E-COMMERCE AND A NEW DEMAND MODEL FOR LOGISTICS REAL ESTATE

The global shift toward e-commerce is changing how the retail and logistics industries operate. This trend affects all aspects of the retail industry, including the strategic location of fulfillment centers and total real estate footprint. E-commerce sales are growing 20% annually and are expected to reach $750B globally this year. This growth is an important new driver of demand for logistics real estate as traditional distribution activities (to store) transition to fulfillment centers (direct to customer). As e-commerce retailers seek to drive profitability, to differentiate their offerings and to improve time to market, logistics facilities are increasingly viewed as revenue drivers.

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VatCapCoin Whitepaper

whitePaper | August 18, 2022

Founded in 2021, VatCapCoin (VCC) comprises a small team of blockchain and banking professionals and real estate veterans with decades of experience from various backgrounds. Based on our long-term observations of primarily the European real estate market, we want to spearhead a new way of investing in the real estate market through blockchain technology. We offer a variety of real estate investment opportunities, providing value and earning returns through rental income, management, or development and sales.

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3 keys to profitable mortgage lending

whitePaper | December 14, 2022

It’s always difficult to predict what will happen next in the mortgage industry, but there is a consistent theme to what keeps mortgage lending and servicing executives awake at night — profitability and regulatory pressures. Unfortunately these two challenges are often at odds with each other, as compliance costs continue to grow and eat into profit margins. So what investments will deliver the best balance between profitability and compliance while still allowing you to grow your business?

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Realty Bytes

whitePaper | July 1, 2021

The second wave of COVID-19, which has been extremely severe, has taken people and the establishment by surprise. Although the real estate sector was profoundly impacted during the COVID-19 outbreak, the nature of challenges in the first wave was different. As a result of the strict nationwide lockdown, construction activities were brought to a standstill, leading to mass exodus of labour migrants. Post the first wave of COVID-19, the sector witnessed an unprecedented recovery led by a significant increase in sales of residential spaces across the country.

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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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The new safe haven: Making the case for European real estate long income

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.

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Digital Disruption in Commercial Real Estate

whitePaper | January 30, 2020

This article is the third in a series discussing the disruptors that are remaking commercial real estate and will impact the way we live, build, work, play and invest. Rather than thinking about technology as a defensive, isolated disruption of commercial real estate, we need to contemplate technology in the context of a disruptive framework and consider how technology and accelerated change will impact the built environment. Being strategic and applying research will prove key in evaluating the demand for real estate, the impact of technological change, and potential sources of disruption to how we build.

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