Summer 2016 Portfolio of Properties

whitePaper | November 10, 2022

The U.S. Department of Labor defines inflation as “the overall general upward price movement of goods and services in an economy.” When we wrote our inflation piece in the summer of 2021, many economists and politicians were characterizing inflation as transitory. A year later, inflation has started to take hold in key areas of the market which will have an impact on how real estate investors should view their current and prospective investment. The annual inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been 7.5% or higher since January of this year, peaking at 9.05% in June.

whitePaper | July 1, 2022

The advancing field of technology continues to drive development in the world of real estate and facility management. Over the years, it has yielded a plethora of advantages for managers in this sector. It can help predict potential issues, reduce administrative work, assist organisations in complying with industry standards, and generally make buildings better places for people to spend their time.

whitePaper | July 7, 2022

We undertook research with real estate professionals across Europe to find out their views on the current use of artificial intelligence (AI), their predictions for its use in the future and what may be preventing its adoption.

whitePaper | August 11, 2021

The investments business does not have a reputation for innovation. New regulations or technologies occasionally spur change, but fiduciary concerns and a need for predictability largely preclude sudden shifts in modus operandi. Several converging factors now threaten to upend the status quo, bringing an unprecedented revolution that is forcing both investors and asset managers to reexamine their beliefs, processes, and infrastructure.

whitePaper | October 14, 2022

ESG is seriously lacking structure. This may not be ground-breaking news, but frustrations are not tempering any time soon. In the real estate sector specifically, a place where scrutiny is feverishly increasing, there is a real lack of consensus as to what an ESG integrated portfolio actually looks like. Sustainability strategies are stagnating, targets are not being met and there’s no uniformed approach to benchmarking as everyone is doing their own thing. That’s not to criticise organisations’ best intentions but without a uniformed approach to ESG, only confusion and apprehension will continue to remain.

whitePaper | July 1, 2022

Real estate is one of the largest assets in the world, but it is also synonymous with low liquidity. Tokenization of real estate emerged in the era of real estate 4.0 as technological innovation to counter the low liquidity, long and expensive transaction process, and high entry threshold of the real estate industry. By Fractionalization, tokenization of real estate reduces the required capital that investors need. It is also based on blockchain and smart contract technology, which provides open and transparent information and greatly improves transaction efficiency. However, tokenization also faces the problems of low demand and insignificant economic benefits.