Research | Apr 1, 2024 AFIRE Survey ranks L.A., D.C. as top U.S. markets by Andrea Zander Los Angeles, Washington (D.C.), Seattle, Dallas and New York are the top U.S. cities for investment in 2024, according to the AFIRE International Investor Survey.
Lessons learned from China’s overseas property buying spree by Ben Briggs A tsunami of capital flooded onto America’s shores from China from 2014 to 2018, as flush Chinese developers and institutional investors snatched up landmark properties in gateway cities across the United States.
A Q&A on Australia’s top real estate prospects by Jennifer Molloy Australia’s major real estate markets have long been considered gateways for investors seeking to diversify their portfolios into Asia Pacific, reap asset appreciation and attain reliable income streams. But numerous recent interest-rate hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia to tamp down inflation still have some investors on edge.
Transactions | Apr 1, 2024 Rexford Industrial acquires Blackstone industrial assets in combined $1b investment by Released Rexford Industrial Realty and Blackstone announced Rexford Industrial acquired approximately 3 million square feet of industrial properties pursuant to separate transactions with Blackstone Real Estate, including the Blackstone Property Partners strategy as well as Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, for an aggregate purchase price of $1 billion.
SPONSORED: UBS – Quantifying carbon and climate risk by Jennifer Babcock Carbon emissions, loss of biodiversity and physical risk are some of the environmental risks that are becoming increasingly important to real estate owners and investors.
SPONSORED: Actis – Indian life sciences real estate, land and sector of opportunity by Jennifer Babcock India’s tremendous economic growth since 2010 has propelled its life sciences sector to prominence, which is in a position to expand by another approximately 13 percent in the next five years.
SPONSORED: MetLife Investment Management – A clearer, brighter outlook for the 2024 real estate market by Jennifer Babcock Less uncertainty hovers over the real estate market in 2024, compared with the beginning of 2023.
Transactions | Apr 1, 2024 Keppel REIT to acquire 50% interest in Sydney freehold class A office building for $237m by Released Keppel REIT has entered into a contract of sale to acquire an effective 50 percent interest in 255 George Street, a freehold class A office building in Sydney, Australia.
Blue-sky AI: Artificial intelligence and real estate by Benjamin Cole From academia, to major accounting firms, to prestige consultancies of all types, the studies delivered on artificial intelligence (AI) are fashioned in the most sober tones possible — and yet they invariably sound like science fiction.
The jury is still out on the effect of rent controls by Marek Handzel In the global landscape of residential real estate, one puzzle looms large: rent regulations, writes Chris Anderson.
Future priorities in the realm of ESG by Andrea Zander Companies and investors will persist in prioritizing ESG considerations, regardless of the terminology used to describe it.
SPONSORED: CrossHarbor Capital Partners – Lending on construction offers solid opportunities in certain sectors by Jennifer Babcock Where are the best opportunities in commercial real estate credit in the world’s global environment?
SPONSORED: National Real Estate Advisers – How AI will impact the data center industry by Jennifer Babcock The artificial intelligence revolution will have dramatic effects on the data center industry.
Transactions | Apr 1, 2024 ICG Real Estate provides €117m development loan to Salboy by Released ICG Real Estate, the real estate division of ICG, has provided a £100 million (€117 million/$126 million) loan to Salboy Limited to fund the development of a major 556 build-to-sell residential scheme in Manchester’s Green Quarter district.
Research | Mar 29, 2024 Listed REITs near an inflection point for a new cycle of outperformance by Andrea Zander Listed REITs are likely nearing an inflection point for a new cycle of outperformance, according to Principal Asset Management.
Transactions | Mar 29, 2024 AEW acquires logistics asset in Hanover for EUROCORE by Released AEW has completed the off-market acquisition of a newly built, fully let logistics asset in Hanover-Sehnde, Germany, for its open-ended Pan-European core fund EUROCORE.
Transactions | Mar 29, 2024 CIM Group sells 1,180-unit Mason apartment community in Alexandria, Va. by Released CIM Group has sold Mason at Van Dorn.
Research | Mar 29, 2024 BlackRock says to seize the moment by Andrea Zander Blackrock’s latest quarterly U.S. real estate report, Seize the Moment, highlights a window of opportunity for investors due to dislocation in the capital market and underscores the implications of long-term structural shifts on the broader investment landscape.
Research | Mar 29, 2024 Data center asking rents surged as much as 54% over eight months by Andrea Zander Average asking rental rates in key North American data center markets increased by 20 percent to 54 percent over the last eight months, according to CBRE.
Research | Mar 29, 2024 Placer.ai: Mall visits return to pre-COVID levels by Andrea Zander Mall visits are returning to pre-COVID levels, according to data by Placer.ai, which analyzed trends from the past couple of years, revealing that most types of malls are seeing their visits slowly recover.