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Special ReportsStudent housing: No college dropouts in Europe
A number of investors are sticking with their plan to institutionalise the student-housing sector in Europe. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsStudent housing: Global markets to stay the course
COVID-19 has disrupted the sector, but global student-housing markets have a future, writes Florence Chong
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Special ReportsLife-sciences real estate: The US lab space race
The US real estate market cannot keep pace with the demand for specialist space from life-sciences tenants. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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Special ReportsLife-sciences real estate: European markets test positive
The life-sciences real estate market is growing fast in the UK and in continental Europe. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Special ReportsHealthcare real estate: Science lesson for investors
Investment and innovation during the pandemic have been transforming healthcare. But what does it mean for real-assets investors? Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsStudent housing: School’s out forever in the US?
Student housing in the US fared surprisingly well during 2020, but all eyes are on what happens between now and September. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsHealthcare & life sciences
The healthcare and life-sciences real estate sectors are booming. Such is the need for specialist space from life-sciences companies, real estate investors are racing to keep up with demand. In this report, we look at how investment and innovation during the pandemic have been transforming these industries and explore what this means for the real assets investors globally.
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Special ReportsMarket report: Student housing
COVID-19 has created a previously unforeseen fault line in the global student-housing market. On one side of the divide are countries with a deep domestic student market, such as the US, where the recent disruption has barely affected operations. On the other side are countries reliant on international students, such as Australia, where student-housing operators are struggling to stay afloat, as we analyse in this report.
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Special ReportsUK lockdown impedes property lending activity – survey
Defaulted loans increased from 3.2% at the end of 2019 to 4.6% in December 2020
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Special Reports5G: Investors fail to connect
The technology has huge promise, but 5G is yet to represent an institutional investment opportunity, writes Razak Musah Baba
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Proptech: Get ahead of the curve
Real estate managers are investing in proptech to position themselves for the future, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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Special ReportsFibre networks: Testing the bandwidth
Investors are rushing to invest in fibre networks, but does the sector have the capacity for so much capital? Razak Musah Baba reports
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Special ReportsProptech: Beyond the spreadsheet
Real estate can be somewhat of a laggard when it comes to technology. But COVID-19 is accelerating the proptech revolution, writes Maha Khan Phillips
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Special ReportsTechnology: Data demand drives digital infrastructure boom
There is no doubt that we are all spending more time in front of screens and COVID-19 lockdowns have only intensified this trend. The implications have not been lost on institutional investors. This report looks at the growth in data centres, perhaps one of the best examples of a real asset that sits squarely in the concentric circles of real estate and infrastructure. We also assess investment opportunities in other technology sectors including fibre networks, 5G and hydrogen technology, and analyse how technology is impacting the logistics and office sectors.
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Special ReportsLogistics technology: Metal box clever
They might look boring on the outside, but there is a huge amount of technological innovation taking place inside logistics buildings. Florence Chong reports
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Special ReportsHealthy buildings: Fit for purpose
COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of health in office buildings. Fortunately, the technology to support this already exists. Vanessa Drucker reports
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Special ReportsInterview: Ryan Williams, Cadre
Stephanie Schwartz-Driver speaks to Ryan Williams (pictured), who launched US proptech company Cadre when he was in his 20s
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Special ReportsData centres: Get your head in the cloud
More data centres are needed to satisfy the world’s constant appetite for digital services. Investors are moving quickly to download the returns, writes Florence Chong
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Special ReportsPrivate debt: Crowded space for COVID opportunities in US real estate
Significant capital has been raised for US real estate debt funds, but an anticipated glut of opportunities has not materialised. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Special ReportsQ&A: Dean Hopkins, Oxford Properties on technology
Dean Hopkins (pictured), the former CEO of scale-up innovation hub OneEleven, was appointed COO of Oxford Properties in 2019 as the real estate arm of OMERS adopted a digital-first strategy. Interview by Vanessa Drucker
