Investors are feeling more and more bullish about Asia Pacific’s nascent multifamily sector. There are compelling reasons for this interest.
Macroeconomic headwinds are affecting real estate markets globally, but Asia Pacific is presenting opportunities. Investors are still expressing an intention to deploy capital in 2023 despite a challenging market backdrop, and investors outside the region are still underallocated to Asia Pacific.
Real estate investors would like to have exposure to sustainable cities that are expected to be resilient to the negative effects of climate-related trends. This means an investible city should display a minimal vulnerability, or at least the ability to adapt, to these adverse forces.
The past year made an excellent case for the advantages of investing in alternative asset classes, such as real estate. Institutional investors saw their overall investment portfolios decline amid falling stock values, while alternatives showed impressive strength.
Networks become more powerful as they become larger because the number of connections between nodes in the network increase geometrically as the number of nodes expands. But there is one place where size does not create advantage: face-to-face gatherings, such as our Editorial Advisory Board meetings and Visions, Insights & Perspectives events.
The Fed’s rate increase comes amid a mixed economic picture. As of the time of this writing on 23 March, the latest US Consumer Price Index report shows prices have increased 6.0 percent in the past 12 months — a deceleration but still higher than ideal. Job growth has remained strong, and the unemployment rate is only 3.6 percent.
A virtual roundtable with institutional investors, consultants and investment managers was held by Institutional Real Estate, Inc about increased investor interest in value-added investment in the current economic climate.
Institutional investors continue to view the United States as a preferred destination relative to Europe for real estate investment across property types, led by multifamily and industrial, according to the AFIRE International Investor Survey: Q1 2023 Pulse Report.
Money makes the world go round, especially when it’s green. Capital markets have embraced green finance and responsible investment practices because they understand that environmental and social risks are tangible risks that can have real-world impact on the financial returns of their investments.