Analysis – Page 5
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NewsOpinion: Whatever happened to Brexit?
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken investors’ attention away from the UK’s departure from the EU, writes Jonathan Read
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Is the writing on the wall for UK open-ended property funds?
Will plans to introduce redemption notice periods undermine the appeal for retail investors?
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Blake O’Donnell: Are skyscrapers a thing of the past?
Will the forced experiment in home-working bring an end to demand for office? Blake O’Donnell explores the potential changes to real estate cause by COVID-19 lockdown
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Darryl Murphy: Private capital must play a role in UK’s ‘infrastructure revolution’
Aviva Investors managing director proposes a 10-point plan for UK infrastructure
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Retail: All aboard the AliExpress
China’s largest online company has been opening physical stores, suggesting that the future of retail will not be exclusively digital. Florence Chong reports
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Editorial: This time it’s a crisis of the real world
Real assets have been in vogue for some time. They can generate secure income, avoid the volatility of the public markets and they are tangible. And so they have at once provided a tonic for low interest rates, a safe haven from unpredictable stock markets and an ...
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Editorial: Real estate faces sweeping changes
For years now, institutional investors have been wondering when the global real estate boom – which has stretched for a good 10 years – would finally come to an end. Downturns are normally precipitated by something unexpected, and the industry has been scouring the horizon for potential black swans. Brexit and a global trade war had been looking like the most likely culprits, but these dangers had been visible for some time.
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Analysis: What are REITs saying about private real estate?
Listed real estate’s recent wild ride offers clues to where private-asset values are headed
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Green Street: Are there bargains to be had in European REITs?
European listed property companies have fared worse than the broader stock market, and they offer interesting entry points
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Guest Viewpoint: Peter Hayes, PGIM Real Estate
How can history provide lessons for real estate investors dealing with the current crisis?
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Investors brace for rough ride across Europe’s consumer-facing real estate sectors
Social distancing, travel bans and closures have decimated incomes for retail, F&B and leisure tenants
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COVID-19: Immediate and long-term effects on RE could be substantial [corrected]
Slowdown in transactions, denominator effect and the acceleration of long-term structural shifts
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Will the return of UK onshore wind subsidies attract investors?
Aberdeen Standard points to favourable risk profile of onshore projects
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Editorial: Real estate investors embrace the future
The rise of fintech and its cousin proptech has spawned an assortment of start-up companies determined to transform real estate investment by disrupting some of its archaic traditions. But not every new platform or digital solution designed to revolutionise the industry is relevant to institutional investors – nor are they likely to last.
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Analysis: UK government gives the green light to HS2
One of Europe’s biggest infrastructure projects has been given the go-ahead. But will HS2 generate opportunities for investors?
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Editorial: Addressing homelessness and pension liabilities together
Domestic abuse is one of the leading causes of homelessness for women and children in the UK – it was found to be a contributory factor for 32% of female rough-sleepers interviewed by charity St Mungo’s.
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Value-add funds: Hines brings ambitions of scale
Value-add funds are very popular today, but they tend to be dwarfed by opportunistic mega-funds. Hines has ambitions to encroach on their space
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Real estate outlook 2020: The year UK real estate rebounds?
After December’s general election, Brexit looks set to happen at the end of January
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Queen’s speech: Housing reform and how stakeholders reacted
Renters’ reform bill, discount on homes for local first-time buyers, reducing carbon footprint
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UK election: Short-term boost for real estate, but questions remain
Real estate fund managers cautiously welcome Conservative majority in
