Latest reports
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Analysis
London: 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 Reports
WFH 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 Reports
The 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 Reports
Real 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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Interviews
Robert 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 Reports
US 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 Reports
US 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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Special Reports
Top 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 Reports
Can 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 Reports
Decarbonising 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 Reports
European 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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Magazine
US 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 Reports
Office 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 Reports
European 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
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Special Reports
Demographics: Invest down the generations in Europe
Europe’s demographic shifts favour student housing, build-to-rent and senior living. Lauren Mills reports
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Special Reports
Virtual realty: Tokenisation, blockchain, metaverse and digital twins
The traditional world of real estate is coming head to head with the ultra-modern concepts of Web3. Christopher Walker reports
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Magazine
Natural capital: convergence of forestry and agriculture investment management
Demand for land use is bringing about a convergence of forestry and agriculture investment management. Florence Chong reports
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Special Reports
Can REITs thrive amid high inflation?
Prospects vary across geography and sector, but REITs could be in a good position to deal with inflation. Christopher Walker reports
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Special Reports
Tip of the iceberg: the true scale of the net-zero challenge for real estate
The full cost of net-zero targets are only beginning to dawn on investors and managers, writes Richard Lowe
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Magazine
Logistics: ‘Just in time’ to ‘just in case’
A pandemic, a war, overly-complex supply chains and a series of macro-shocks have raised the question whether manufacture and the end-consumer need to be brought closer. Mark Faithfull reports.