Property investment has always been data driven, but in the last few years, the volume and variety of data available to support the decisions we make has grown significantly. As the rate of growth increases, we can expect to see more data become available and for decision making to become more informed by data analytics. Read more
Nick Blakemore, Director of Portfolio Analysis at investment manager M&G, is a long-standing member of the INREV Performance Measurement Committee and has played a leading role in developing the INREV Asset Level Index. Read more
We definitely live in interesting times but, as the ancient Chinese saying suggests, we could actually be cursed. Read more
Education and Training has always been a main pillar of INREV membership but it has never been easier for members to make use of this service, with increased access and a wider range of offerings from training courses to eLearning to online courses blending the two approaches, and not forgetting the only academically accredited certificate in the non-listed real estate industry, the INREV/Henley Cert Read more
On 10 December 2020, the annual INREV Young Professionals Seminar brought together 150 young professionals and speakers from around the globe, giving them the opportunity to discuss a series of top-of-mind real estate topics centering around COVID-19 and the frictions and innovations it has brought to the real estate markets. Read more
Since the start of this year, the Total Global Expense Ratio (TGER) has been required data for all those using the INREV Guidelines. This means that TGER disclosures should be provided for all reporting periods ending on or after 31 December 2020. Read more
For the first INREV IQ Staff profile of 2021, we wanted to introduce the INREV community to Elizabeth Kalinaki, INREV’s Data Scientist who already joined the data team of the IT department at INREV just over 2 years ago. Read more
Together, institutional investors and funds of funds look set to commit a minimum of €64.6 billion of new capital to global real estate in 2021. These data from the recently published Investment Intentions Survey offer a tangible sign of continuing enthusiasm for real estate among local and international investors. Read more
As a private asset-class, non-listed real estate began with a lack of publicly available data – a hindrance that could often deter new investors. So, from its early years, INREV set out to collect members’ data, with the aim of increasing transparency in the sector. Read more
Let’s step back from real estate as an investment. What is real estate used for? Real estate is what economists call “real capital”. Real capital are inputs, such as land, factories or apartments, which are used to produce goods and services, such as food, cars or housing. Real estate assets, therefore, provide the amount, type and quality of space to house economic activity. Read more
