Americas Running lean: Will outsourcing be a key element of the investment management firm of the future? The outsourcing of accounting or certain areas of asset management or portfolio management that were previously handled internally has recently picked up steam in the real estate world.
Americas The big picture: What real estate experts are talking about for the year ahead Institutional Real Estate Americas recently asked a collection of industry experts to share their forecasts and expectations for U.S. real estate in the current environment.
Americas Clean air, one building at a time: A structured approach to true decarbonization in multifamily real estate In this environment, it is no wonder that many real estate investment managers have shifted their focus so publicly to decarbonization.
Americas 2023 forecasts: Predictions for real estate investment in the year ahead For investors in private markets, filtering through the noise and retaining a longer-term perspective can be difficult, but it is essential for sound decision making.
Americas Seeking cash flows: The case for direct investment in permanent multifamily whole loans in institutional portfolios Permanent loans on U.S. multifamily properties underwritten to strict lending criteria and held to maturity meet institutional investors’ objectives — easy-to-understand investments yielding predictable cash flows with limited downside and low correlation with other asset classes.
Americas Split decision: Borrowers are likely to find 2023 to be a tale of two halves Federal Reserve actions, their impact on the trajectory and shape of the term structure of interest rates, and the consequential impact on financial markets and the economy are the key questions in first quarter 2023.
Americas VIP Americas key takeaways: Notes from our recent event The 2023 Visions, Insights & Perspectives (VIP) Americas conference, held in late January in Southern California, had real estate–focused panels and discussions under the theme of “Adapt and Overcome.”
Americas Equity REITs positioned to perform well in 2023 REITs may have declined by about 25 percent in 2022, but many industry experts believe they are well positioned to perform strongly in 2023.
Americas SFDR an exercise in fitting ‘a square peg in a round hole’ Overlaying the European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) framework to real estate managers’ and investors’ portfolios is challenging, according to a new report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting from INREV.
Americas Interest rates continue to rise, but may be close to peaking The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Feb. 1 raised the target federal funds rate for the eighth time in less than a year, and analysts are predicting one or two more tempered increases before the rate reaches its peak.
Americas January employment gains surprise to the upside Employment growth in January was stronger than forecast, with the U.S. economy adding 517,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the unemployment rate ticking down to 3.4 percent.
Americas Brookfield’s $17b fund boosts Q4 fundraising volume Private real estate fundraising volume was $47.6 billion in fourth quarter 2022, according to Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s IREI.Q database, with the closing of Brookfield’s $17 billion Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners IV.
Americas Surge in write-downs leads to largest negative return since GFC The NCREIF Property Index (NPI) quarterly total return was –3.50 percent for the fourth quarter, which is the first negative return since the COVID-19 pandemic.
