Research shows how investors in real estate debt should understand the relative risks of senior and mezzanine in the post-crisis era. In the second in a series of papers from INREV’s Research Committee, Maarten van der Spek summarises one aspect of his PhD research into investing in the non-listed sector. Read more
Reports of the death of the fund of funds model were greatly exaggerated. Ian Gleeson explores its evolution The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) that has dominated the investment landscape in recent years finally seems to be passing, with some unexpected results. Read more
The results of capital expenditure can be counterintuitive, according to a panel commissioned in a new series for IQ. Read more
How do you plan for a world with a stable economic environment, but steadily increasing geopolitical uncertainty? How do you deal with the cross-cultural conflict created by an increasingly globalised real estate world, at the same time as managing conflicts within your own organisation? Read more
Alfio Shkreta is a data analyst in INREV’s Research and Market Information team, dedicated to producing information, reports and trend analyses for members. If you submit performance data to INREV then you are one of hundreds that help Alfio to produce all-important flagship industry outputs such as; the INREV Quarterly Index, the Global Real Estate Fund Index (GREFI) and the INREV Annual Index. Read more
Meka Brunel reveals Ivanhoe Cambridge’s strategy for Europe, and why non-listed funds remain an investment route Read more
Firm foundations between real estate associations and policy makers in Brussels are proving highly effective In the year since the new European Parliament and Commission started working in Brussels, a major focus of policy makers has been on stimulating economic growth and job creation while facilitating access of SMEs to credit and increasing investment in infrastructure. Read more
Hello everybody, and welcome back to work after what I hope was a relaxing and reinvigorating summer break. Following on from the recent redesign of the IQ magazine, we have now introduced a number of new sections as well, all of which seek to add to the opinion and insight of our members on the ground. Read more
INREV members who attended the INREV Annual Conference in Barcelona had the opportunity to sit in, listen and participate in a series of open committee meetings. Read more
Between 2004 and 2014, the share of real estate in investors’ portfolios grew from 3.4% to 7.9% of total assets, according to the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA). Despite approximately doubling, allocations are often below investors’ targets. Nevertheless, investors once viewed real estate, as a whole, as an ‘alternative’ asset, but now see the asset class as an integral part of institutional portfolios. Read more
