Latest reports
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Special ReportsThe future of cities: what are they for, where are they going?
Christopher Walker talks to leading thinkers in the built environment about the future role of the city
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Special ReportsPower to the processors: data centre boom continues post-DeepSeek
Investors are moving beyond the ‘DeepSeek moment’ to grappling with the energy challenges of the data centre boom. Christopher Walker reports
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AnalysisGlobal student housing: more students, fewer beds
A glaring mismatch between enrolments and available accommodation is driving demand for PBSA globally. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsDoes an ageing Europe create opportunities for real assets investors?
Europe is in the midst of a major demographic shift. Christopher Walker reports
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AnalysisFund strategies: safe as (affordable) houses?
Affordable housing is gaining favour with institutional investors as a stable, long-term play
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Special ReportsHolistic natural capital strategies take shape in investors’ minds
Asset class, built on a bedrock of sustainable forestry and agriculture, begins to emerge
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AnalysisLondon: Things can only get better for commercial real estate
Its viability as a commercial hub was undermined in the aftermath of Brexit and the pandemic. But now, writes Maha Khan Phillips, London could start to embrace its full potential
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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 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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Special ReportsReal estate must embrace AI now or ‘risk being left behind’
Artificial intelligence represents an opportunity for the industry to innovate quickly, Pirkko Juntunen finds
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Special ReportsUS student housing: Investors need to do their homework
The outlook for student housing in the US looks good, but the sector comes with some unique challenges. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsUS life-science real estate: Signs of ageing or pause for breath?
After a period of boom, the world’s most developed life-science real estate market has slowed. Christopher Walker checks the vitals of the sector
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InterviewsRobert Karnes, BlackRock: ‘it might be a generational opportunity’
The real estate debt veteran tells Robin Marriott how a supply-demand imbalance, end to interest-rate hikes and constrained development spell good times for credit strategies
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Special ReportsTop 50 natural capital investors
The 50 largest natural capital investors are dominated by North American institutions. Richard Lowe and Tjibbe Hoekstra report
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Special ReportsCan institutional investment in affordable housing keep up with demand?
Institutional investors have been homing in on affordable housing. But the need is only growing stronger. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsDecarbonising transport: Can investors keep up with the growth of the sector?
Progress is being made to decarbonise global transport, but it will need to keep up with the rapid expansion of the sector, writes Florence Chong
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Special ReportsEuropean offices: Move with the changes
As European businesses map out their future office needs, Landlords that can’t provide what tenants require are in danger of obsolescence. Maha Khan Phillips reports
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MagazineUS retail: Back to the mall?
For so long an unfavoured and compromised sector, retail is performing surprising well during the current wider property downturn in the US. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Special ReportsOffice refurbishments: The race against obsolescence
London office refurbishments are at an all-time high. Does this mean the big push to decarbonise the sector has started? Lauren Mills reports
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Special ReportsEuropean logistics: E-commerce passes the baton to nearshoring
Valuations got ahead of themselves in the e-commerce feeding frenzy. But after a brief reset, ‘nearshoring’ could help logistics resume its recent growth story, writes Christopher Walker
