All Real Assets articles in August 2010 (Magazine)
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Viewpoint: On the upswing
So far, 2010 has been positive for the global hotel real estate market. Hotel operating fundamentals have posted generally favourable results since the start of the year*, with hotel demand increasing and average daily rates showing signs of stabilisatiing in most gateway cities. Having completed extensive cost containment measures, major ...
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Open for business
The big sell-off has not happened, yet good opportunities are emerging for a more focused group of investors, says Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Punts in the powerhouse
For all its opacity, China is seen as the pre-eminent BRIC property market. So what has it got that India has not? Shayla Walmsley finds out.
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Viewpoint: Affordable opportunity
Brazil has been on a steady path of low inflation, declining real interest rates and a consolidation of the institutionalization of fiscal stability. As world markets suffered through recession during 2009 and the first half of this year, the strong growing domestic market brought Brazil to a 10% annualised GDP ...
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Rising power
Latin America’s greater economic and political stability is catching the eyes of investors, as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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Viewpoint: Interesting times in CEE
Investing in central and eastern Europe (CEE) is attractive because real estate is driven by strong fundamentals, making it a mainstream investment with an emerging market upside.
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Back on a different track
Post crisis, the CEE is once again presenting itself as major growth market, Barbara Ottawa finds at this year’s Real Vienna
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Valuable insight
A new set of measurement indices for the Romanian residential market could lead the way for other emerging south-eastern European markets, says Fotis Mouzakis
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MagazineSmooth and soothe
Neil Crosby examines how the banks may need to rethink their valuation principles if future busts and bubbles are to be avoided
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Promote Openness
Michael Haddock and Charles Follows present the findings of new research into valuation practices worldwide. Greater transparency emerges as a key objective.
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MagazineThe measurement of chaos
Mark-to-market valuation promises a snapshot of worth, but the German approach has time on its side. Shayla Walmsley reports.
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Thorny issue
A survey of commercial landlords and tenants about their views of green leases reveals significant differences of opinion. Seth Love-Jones reports
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Sustainability score-draw
Paul McNamara explains how measuring environmental depreciation must, for the time being, rely on qualitative analysis
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Open to interpretation
Understanding the language of real estate is not always straightforward because in many cases there is no standard agreed definition. But is standardisation a goal worth pursuing? Christine Senior investigates
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Tooled up for success
Research is a vital ingredient in risk management the pursuit of outperformance – and in the wake of the downturn its importance is all the greater. Henri Vuong reports
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Pushing potential as uncertainty abounds
In his new role as global head of property at Aberdeen Asset Management, Andrew Smith has a packed agenda, and his appointment comes at a critical time for the company’s £23bn (€28bn) real estate business, as new opportunities emerge in an investment climate still fraught with uncertainty. He talks to ...
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Maximise the global dividend
The case for international diversification is a powerful one. But what is the most efficient route? Stephen Ryan argues that investors should consider all the tools at their disposal
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MagazineAllocations: the truth
The crisis brought into focus real estate portfolio construction. Adding REITs could improve performance and liquidity, says Joseph Harvey
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MagazineJoined-up investing
The case for combining listed and direct real estate is presented by Fraser Hughes, who argues that many pension funds are missing a trick
