French President Emmanuel Macron famously said, ‘this is war’ in his televised address concerning the corona virus on 16 March. Much of Europe has adopted wartime-like measures including quarantines, travel restrictions and school, store and restaurant closings as millions of workers in Europe work from home when possible. Read more
INREV kicked off the year with its annual Investment Intentions Roadshow, presenting the global results from the Investment Intentions Survey with a local focus, a forward-looking view on investment allocations and trends for the non-listed industry. The events took place across London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Helsinki in January and were collectively attended by over 400 INREV members. Read more
As real estate fund managers have become increasingly keen to provide suitable products to meet institutional investors’ demand for real estate impact investments, INREV’s ESG committee has taken steps to provide more clarity and consistency in this important area. Read more
The money-weighted internal rate of return is the single most important metric for those investing in closed end real estate vehicles, particularly funds with a value added or opportunity strategy. The advent of the new ANREV/ INREV/ NCREIF Global IRR Index, published in a consultation release this April, is therefore exciting news. Read more
How a company innovates has become a critical factor in thriving businesses and real estate is no exception in needing to embrace digital transformation. How the industry can approach these radical changes was the topic of a one-day INREV masterclass in London on Enabling innovation and digital transformation in your business in October 2019, attended by a select group of INREV board and committee members. Read more
The real estate investment industry has started to embrace digital transformation. Even though this process may still be in its early stages, the transformation is accelerating. Digital innovation is starting to disrupt the technologies and processes that real estate uses, as well as making an impact on the structures, strategies and cultures that underpin it. Read more
The exponential growth of recorded data is one of the most striking features of technological change over recent years. Not only did the volume of global data nearly double between 2015 and 2018 to 33 zettabytes (one zettabyte corresponds to 1,000 bn terabytes), but it is also projected to increase to 175 zettabytes by 2025, according a study by the International Data Corporation (IDC). Read more
You may not be aware of it, but 2019 already marks the fourth anniversary of INREV’s Global Real Estate Investor Performance Index or the INREV Global Investor Index as it is also known as. Relevant to most investors, this all-inclusive index should be on your radar by now. But as this may not be the case, it’s time to change things. Read more
At the end of last year, INREV rounded off the century and its major event calendar with the INREV Autumn Conference which took place in Rome over two days between 20 and 21 November, welcoming 190 of the industry’s mid- to senior level players. Read more
IQ magazine spoke recently with the newest addition to the INREV Research Team, Richard Buytendijk, who joined the team in November as Senior Research and Analytics Manager. Read more
