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What’s it worth?
A lot depends on accurate valuations of underlying real estate assets, not least the trillions of dollars worth of global asset-backed investments. Steve Williams looks at the current state of the global valuation profession and what needs to change
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Valued opinions
Opinions on the subject of real estate valuations can be as diverse as the various regimes themselves. Here, industry participants give their views on what continues to be a source of contention
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MagazineExtracting the truth
Did the varying behaviour of European real estate markets since the onset of the crisis have as much to do with approaches to valuation as underlying property fundamentals? Ian Cullen looks at some of the latest IPD research for an answer
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A meeting of two worlds
A growing number of institutional investors are combining REIT portfolios with their non-listed real estate investments. Christine Senior explores the opportunities that arise from such an approach
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Summer Shock
Shayla Walmsley explores what the recent stock market sell-off means for listed real estate investors
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MagazineThe hidden risk dimension
Investors have the tools to assess the investment and financial risks relating to listed real estate, but operational risk remains opaque. Dirk Brounen and Wendy Verschoor explore the implications this has for accurate pricing
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MagazineDisproportional representation
The German listed sector is small relative to the underlying property market. Alex Moss and Fraser Hughes look at whether this is likely to change soon
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Revealing the true cost
ANREV has produced its first ever study on fund management fees as it seeks to improve transparency in the region. Clara Lee reports
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Global price comparison
With ANREV’s fees study completed, an international comparison is possible with data from INREV, PREA and ANREV. Lonneke Löwik reports
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Money talks
Investors continue to benefit from a growing uptake of INREV guidelines, but is the difficult capital-raising environment proving to be more significant? Shayla Walmsley talks to several investors to find out
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Looking forward
Institutional investors are starting to provide forward funding for pre-let development projects in the UK. Lynn Strongin Dodds investigates whether it might feasibly fill the financing gap left behind by the banks
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Biting the bullet
After years of much talk and little action, there appears to be some real movement in real estate refinancing and bank deleveraging. Ari Danielsson says the early evidence suggests there is no one-size-fits-all approach
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An unhelpful stigma?
The experiences of real estate funds that geared their investments at the peak of the market have prompted some investors to reject leverage outright. But, as Ian Whittock explains, debt has a part to play
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Gateway departure?
Domestic and foreign institutional investors have been piling in to prime property in gateway cities. But, as Nangyal Tsering reports, question marks hang over secondary markets as the economic future remains unclear
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Get in line
The turnaround in the underlying core real estate market in the US has been mirrored by high demand for open-ended institutional property funds. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver looks at why entry queues have replaced mass redemptions
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Gaining momentum
Commercial real estate transaction volumes in the US surged in the second quarter, with portfolio deals on the rise, according to latest RCA figures. Peter Slatin looks at the details
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A safe haven?
What better port in the current storm? Michael Cohen assesses the attractiveness of the US for global investors on a sector-by-sector basis
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Too late for the office party?
Investors flocking to safety are looking to prime office properties. But with prices rising and bidding wars erupting, are these markets already overheated? Stephanie Schwartz-Driver investigates
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Two-storey market
An escalating sovereign debt crisis has triggered the emergence of an increasingly polarised European office market. John Danes looks at the diverging fortunes of north and south
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London’s enduring appeal
The London office sector has been one of the main focal points over the past two years for global investors. Are there still opportunities? Yes, according to Mervyn Howard and Scott Rowland
