Comparison shopping: Commercial real estate investors weigh their options
With a wide array of available options, investors need to consider the desirability of different real estate strategies.
June 1, 2023: Vol. 35, Number 6
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Troubled waters: Real estate portfolio managers discuss how they navigate challenges including interest rates, valuations, sustainability and technology
As real estate markets face a potential global downturn, the role of portfolio manager becomes even more critical in navigating troubled waters.
Blending in: Including active REITs in a real estate allocation can offer benefits for investors
Active REIT managers can deliver enhanced returns from a niche asset class that provides keys to durable alpha, and which comprises a large and diverse opportunity set.
Just asking questions: Discussion topics at the recent editorial board meeting
The following is a selection of the "Food for Thought" questions organized into seven themes, which we are sharing here so our readership can see what the industry is currently thinking about.
Investment choices: Differentiating managers and strategies in the current real estate environment
Proven investment managers that can invest up and down the capital stack and have a tenured team and track record transacting across cycles will be well positioned to find distress and outsized returns.
Isn’t it ironic? Making sense of sustainability in a political world
It is a wee bit ironic that the term “sustainability” has become associated with a liberal political orientation, when the act of “sustaining” something is an essentially conservative one.
Fed raises rates but signals a pause in rate-hiking ahead
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to increase the target federal funds rate by 25 basis points at its May 3 meeting, for a target range of 5.0 percent to 5.25 percent.
Opportunities for investment in industrial outdoor storage
Industrial outdoor storage, or IOS, is a small but growing segment of the commercial real estate market that is receiving increased attention from institutional investors.
AI offers powerful possibilities for real estate investment and management
The opportunities for AI in real estate run the gamut from asset and property management to investment analysis and economic forecasts.
Blackstone closes latest global real estate fund at $30.4b
Blackstone has closed its latest global real estate fund, Blackstone Real Estate Partners X (BREP X), with $30.4 billion of capital commitments.
U.S. labor market remains strong in April
In April, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 253,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Fundraising report: Investors put the brakes on new commitments
During the first three months of the year, only 15 funds reached final closings, raising a meager $12.4 billion, according to Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s IREI.Q database.
Institutional property values continue quarterly decline
The first-quarter 2023 NPI return consisted of 1.01 percent from income and –2.82 percent from negative property appreciation.