All articles by Christopher O'Dea – Page 2
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MagazineHospitality: The fifth major food group
With so much institutional capital moving into the sector, are hotels about to lose their niche status? Christopher O-Dea reports
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Special ReportsGlobal REIT outlook: A new Goldilocks moment
REITs have performed hot and cold over the past 10 to 15 years. But, asks Christopher O’Dea, could they be just right for investors in 2019?
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MagazineDoes WeWork work?
An IPO filing has raised numerous questions about the poster child of flexible offices
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Special ReportsTop 75 Infrastructure Managers 2019: Why big is often best
With the continued growth of infrastructure mega-funds, is it inevitable that investors will overpay for assets and returns disappoint? Not necessarily, writes Christopher O’Dea
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Special ReportsTop 75 Infrastructure Managers: Hard to avoid crowds
One of the appeals of mid-market strategies is the ability to avoid competition at the large end of the market. Christopher O’Dea asks whether this space is becoming too crowded as well
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Special ReportsWhitehelm Capital: The manager with a smart strategy
Whitehelm Capital has Dutch investor APG on board for its Smart Cities Fund. Christopher O’Dea reports
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MagazineRetail property: Convert it and they will come
With conventional retailing in the UK and US facing unprecedented challenges, could the future of shopping centres be about radically re-engineering sites? Mark Faithfull and Christopher O’Dea report
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MagazineGet in the (opportunity) zone
Nearly 9,000 areas in the US have officially become ‘opportunity zones’. Christopher O’Dea asks whether institutional investors should set foot in them
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MagazineNew York: Still top of the heap
New York continues to demonstrate its resilience as one of the world’s biggest global real estate investment targets. Christopher O’Dea reports
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AnalysisUS infrastructure plan: Roadkill
It was the one area expected to attract bipartisan support. But the US’s desperately needed infrastructure plan has fallen victim to political gridlock, says Christopher O’Dea
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MagazineValue Add: Market makers, not risk takers
Why are investors seemingly taking on more risk at the top of the market? Because with value-add strategies they can take control of the risks, writes Christopher O’Dea
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MagazineAirports: Strategic transactions dominate
Large transactions involving airports have spiked recently. Christopher O’Dea explores what is propelling the market
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Corruption scandals hit US airports
Two scandals at US airports could pave the way for an influx of private investment. Christopher O’Dea
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Special ReportsUS multifamily: Build it and they will still come?
Multifamily developers and institutional investors continue to build more stock and new renters duly arrive. But, asks Christopher O’Dea, for how long?
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Co-Living: A problem shared
Increasingly unaffordable housing has boosted demand for co-living. Christopher O’Dea
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Special ReportsGlobal housing: Going up, and up
A global housing affordability crisis is deepening, as costs rise and luxury units dominate development activity. Christopher O’Dea reports
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Special ReportsHousing: The return of the prefabs
Post-war modular housing fell out of favour, but in today’s residential markets investors are again looking at prefabrication. Christopher O’Dea
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Special ReportsHousing: The squeezed middle
There is growing shortage of affordable housing for America’s working middle class, writes Christopher O’Dea
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MagazineIs 2019 the year to avoid core?
Is core US real estate a safe bet in 2019, or should investors steer clear? Christopher O’Dea and Richard Lowe report
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MagazineToronto: Canada’s tech hub is literally booming
Toronto is literally booming. Numerous ‘frost quakes’ have been reported in southern Ontario since 2014, a geological event that occurs when a sudden drop in temperature freezes water trapped underground.
