Housing affordability: Social impact funds to solve the UK puzzle?
Can social impact funds address the UK’s housing crisis and serve pension funds at the same time? Richard Lowe reports
Housing affordability: Are rental caps a bad idea?
Governments across Europe are responding to soaring residential rental prices with regulation. But this has implications for institutional investors, writes Maha Khan Phillips
Housing affordability: The spread of US rental controls
Rent control is gaining momentum in the US, with a number of local governments looking to step in to help make living more affordable. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
Housing affordability: Expensive island
Hong Kong has the world’s most unaffordable housing market and the government is under increasing pressure to do something about it, writes Florence Chong
Housing affordability: Is Australia missing a trick?
The local superannuation fund industry could start funding badly needed affordable housing in Australia. But barriers remain, writes Florence Chong
Housing affordability: First State mover
Australia’s superannuation fund has spotted an opportunity in the affordable housing market. Florence Chong reports
Housing affordability: Japan’s residential surfeit
Rather than having a residential shortage, Japan has more houses than households. Florence Chong reports on a multifamily market boom in 2019
Aviva Investors, Layetana create €500m BTR partnership in Spain
Partnership targets both development and forward acquisition projects across major cities in Spain
Ingka commits €100m to Irish social housing projects
SWIB reviews $544m of potential commitments to real estate strategies
Madison International Realty to invest €75m in Norwegian housing platform
Asian investor helps take Qualitas construction debt fund to A$1.2bn
UK real estate to see ‘across the board’ repricing and forced sales
Savills IM takes major stake in UK affordable housing provider
Barings makes debut European single-family housing investment
Housing funds become largest segment of UK’s £7.9bn social impact sector
Barings finances UK social housing portfolio for Phoenix Group
