In its ambition to advance best practice and transparency in the non-listed real estate industry, education and training form a crucial strand of INREV’s activities. The organisation’s efforts in this area have clearly come to be appreciated, with 99% of those taking a training course saying they would recommend it to a colleague. Read more
For all the technological advances seen in many parts of the real estate business, transactions – both for assets and for funds – are still a costly and time-consuming process. One solution to this problem could be creating automated transaction systems, where human involvement is replaced by digital ledger-based technology (DLT). Smart contracts are at the heart of these systems. Read more
Thomas Kallenbrunnen recently took time out with IQ Magazine to discuss his new role as Managing Director at GARBE Institutional Capital and why he believes INREV will continue to play an important part in the evolution of European real estate investment. Read more
Initiated in 2018 as a joint endeavour between INREV and ANREV, the members of both associations are now starting to see big improvements to the back and front ends of their database operations. These benefits are most apparent when members come to enter data for the INREV/ANREV indices or extract statistics and analyses for their own use. Read more
Economics says that specialisation leads to greater efficiency and effectiveness for a firm or enterprise. For real estate funds in particular, those that specialise in single markets should have a better chance of picking bargains when buying assets, and their specialist knowledge should also give them operational advantages, including a better understanding of tenant requirements, as well as management efficiencies and reduced costs. Read more
The real estate market has evolved significantly over the last decade. Structural trends and developments have brought about changes in the way the attractiveness of different sectors is perceived. In general, market dynamics have continued to evolve as a result of changes in the social, economic, political, technological and demographical landscape, and most recently in the face of a pandemic. Read more
In this edition of the IQ Magazine we speak to not one but two members of the INREV team. Read more
Although policy makers in Brussels are currently busy with high profile legislative proposals on AIFMD, the use of shell entities for tax purposes and the European Long-Term Investment Fund, ELTIF, they’re also busy with another issue that you might think had been forgotten - Solvency II. Read more
IQ recently caught up with Christopher Wright of NBIM, Chair of the INREV ESG Committee, a role he has fulfilled for the last three years. Read more
The rapid recovery of the economy and the gradual return of everyday life closer to normal times are reflected in the Finnish property markets. Transaction market remains active, residential rental demand is picking up and gradual recovery is also expected in the commercial property rental markets. Read more
