Sectors

Link REIT’s co-CIO to rejoin Manulife IM

The real estate veteran has spent just over a year at Hong Kong’s Link REIT, having previously served as Asia CIO for Manulife IM Real Estate.

Brookfield’s Brian Kingston: ‘We’re so much more than office’

Brookfield has been labeled a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for offices after defaulting on loans earlier this year. The firm’s property chief is adamant this is a mischaracterization.

Deep Dive: Who’s afraid of commercial real estate?

With negative headlines stoking widespread concerns, managers are looking to contain the damage while investors strive to get clarity.

How to solve a problem like a WeWork landlord

Owners of office buildings where the flexible space provider is a major tenant are in a predicament, whether or not the business survives.

Hines taps ex-GCP exec for rapidly growing APAC team

The US firm’s Asia team has grown more than threefold since 2020.

Income Analytics: Rising bankruptcy levels put income at risk

At a time of dislocation in the capital markets, landlords should be focused on identifying tenants that have a higher probability of default, says Simon Mallinson, chief operating officer at Income Analytics.

Bouwinvest’s Tross: A good divestment opportunity is ‘important’

The Dutch pension investor has continued to make dispositions after its selling activity reached a five-year high last year.

Investors are boosting their real estate allocations – as they should

PERE’s latest investor report prompts the notion that more investors should be dialing up their exposure to the asset class while the market resets.

Aware Super dials up overseas real estate allocation

The investor expects to shift its international exposure from 30% of its property portfolio currently to 50% over the long term.

Distress will be felt beyond ‘the epicenter of the earthquake’

KKR global real estate head Ralph Rosenberg expects capital constraints to also cause pain for owners outside of the office sector.