To make the most real estate cycles, investors should do three things: (1) Look at the leasing cycle, (2) Look at the interest rate cycle, and (3) Put it together, according to a report by Olafur Margeirsson, head of real estate research and strategy – Europe ex-DACH, with UBS Asset Management, Global Real Assets. In the report, “Cycles are inevitable — How can real estate investors make the most of them? A closer look at leasing and interest rate cycles and their combined effects,” which was published in the March issue of Institutional Real Estate Americas, encourages investors to take a more nuanced look into the sectors and markets that comprise the overall commercial real estate market. “Commercial real estate is a prime example of a market that follows this cyclical nature,” says Margeirsson. “The term commercial real estate, however, hides the details of what is going on within the complex nature of different sectors, countries, cities, clima
