The Future of Cities – Page 8
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Special Reports
Bonard: Monitoring a €141bn purpose-built student housing market
The latest research from Bonard reveals a complex picture for European student housing. Christopher Walker looks at the findings
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Special ReportsQ&A: Bruntwood SciTech
Bruntwood SciTech aims to support the UK’s ambition to become a global science and technology superpower. Christopher Walker talks to Ciara Keeling, Wes Erlam and Kevin Etchells
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Special ReportsWhy Australia is leading student housing investment in Asia-Pacific
Florence Chong explains why Australia is leading Asia-Pacific in attracting institutional investment into student housing
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Special ReportsEuropean life-science real estate: a market catching up fast
The sector in Europe is some way behind that in the UK and US, but Christopher Walker reports that the gap is narrowing
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Special ReportsKadans Science Partner: The trailblazing specialist developer
After buying a Dutch university subsidiary in 2009, Kadans has grown to become a trailblazing European developer. Christopher Walker talks to CEO Michel Leemhuis
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Special ReportsHow CPP Investments become one of the largest owners of student housing
Peter Ballon tells Christopher Walker how the Canadian pension fund likes to ‘do things at scale’
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Special ReportsConverting offices to life-science space
Stephen Ryan of Life Sciences Real Estate explores the growing practice of converting offices to labs
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Special ReportsSingapore investors have bought up $22bn of student housing globally
Sovereign wealth fund GIC leads the pack in a decade-long acquisitions trail. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsLife-science real estate in Asia-Pacific: Competition begets opportunity
Life sciences in Asia-Pacific are expected to slow, but government ambitions across the region could lead to investment opportunities
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Special ReportsActis’s big life sciences experiment in India
Florence Chong talks to Brian Chinappi about a huge opportunity in India’s life-science real estate market
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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 ReportsOntario Teachers: A decade in building natural resources exposure
Christopher Metrakos explains the Canadian giant’s natural capital strategy to Christopher Walker
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Special ReportsAffordable housing: PGIM seeks to serve the ‘forgotten majority’
Oscar Kingsbury tells Christopher Walker why PGIM has a laser focus on single-family affordable homes in the UK
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Special ReportsBVK: German pension fund with 15 years’ experience in timber
Kathrin Kalau-Reus tells Luigi Serenelli that the asset class will become more expensive
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Special ReportsAffordable housing: ABP and bpfBOUW team up for impact
Dutch pension funds have committed €400m to a fund to improve housing affordability in their domestic market. Razak Musah Baba reports
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Special ReportsRest: Super fund cultivates 25-year-old agriculture portfolio
Simon Esposito tells Florence Chong how the asset class was the highest performer in 2023
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Special ReportsAffordable housing: Scotland prompts the law of unintended consequences
Well-intentioned initiatives by the Scottish government to control rents have backfired, with knock-on effects for student housing. Christopher Walker reports
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Special ReportsCDPQ: Quebec investor pursues sustainable land strategy
Nicolas Leyssieux tells Christopher Walker about CDPQ’s plans to invest C$2bn by 2025
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Special ReportsGuest view: It’s a myth that build-to-rent does not work for affordable housing
Controlled rents do not equal underperformance – the truth is the opposite, writes Alex Lund
