Building a Better Future

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 | July 14, 2022

Over the past several years, it has become clear that many investors want to invest in a way that their capital delivers both financial performance and a positive impact on society. What started out as a movement to bring ethical considerations into investing and evolved into “sustainable investment” with an emphasis on managing ESG investment risk, is now clearly shifting its focus towards better understanding the ways that investments can contribute to solving societal problems.

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

With inflation hitting multi-decade highs, central banks in major developed markets have finally been forced to abandon the long-running era of easy monetary policy; interest rate hikes rather than cuts characterise the new regime. At such times, when government bonds are less of a safe haven, investments offering resilience and stable returns are hard to find. Real estate long income offers the potential to deliver on both counts.

whitePaper | March 26, 2023

With the advent of blockchain and subsequent crypto adoption of the distributed ledger system, the world is moving towards digitization and decentralization with all major organizations looking towards incorporating it as the backbone technology in order to derive value for businesses across sectors. The security and transparency that is inherent to the technology makes it attractive to businesses and has the potential to present a seismic shift in how business is conducted. businesses that are early to adopt blockchain in their operations, functions, and transactions, would achieve a clear head start in terms of features and developments before it becomes mainstream.

whitePaper | May 24, 2022

Real estate used to be a game of hunches. People bought and sold property because they had a sense of pricing, timing, and marketplace trends. Mortgages were made in large measure on the basis of past performance.

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

The built environment has been one of the key contributors to rising emission levels across the globe, creating an immediate urge to build net-zero carbon emission buildings. A 2021 research paper titled – ‘How to build smart, zero-carbon buildings – and why it matters’ published by The World Economic Forum in 2021 reveals that buildings represent 39% of global greenhouse gas emissions, including 28% in operational emissions and 11% in building materials and construction.