Commercial Property Financing Renaissance

The commercial mortgage lending pendulum has swung in the borrower’s favour and commercial real estate financing has fully recovered from the 2008 crash. The U.S. is leading the rebound with a notable trickle-down effect on the Canadian lending landscape.

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GTIS Partners

GTIS Partners is a leading real assets investment firm in the Americas, headquartered in New York with offices in São Paulo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Paris and Munich. Founded in 2005 by Tom Shapiro, the firm now manages over $4 billion in gross assets. GTIS is managed by President Tom Shapiro and Partners Thomas Feldstein, João Teixeira, Rob Vahradian, Peter Ciganik, Maristella Val Diniz, Ed McDowell & Robert McCall. GTIS is active across a wide range of real estate sectors including single and multi-family rental, for-sale single and multi-family, office, industrial/logistics and hospitality as well as opportunity zones. The firm invests at various points in the capital structure including credit, common equity and structured equity. In the US, GTIS has invested in over 150 assets across 42 unique markets with a focus on growth areas like Phoenix, Dallas, Tampa and Charlotte. Collectively, the team has decades of experience in real estate spanning homebuilding, single-

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Top 10 Trends in PropTech that Will Drive Real estate Sector in the Coming Years

whitePaper | February 28, 2022

2022 is all set to witness an exponential rise in investments in property technology or the PropTech sector. The implementation of PropTech like – Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, and Machine Learning will provide real-time information to global investors and allow them to cut through the complexities involved in making informed decisions.

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Digital twins & building lifecycle intelligence

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

Named as one of Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends for 2019, “Digital Twins” are among the most anticipated technologies for the construction market. Dating back to NASA’s “pairing technology” and sometimes referred to as “Industry 4.0,” digital twins are extensively used in manufacturing and industrial applications. Their value in achieving cost savings and productivity

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Z1 Financial Whitepaper

whitePaper | January 18, 2023

Blockchain enables the internet of value. The way we identify ourselves, transact, access our data and invest, will be impacted by this technology in the coming decade. Major sectors such as banking and finance have already been transformed by this revolution. The next major disruption will be real-world assets that have been brought into the blockchain that allow anyone to bypass the current investment barriers.

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Property Management and Technology Predictions for 2023

whitePaper | January 11, 2023

In this section, we'll go over some of the most important trends that we can expect to see in the year 2023. Although we have already seen some of these happening in the past few months, they may begin to become even more significant as we get into the new year

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The Appeal of UK Core Long-Income Commercial Real Estate Investing

whitePaper | August 26, 2021

Diversification benefits have long been a driver for real estate allocations in multi- asset portfolios. The characteristics typically associated with underlying real estate of income stability and progression, scope for capital growth and tangible asset worth have served to counter the traditional shortcomings of illiquidity and imperfect information. These positive attributes are emphasized in long-income strategies, often reducing volatility and resulting in low correlations with traditional asset classes

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Corporate Real Estate Sentiment Index

whitePaper | September 6, 2022

Corporate real estate leaders have been through a challenging time over the last two years. COVID-19 has brought profound changes to working styles, the day to day operation of corporate real estate and a wider debate about the future role and purpose of the office. Challenge and uncertainty are not limited to the effects and aftermath of the pandemic. Changing macro-economic conditions are bringing new operational realities to the fore. This will form that backdrop for future corporate real estate strategy and activity.

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Spotlight

GTIS Partners

GTIS Partners is a leading real assets investment firm in the Americas, headquartered in New York with offices in São Paulo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Paris and Munich. Founded in 2005 by Tom Shapiro, the firm now manages over $4 billion in gross assets. GTIS is managed by President Tom Shapiro and Partners Thomas Feldstein, João Teixeira, Rob Vahradian, Peter Ciganik, Maristella Val Diniz, Ed McDowell & Robert McCall. GTIS is active across a wide range of real estate sectors including single and multi-family rental, for-sale single and multi-family, office, industrial/logistics and hospitality as well as opportunity zones. The firm invests at various points in the capital structure including credit, common equity and structured equity. In the US, GTIS has invested in over 150 assets across 42 unique markets with a focus on growth areas like Phoenix, Dallas, Tampa and Charlotte. Collectively, the team has decades of experience in real estate spanning homebuilding, single-

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