Passive vs Active Commodity Investing

Commodity market exposure can be bought via passive ETF's. But for investors looking to capture all commodity benefits, active approaches may be smarter.
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Passive vs Active Commodity Investing

Commodity market exposure can be bought via passive ETF's. But for investors looking to capture all commodity benefits, active approaches may be smarter.
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The Strategic Case For Commodities

Commodity investing is gaining a lot of attention due to it's diversification and hedging properties. But building the ideal portfolio is not that simple.
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The Strategic Case For Commodities

Commodity investing is gaining a lot of attention due to it's diversification and hedging properties. But building the ideal portfolio is not that simple.
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Single Family House For Rent

The U.S. Single Family Rental Housing market may be one third of the size of the U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market, but it should not be ignored.
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Single Family House For Rent

The U.S. Single Family Rental Housing market may be one third of the size of the U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market, but it should not be ignored.
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