All articles by Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsWFH versus RTO: what will happen to US offices?
Are workers returning to offices in the US – and can they save the beleaguered office market? Christopher Walker investigates
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Special ReportsReal estate insurance: climate change gets expensive
Insurance rates in flood-risk areas of the US like Miami have been rising at an alarming rate. Christopher Walker looks at whether investors should be worried
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InterviewsInterview: Jim Clayton on the collision between real estate and infrastructure
The Schulich professor explains why the merging of real estate and infrastructure needs to be understood
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InterviewsHow Texas TRS capitalised on the spread between public and private real estate
US pension fund set up tactical REIT strategy to take advantage of public-private arbitrage opportunity last year. Christopher Walker talks to the architect
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AnalysisThe UK seeks to ignite a ‘big bang’ and adopt the ‘Canadian model’
Will a ‘big bang’ pensions reform enable the UK to adopt the ‘Canadian model’ and direct billions of pounds into infrastructure? Christopher Walker and Richard Lowe, report
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Special ReportsParis: 10 years after the 15-minute city concept
It has been 10 years since the mayor of Paris undertook an urban transformation. Christopher Walker asks whether the experience can act as a blueprint for other cities
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AnalysisThe Big Story: real assets under Trump 2.0
Polling is on a knife-edge, but what would a second Trump presidency mean for real assets? Christopher Walker investigates
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AnalysisCan Labour lead an urban revival in the UK?
The new government is targeting co-ordinated initiatives in planning, housing, R&D and transport
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NewsReal estate industry welcomes UK ambitions to build 1.5m homes
Housing minister Angela Rayner introduces changes to National Planning Policy Framework
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Special ReportsInfrastructure debt funds find their time in the sun
Infrastructure debt funds did not suffer the dip in fundraising of the broader asset class. Christopher Walker looks at why they are currently so appealing
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Special ReportsUS water industry faces two challenges – climate change and pollution
Christopher Walker looks at what role investors can play in US water security
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InterviewsWill the EU’s Nature Restoration Law open up new natural capital investments?
Christopher Walker explores what the new law could mean for institutional investors
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Special ReportsSocial infrastructure: New kid on the block
Social infrastructure is a fast-growing sub-sector of the asset class, fuelled by the indebtedness of the public sector. Christopher Walker looks at where it is headed
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Special ReportsThe UK water security crisis is bigger than Thames Water
The UK water industry is in serious crisis. Christopher Walker explores the urgent need to restore trust for consumers and investors
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AnalysisOn the move: Global migration and real assets
Migration can boost economies but also put a strain on infrastructure and society. Christopher Walker looks at the future implications for real assets
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Special ReportsEnergy transition powers up infrastructure asset class
Energy transition is the fastest-growing part of the infrastructure asset class, fuelled by demand from governments, companies and investors. Christopher Walker reports
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InterviewsParag Khanna: Mass migration will lead to ‘winners and losers’ among cities
Mass migration will lead to ‘winners and losers’ among cities, according to Parag Khanna. Christopher Walker reports
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AnalysisBPF calls for partnership between UK property industry and government
CEO Melanie Leech tells Christopher Walker what the real estate industry wants from a new government
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AnalysisIs the UK housing market facing the prospect of rent controls?
Christopher Walker investigates whether institutional investors are becoming spooked
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Special ReportsUnstable connection: investors reconsider headlong rush into fibre networks
Investors have been rushing to roll out fibre broadband. But do rising costs, ‘overbuilding’ concerns and ‘altnet’ failures spell trouble? Christopher Walker reports
