INVESTING IN REAL PROPERTY-A PRIMER

Until recently, real estate to most people was something you lived in, played on, went to work in, or pulled food out of. It is only in the last 30 years or so that investors began to consider real estate as an investable asset, and only 20 years or so that mass investors could buy commercial real estate as part of their overall portfolio.

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Clarion Partners LLC

Clarion Partners is a leading pure-play U.S. real estate investment manager. The Firm is headquartered in New York with a presence in major markets across the United States and Europe. Our organization is built on a broad network of real estate professionals who bring knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. • Investments in high-quality properties, typically from the five key property types: office, retail, industrial, multifamily residential and hotel • Broad range of real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum: core, core-plus, value-add and opportunistic • $82.4 billion in total assets under management • ~500 institutional investors both domestic and international • 1400+ properties across numerous U.S. and European markets • Investment options in both fund and separate account formats • Expertise in equity and debt structures • 300+ employees • SEC-registered investment adviser • Distinguished investment manager with 40-year history We

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The future of artificial intelligence in real estate transactions

whitePaper | July 7, 2022

We undertook research with real estate professionals across Europe to find out their views on the current use of artificial intelligence (AI), their predictions for its use in the future and what may be preventing its adoption.

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Innovation in the inventory era – digital transformation of the real estate industry in the Greater Bay Area

whitePaper | September 8, 2022

Prop-tech has become the main driving force for the latest real estate industry revolution and enterprise transformation. It has garnered significant interest as the real estate industry enters the era of inventory management. Under the dual pressures of China’s tightening housing policy and rising operation costs, real estate enterprises must break new ground for growth, entailing new approaches in management and operation. Meanwhile, demands from epidemic control, remote work and the overall trends in data integration have catalysed the rapid growth of prop-tech. This “new normal” has given the impetus for enterprises to undergo digital transformation.

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Green Real Estate Investment

whitePaper | July 11, 2022

Few trends are as influential across industries as the growing need for sustainability. In this scenario, green buildings also assume an important role for investors. With buildings accounting for the largest share of the energy efficiency market, green buildings represent a global investment opportunity. According to the United Nations (UN), by 2050, about 68% of humanity will live in cities, which account for only 3% of the Earth's surface and consume 78% of energy and produce 60% of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Real Estate and Real Innovation

whitePaper | March 23, 2022

“The real estate industry is facing numerous challenges ...” — this is often the opening sentence to current articles about the future of the industry. And indeed, the real estate industry is moving more and more into the public eye due to increasing socio-political and regulatory tasks. The tasks range from the creation of affordable living space in the housing industry and the need to adapt development models on the commercial property market to the new workplace models. In addition, those involved in the market must equally deal with the changed view of sustainability criteria, which are now summarized under the abbreviation ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance).

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Realty Bytes

whitePaper | July 1, 2021

The second wave of COVID-19, which has been extremely severe, has taken people and the establishment by surprise. Although the real estate sector was profoundly impacted during the COVID-19 outbreak, the nature of challenges in the first wave was different. As a result of the strict nationwide lockdown, construction activities were brought to a standstill, leading to mass exodus of labour migrants. Post the first wave of COVID-19, the sector witnessed an unprecedented recovery led by a significant increase in sales of residential spaces across the country.

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CoFund Whitepaper

whitePaper | February 28, 2023

CoFund is a revolutionary investment platform that offers investors the opportunity to invest in high-value real estate properties in a safe, compliant, and transparent manner. The platform leverages blockchain technology to tokenize assets and securitize them as investment opportunities that are accessible to a wider audience.

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Spotlight

Clarion Partners LLC

Clarion Partners is a leading pure-play U.S. real estate investment manager. The Firm is headquartered in New York with a presence in major markets across the United States and Europe. Our organization is built on a broad network of real estate professionals who bring knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. • Investments in high-quality properties, typically from the five key property types: office, retail, industrial, multifamily residential and hotel • Broad range of real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum: core, core-plus, value-add and opportunistic • $82.4 billion in total assets under management • ~500 institutional investors both domestic and international • 1400+ properties across numerous U.S. and European markets • Investment options in both fund and separate account formats • Expertise in equity and debt structures • 300+ employees • SEC-registered investment adviser • Distinguished investment manager with 40-year history We

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