All articles by Vanessa Drucker
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Analysis
Nashville: People and investors flock to the Sun Belt’s music city
Nashville is one of a number of Sun Belt markets to experience an influx of people – and real estate investors – in recent years. Vanessa Drucker explores what this really means for the city
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Special Reports
US offices: A tale of three cities
San Francisco and Miami are very different to New York, so is this divergence playing out in their office markets post-COVID? Vanessa Drucker reports
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Special Reports
New York City offices: Sun sets on the Big Apple?
It is probably the spiritual home of the office. But New York is struggling to reimagine itself in an age of technological and urban transformation, writes Vanessa Drucker
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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
US senior housing: Sector comes out of retirement
Senior housing suffered greatly during opening stages of COVID-19, but the sector could now be one to watch. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Interviews
Q&A: Instant Group flexes its new muscles
Digital flexible-workspace platform Instant Group has merged with the world’s largest workspace provider, IWG. Instant Group CEO Tim Rodber (pictured) talks to Vanessa Drucker about his hopes for the partnership
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Magazine
Retail US: Not all assets are created equal
Retail is not dead, but today investors have to negotiate the various nuances to be successful in the sector. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Magazine
Affordable housing US: A double-edged sword for investors
During the COVID-19 rent moratorium in the US, institutional residential owners had to balance income protection with ESG considerations. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Special Reports
Opportunistic real estate: Where is the distress?
Much opportunistic capital has been raised, but has COVID-19 generated sufficient opportunities? Vanessa Drucker speaks to leading fund managers
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Special Reports
New York offices: Start spreading the news…
The City That Never Sleeps went into an induced coma in 2020. Some tenants and investors are now preparing for New York City to reawaken. Venessa Drucker reports
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Special Reports
San Francisco offices: Reigniting the space race
Tech firms reserved vast amounts of office space to grow into before the pandemic. Now the city is sitting on a glut of subleased space. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Special Reports
Q&A: Raj Agrawal, KKR
The infrastructure arm of US private-equity firm KKR has jumped from 19 to 12 in the top 100 infrastructure ranking. Global head of infrastructure Raj Agrawal talks to Vanessa Drucker about its growth
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Special Reports
Life-sciences real estate: European markets test positive
The life-sciences real estate market is growing fast in the UK and in continental Europe. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Special Reports
Q&A: Dean Hopkins, Oxford Properties on technology
Dean Hopkins (pictured), the former CEO of scale-up innovation hub OneEleven, was appointed COO of Oxford Properties in 2019 as the real estate arm of OMERS adopted a digital-first strategy. Interview by Vanessa Drucker
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Special Reports
Healthy buildings: Fit for purpose
COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of health in office buildings. Fortunately, the technology to support this already exists. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Magazine
GRESB RE sector leaders: Hines
As the sustainability benchmark enters a new decade, IPE Real Assets talks to nine of the best-performing GRESB participants in 2020. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Magazine
GRESB RE sector leaders: QuadReal
As the sustainability benchmark enters a new decade, IPE Real Assets talks to nine of the best-performing GRESB participants in 2020. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Magazine
GRESB RE sector leaders: Legal & General
As the sustainability benchmark enters a new decade, IPE Real Assets talks to nine of the best-performing GRESB participants in 2020. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Magazine
GRESB RE sector leaders: CBRE Global Investors
As the sustainability benchmark enters a new decade, IPE Real Assets talks to nine of the best-performing GRESB participants in 2020. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Special Reports
Net zero: Building down to zero
The real estate industry knows it needs to slash emissions. But it is a tall order for the fund management industry. Vanessa Drucker reports