Stimulating housing supply - Government initiatives (England)

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 | May 24, 2022

As with some other real estate property categories, that reliable performance hit an extended rough patch after the onset of COVID-19. Operators halted or severely restricted property tours and move-ins; prospective residents, worried about serious illness, elected to remain in their homes. The industry’s valuation shrank from $475 billion at the end of 2019 to an estimated $437 billion as of the third quarter of 2021, according to Beth Mace, NIC’s chief economist & director of outreach. Profitability has also declined between 4 percent and 8 percent during the pandemic, estimates Mel Gamzon, principal at Senior Housing Global Advisors.

whitePaper | May 24, 2022

For many people the investment real estate market is off-limits. They can’t buy and they can’t invest because they lack access to traditional lenders, the banks with big vaults and lots of ATMs. The Urban Institute estimates some 5.2 million potential borrowers have been unable to qualify for residential mortgage financing in recent years because of overly strict qualifying standards. For investors, especially flippers, the situation isworse simply because they represent more lender risk.

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

Post-COVID, real estate teams around the world are confronting enormous uncertainties around building occupancy, new usage patterns, and changing employee expectations. Following the massive remote work experiment caused by the pandemic, most employees now want the option to work from home at least part of the time. And especially at the high end of the labor market, employees have never had more leverage than today.

whitePaper | January 24, 2020

As the digital age accelerates the rate in which these new developments appear and the effects they can have, it's more important than ever for real estate professionals to stay a few steps ahead of the game. 9 of the biggest trends we see impacting the real estate industry in 2020 and beyond include, but are not limited to expanding tenant Experience, construction Industry and skilled labor shortage bringing Business Payments into the digital age, data security, cybersecurity and tenant data privacy.

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.