The Impact of Waterfront Location on Residential Home Values

whitePaper | May 6, 2022

They’ve long been seen as defensive, since traditional bricks and mortar can usually survive any downturn. But investors should be cautious about relying on Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) if the current macro headwinds lead to a recession, says strategist Peter van der Welle.

whitePaper | August 5, 2021

Real assets are tangible, physical assets that have an inherent value deriving from their attributes and usefulness. The asset class includes commodities, land, precious metals, real estate, equipment and machinery, and natural resources. Occasionally, this definition is expanded to include an element of inflation protection, in which case financial assets such as Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) can also be included in the list. Private real assets also come with their own distinct challenges. They are typically illiquid and most suitable for institutional investors with a longer time horizon. Additionally, physical ownership of private assets such as those mentioned above requires a certain degree of operational expertise. Taking all of this into account, developing an optimal allocation to private real assets can become a complex process.

whitePaper | December 19, 2022

Innovation is a hot topic among lenders these days. The growing market share of non-bank lenders is putting even more pressure on traditional banks and credit unions to get the digital loan process right, both for their customers and for their own competitive futures.

whitePaper | November 30, 2021

Deloitte is a pioneer in digital transformation. We promote new growth by elevating the human experience with connected ideas, technology, innovation, and perspectives. In recent years, digital assets have gained popularity, and the adoption of digitalization has been rapidly increasing across different sectors, including the financial industry and capital markets. The world of digital assets is expanding, and we see the great potential for its adoption in the real estate sector.

whitePaper | October 14, 2022

ESG is seriously lacking structure. This may not be ground-breaking news, but frustrations are not tempering any time soon. In the real estate sector specifically, a place where scrutiny is feverishly increasing, there is a real lack of consensus as to what an ESG integrated portfolio actually looks like. Sustainability strategies are stagnating, targets are not being met and there’s no uniformed approach to benchmarking as everyone is doing their own thing. That’s not to criticise organisations’ best intentions but without a uniformed approach to ESG, only confusion and apprehension will continue to remain.

whitePaper | September 5, 2022

In sports, the goal is winning games. In real estate, the goal is selling property. Just as there are teams that drive their players to win at all costs, there are real estate companies that push their agents to sell at all costs. In both cases, individual and even team happiness is sacrificed in hopes of achieving financial success.