Editorial: Real estate faces sweeping changes

By Richard LoweMay/June 2020 (Magazine)

For years now, institutional investors have been wondering when the global real estate boom – which has stretched for a good 10 years – would finally come to an end. Downturns are normally precipitated by something unexpected, and the industry has been scouring the horizon for potential black swans. Brexit and a global trade war had been looking like the most likely culprits, but these dangers had been visible for some time.