Sectors

Climate risk ushers in a new science for real estate investing

As more managers integrate transition and physical risk into their market analysis, the implications for capital flows should be substantial.

Fitwel certification launched to standardize real estate’s social impact

The Certified Metrics tool, which is being piloted by managers including PGIM Real Estate, will be the first to benchmark the ‘S’ in ESG.

AEW estimates the cost of climate-related transition to European real estate

The investment manager believes the impact on returns of energy-efficiency upgrades will be more ‘manageable’ than previously feared.

Areim’s Andersson: New CEO will bring ‘the ability to scale’

The Nordics-focused manager has appointed a senior construction executive to lead its next phase of growth, says founder Leif Andersson.

Harrison Street reaches $2bn mark with Fund IX

The Chicago-based manager’s latest equity haul for its ninth US opportunistic vehicle comes three months after an initial close in June.

Japan’s biggest endowment remains cautious about US real estate

The investor first began building a core portfolio in Europe and Australia and now looks to expand into non-core strategies.

Real estate investors unfazed about potential rate hike in Japan

But those deploying capital in the country would still benefit from risk mitigation, members heard at the PERE Network Tokyo Forum 2023.

Germany teeters on the edge of significant distress

Historical trading activity and higher-than-average investor allocations have brewed a ‘perfect storm’ in the country’s real estate market.

DWS: Real estate is ‘China’s main problem’

However, the global CIO of the German asset manager sees recent government reforms as a way for the sector to return to a ‘healthy’ balance.

Managers ride the data wave

The global data center sector is set for rapid growth thanks to content, the cloud and AI, and real estate investors are keen to tap into a structural growth opportunity.