Mergers & Acquisitions in Real Estate Brokerage

whitePaper | July 13, 2022

The post-pandemic phase has brought interesting challenges to the housing industry. During the pandemic, the industry enjoyed a high demand environment, low interest rates, and Fed-sponsored forbearance programs.

whitePaper | November 16, 2021

Construction technology has been relatively stagnant for many decades compared to other, equally crucial sectors. However, the current moment shows evidence for both progress in existing approaches.

whitePaper | May 23, 2022

Due to lesser volatility and better returns, the real-estate industry has been a consistently favored asset class among investors. Driven by the myriad of benefits associated with property investments. The demand for international real-estate has also seen an upsurge. Just in the past seven years, the total sales value of international real estate assets has increased from $70 billion to $370 billion. Among all the nations. The countries in Asia-Pacific have shown a steady increase in capital outflow into international property investments. Among all the countries, the individual and corporate investors from China alone have spent an estimated $150 billion in real estate overseas in 2017. However, such overseas transactions are riddled with many challenges, including the lack of direct access to a suitable foreign bank and inhibiting government restrictions on transactions. Even when cross-border remittances are made, there is the obstacle of increased transaction costs and delay in receiving payments.

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

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.

whitePaper | December 21, 2022

It was a year that brought market upheavals, geopolitical instability and economic conditions that few could have foreseen. Although 2023 is expected to bring with it some turbulence, at BlackRock Alternatives the outlook for the new year is one of cautious optimism. Near-term uncertainty presents an opportunity for investors to achieve their long-term objectives, by continuing to invest in durable global trends such as the transition to a lowcarbon economy, ever-expanding technology adoption and emerging demographic shifts.