2015 Global Real Estate Strategy and Research Compendium

U.S. interest rates are astoundingly low and have been for quite a long time. The Fed is expected to raise interest rates in the near term and real estate investors are worried. Their fears are rooted in the perception that rising interest rates will weaken property values and commercial real estate (CRE) investment performance. But, historical data show that higher interest rates have not necessarily derailed CRE total returns.

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Jackson-Shaw Company

Jackson-Shaw, a national real estate development company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, brings more than 40 years of experience in the development of diversified real estate properties that meet the needs of its customers and partners. The company has completed more than 60 million square feet of development since its founding in 1972. Today, Jackson-Shaw focuses its development activity of project types, including office, industrial, mixed use and hospitality. The company's consistent goal is to increase and enhance values in real property assets for both its clients and capital partners. Major institutions and organizations continue to recognize Jackson-Shaw for exceptional site selection and imaginative and creative design in new projects. Current projects are located nationally in Texas (Dallas and Austin), Florida (Jacksonville), Maryland (Beltsville and District Heights), Nevada and Colorado.

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whitePaper | August 22, 2022

In September 2021, the Journal of Portfolio Management released its Special Real Estate Issue where its authors examined the historical performance of real estate private equity funds over a 20-year period (1999-2019).

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Why real estate investment needs data science

whitePaper | February 28, 2023

Mid-last year, Elion Partners, LLC (“Elion”) announced further development to Elion Intelligence (“E.I.”), its proprietary technology platform for data-informed real estate investments and operations. This additional enhancement came in the form of Elion’s April 2022 strategic absorption of White Peak Tech, a technology and data consulting company focused on analytics, data engineering, machine learning, and software development. Here, Elion’s Director of Data Science, Jared Stufft, discusses what makes E.I. powerful, how the Elion team is leveraging its capabilities, and how E.I. differentiates the firm as a tech-enabled investment manager.

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whitePaper | December 5, 2019

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whitePaper | May 24, 2022

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Jackson-Shaw Company

Jackson-Shaw, a national real estate development company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, brings more than 40 years of experience in the development of diversified real estate properties that meet the needs of its customers and partners. The company has completed more than 60 million square feet of development since its founding in 1972. Today, Jackson-Shaw focuses its development activity of project types, including office, industrial, mixed use and hospitality. The company's consistent goal is to increase and enhance values in real property assets for both its clients and capital partners. Major institutions and organizations continue to recognize Jackson-Shaw for exceptional site selection and imaginative and creative design in new projects. Current projects are located nationally in Texas (Dallas and Austin), Florida (Jacksonville), Maryland (Beltsville and District Heights), Nevada and Colorado.

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