All Guest Viewpoint articles
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AnalysisGuest viewpoint: The EU extend ‘radical change’ to REIT regime
Rogier Quirijns takes a leaf from Mario Draghi’s report and calls for a more competitive REIT regime for the EU
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Special ReportsB to A: Investing in offices today requires a move from beta to alpha
Taking advantage of investment opportunities in the office market today requires a move from beta to alpha, write Paul Kennedy and Carol Hodgson
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Adopt a 4D lens to real assets
At a time when different real assets markets are broadening and converging, investors should focus on four key dimensions, writes Britta Roden
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: The economics of our electrical grid
Within the electrical grid, supply and demand must seamlessly coordinate
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Prime Central London CRE investment opportunities
Opportunity to buy and retrofit underperforming properties in London has become more prevalent
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Europe’s retail renaissance
Retail sector had to adapt amid a confluence of technological, environmental and societal secular shifts
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Opinion PiecesGRESB: Why the E should not be separated from ESG
Despite some recent claims, sustainability does not start or end with GHG emissions, writes Chris Pyke
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: How new UK policy could turn offices into thousands of new homes
Planning reform takes time and it is rarely popular to local ‘not in my back yard’ residents that are affected
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Redefining residential investment – a data-driven future
Traditional metrics are reaching their limits in the face of the ever-evolving market
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: What do biodiversity rules mean for the real assets community?
Smaller firms may not have had the resources to prepare England’s new Biodiversity Net Gain law
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Avoiding the allocation trap of rigid investment categories
Eduardo Monteiro, partner and co-CIO of Victory Hill Capital Partners
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Navigating tectonic shifts in the EMEA market
Despite drawing substantial investments in real assets, managers face ever-shifting landscape, demanding adept navigation
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Three headwinds for US commercial real estate in 2024
Sector still faces three undeniable challenges
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Infrastructure asset class takes on central role in energy transition
Infrastructure investors are ready to turbocharge the energy transition, writes François Bergère
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Special ReportsGuest view: It’s a myth that build-to-rent does not work for affordable housing
Controlled rents do not equal underperformance – the truth is the opposite, writes Alex Lund
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Solving real estate’s fund valuer problem
AIFMD regulations have created a liability problem for valuers, with repercussions for investors, writes Melville Rodrigues
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Demographic disparities as real estate’s next major trend
The diversity of generations in the workforce is reshaping real estate development, writes Dean Hodcroft
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Time to buy European listed real estate?
Discount to NAV of larger European listed real estate companies has expanded to over 40%
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: The future of AI in real estate
Partnership between AI and humans, mirroring the necessary balance of diligence and speed in transactions, is essential
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: In defence of open-ended funds
The recent wave of ‘gating’ and winding-up of UK open-ended property funds once again begs the question of whether they are fit for purpose. The answer is a resounding yes, argues Sam Berry
