Seniors Housing & Care Journal

whitePaper | February 5, 2023

A key challenge facing real estate investors and property owners is ensuring the value of their portfolios keeps rising. Various external factors can harm property valuations, but applying environmental, social, and governance standards causes increases. Many companies are turning to ESG consulting to take advantage of this trend.

whitePaper | March 14, 2023

Real estate is one of the most important areas in the fight against climate change. In the European Union, buildings account for around 40% of energy usage and 36% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Residential real estate accounts for a significant proportion of this total, with 119 million residential buildings in Europe, of which nearly 20 million in Germany alone. For nations to fulfil their commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, defining a clear pathway toward greater energy efficiency in real estate is vital.

whitePaper | March 11, 2022

As the fund administrator for non-traded REITs, private placements, securitizations and a wide variety of real estate debt and equity funds, Phoenix American has a unique perspective on the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on commercial real estate (CRE). Operating at the crossroads of fund managers, investors, financial advisors and data aggregators, our vantage point allows us to observe trends and offer insights into the dynamics of various CRE sectors.

whitePaper | December 5, 2019

The goal of the task force’s work was to identify challenges to housing supply, and thus attainability for individuals and families across the income spectrum. Improving the process for approval of development projects, and the citizen participation element of the process, are two critical elements addressed by this report. The sustainability of the region’s economic health relies on an adequate supply of housing that workers can afford. Without a range of housing types, sizes, and price points, the region is unlikely to continue to attract and retain the employment base necessary to support continued economic growth.i A healthy, attainable housing market has been found to bring other benefits as well, including improved government finances, increased expenditures at local businesses, and lower infrastructure and service delivery costs.

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

Companies aiming to improve their workplaces are juggling a large set of competing demands for investment to support both on-site and remote work. With so many new priorities, a natural question to ask when evaluating any new product is how the returns on that investment (ROI) compare to those of other potential products. Smart workplace solutions, which encompass hardware and software solutions to optimize the physical workplace, streamline ways of working in the office, and create a positive workplace experience, have become increasingly cost-effective but can still represent a significant investment. Discussions of ROI for smart workplace technologies often stumble over the fact that the technologies have an extremely wide range of applications, not all of which will be relevant to every company, both because of differences in workplace cultures and existing technologies.

whitePaper | June 10, 2022

Real estate has long had the reputation of being at least a partial hedge against inflation, since both rental income and property values typically respond positively to inflationary pressures. The iSTOXX Developed and emerging Markets ex uSA PK Vn Index (“Int’l Real estate Index”) has lived up to this reputation historically and is continuing to do so in the current inflationary environment.