The Case for Real Estate Securities

whitePaper | March 2, 2023

The Australian property system fails both renters and landlords. Renters face fierce competition for leases and poor tenure security when they do find one. Meanwhile, up to two thirds of landlords get poorer financial returns than if they had invested in super, alongside property management headaches and unexpected maintenance costs. It is only by fully understanding what has led to this dynamic that we can design solutions that will actually work.

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.

whitePaper | August 5, 2021

Real assets are tangible, physical assets that have an inherent value deriving from their attributes and usefulness. The asset class includes commodities, land, precious metals, real estate, equipment and machinery, and natural resources. Occasionally, this definition is expanded to include an element of inflation protection, in which case financial assets such as Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) can also be included in the list. Private real assets also come with their own distinct challenges. They are typically illiquid and most suitable for institutional investors with a longer time horizon. Additionally, physical ownership of private assets such as those mentioned above requires a certain degree of operational expertise. Taking all of this into account, developing an optimal allocation to private real assets can become a complex process.

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

Currencies, cryptocurrencies and even so-called stablecoins are inherently unstable, as the current bouts of inflation and global tension demonstrate. But what if there were a cryptocurrency backed by the one asset everyone in the world needs and is willing to pay more for almost every year? That would be real estate, which almost continually appreciates

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

whitePaper | January 4, 2023

Brickken is creating a dApp (decentralized application) which provides the infrastructure needed for companies to bring their assets on-chain and self-fund themselves via Security Token Offerings, and for DAOs to be able to operate in a legally compliant environment. Our goal is to bridge offline to online, and web2 to web3 to prepare the world for a new fully tokenized reality