Americas Too much of a good thing? Despite increased competition, investors remain optimistic about growth opportunities in niche sectors Given the historical success of alternative sectors, there is a lot more focus, attention and capital directed at niche assets, such as student housing, storage, senior housing, life sciences and data centers.
Americas Marking to market: Property appraisals become more challenging in the absence of an active transaction market Appraising the value of an asset is always a combination of art and science, but in the current environment it has become more challenging, and more fraught.
Americas Mindset shift: How to think about and utilize data-driven analytics in real estate investing Real estate investors need to adopt a stock picker’s mindset rather than a sector allocation focus. More than ever, a quantitative, objective and granular approach to analyzing real estate is needed.
Americas Good manufacturing practices: An in-depth analysis of life sciences GMP real estate Many investors have failed to distinguish the two main types of life sciences real estate: research and development (R&D) facilities and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facilities.
Americas The REIT call: The case for REITs in real estate allocations Real estate is an important building block for constructing multi-asset portfolios. REITs, however, are often overlooked by institutional investors.
Americas The unraveling: Distress in the market — and what to do about it I’ve been wondering when the long bull market in commercial real estate finally would begin to unravel. Well, the signs of distress are all around us now.
Americas Medical office offers enhanced core real estate benefits Medical office buildings can play an important role in a diversified core real estate portfolio, but are currently underrepresented in institutional real estate portfolios, according to a recent white paper from Upshot Capital Advisors.
Americas Office market sees greater emphasis on flexibility The hybrid work model — employees dividing their time between home and office — has come to dominate the market, and flexible office solutions are stepping in to support greater flexibility in where employees work.
Americas Grocery-anchored retail appears attractive to investors and lenders Investors are growing increasingly interested in the retail sector, especially grocery-anchored retail and neighborhood centers. That is one of the key takeaways from RCLCO’s monthly webinar at the end of May.
Americas Cold storage is hot among investors National cold storage development hit an all-time high of 9.8 million square feet by the end of 2022, driven by a proliferation of users and operators.
Americas M&A activity led by REIT mergers Merger activity in April was led by the commercial real estate sector, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence’s M&A Deal Tracker.