Are We Five Years From Another Recession?
Investors need to focus on the durability of income when sourcing U.S. investments amid warnings we could be five years away from another economic shock. Sam Chandan, of Chandan Economics and Capri...
View ArticleExpect Long-Term Low Yields in Europe
Investors are pricing in long-term low yields for Europe’s real estate markets, says LaSalle Investment Management’s head of Europe strategy, Mahdi Mokrane, who believes this means LPs should target...
View ArticleBehind the Deal: Selling 530 Fifth Avenue
Rockwood’s Tyson Skillings and Walter Schmidt tell PrivcapRE what was behind the firm’s decision, in conjunction with three co-owners, to sell New York office and retail tower 530 Fifth Avenue in a...
View ArticleAPG’s Sustainability Mandate
As one of the founding investors behind the GRESB benchmark, APG Asset Management is serious about sustainability. Patrick Kanters, managing director of real estate and infrastructure, talks to...
View ArticleThe Rise of Sustainable Real Estate
James Stawniczy of diversified property giant Lend Lease tells PrivcapRE about why the company prioritizes sustainability in its developments and how investors and tenants view sustainability. He...
View ArticleThe One-Year Payback in Sustainable RE
The payback time for introducing sustainable measures in real estate portfolios is on average just 1.2 years, yet managers are running the risk of obsolescence by doing nothing at all. Ken Hubbard of...
View ArticleDo Sustainable Buildings Boost Productivity?
Healthy buildings and wellness will be the next frontier for sustainable real estate, but landlords need to be careful when making claims about what their properties can do, a PrivcapRE panel warns. In...
View ArticleIgnoring Sustainability Means Losing Money
Sustainability is simply the capitalization of efficiency, according to GRESB’s CEO Nils Kok, who says managers ignoring the issue are leaving money on the table. He speaks to PrivcapRE about:...
View ArticleProving The Economics of Sustainability
Data proving a correlation between environmental and financial performance is still hard to come by, however the ULI Greenprint Center is attempting to fill the gap. The Center is also trying to fill...
View ArticleBetter Returns on Healthier Buildings
Healthier buildings can generate a 25 percent increase in rental rates. Paul Scialla, the man behind the Well Building Standard and founder of Delos Living, tells PrivcapRE about the next movement in...
View ArticleThe War for RE Talent
Growth in commercial real estate employment has resulted in a war for talent across the industry. And competition for skilled professionals is set to get worse, with fewer graduates entering the field....
View ArticleCareer Advice For All Stages
Senior real estate executives can benefit as much as recent graduates from career advice. Forest City Ratner CEO MaryAnne Gilmartin, Hodes Weill & Associates principal Susan Swanezy and WX...
View ArticleChallenges of Investing in Brazil’s CBDs
Demand for office space in Brazil’s largest real estate markets is increasing, but supply has stagnated, leading to rent increases. Wise Capital’s Flavio Mantesso talks about the challenges of...
View ArticleHow to Become a Female RE CEO
Why are women dropping out of real estate development and acquisition roles midway through their careers? Forest City Ratner CEO MaryAnne Gilmartin, Hodes Weill & Associates principal Susan Swanezy...
View ArticleWhat The Skills Shortage Means for RE Pros
A massive skills gap within commercial real estate sector means younger professionals will be promoted more quickly through the ranks, according to a PrivcapRE panel of experts. But David Funk of...
View ArticleInvesting in Brazil’s Distressed Developers
Investing in Brazil’s distressed developers, through preferred equity or mezzanine loan deals, presents the best real estate opportunity today, argues VBI Real Estate co-founder Ken Wainer. He talks to...
View ArticlePlenty Of Growth Ahead For NYC Office
New York City office has a lot of “runway” to go in terms of occupancy and rental growth, according to ClearRock Properties founders Steve Grant and Doug Winshall, who reject comments from some...
View ArticleDC Pensions’ Potential $180B Private RE Bet
Defined contribution plans are starting invest in private real estate, a move that could lead to more than $180B of new capital flows to the sector, according to Prudential Real Estate Investors’ David...
View ArticleTulane’s Portfolio Transition
Richard Chau helps manage investments for Tulane University’s $1.2B endowment. He explains the challenges of investing the 30 percent allocation to private markets, why they transitioned to direct...
View ArticleHow Princeton Invests in Venture Capital
Jim Millar of Princeton University Investment Company explains why the school’s endowment will continue with its current level of venture capital investment, despite the high valuations achieved on...
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