Separate accounts have been a feature of the industry for decades but an interest in more control has seen then come back into the spotlight Separate accounts may feel like a new invention with their popularity increasing in the years following the financial crisis, however, they are actually one of the more long-standing ways for investors to own property. Read more
Against the backdrop of economic uncertainty, institutional investors—including sovereign wealth funds—are increasingly attracted to logistics real estate for its long-term stability and relatively high direct returns. Read more
The time to think about risk is before the acquisition not after. Jose Luis Pellicer explains the basics behind risk management in closed ended funds. Read more
With increased global capital flows and opportunities, the investment universe has become ever more complicated for investors to track and make decisions on whether one manager’s track record is better than another. One of INREV’s primary goals is to improve transparency, professionalism and best practices across the industry. Read more
In the latest of our Young Professionals’ series, we look at how fund expiries have changed through the crisis. While there is lots of talk in the market about the difficulties of capital raising for funds, spare a thought for those managers who are also facing fund terminations. Read more
The introduction of the INREV Sustainability Reporting Recommendations at the beginning of the year encourages fund managers to measure their environmental best practice. Read more
Infrastructure is back on the investors’ agendas as they see the attraction of strong income streams and a return less linked to market circumstances. Here we explain the benefits and challenges and why infrastructure is difficult to pigeon hole. Read more
If you ask an investor for a list of things that they spend more time on since the financial crisis, then due diligence is likely to be near the top of that list. Read more
The Net Asset Value (NAV) of a non-listed real estate fund is the current value of its assets minus its liabilities, which is basically a snapshot of what a fund is theoretically worth at a given point in time. Although the principle sounds simple, in practice, there are no commonly applied standards for calculating this figure within the non-listed property funds industry. Read more
Liquidity is often quoted as a major deterrent to investors investing in non-listed real estate. The ability to exit a fund quickly and efficiently at any point in the life of a fund could be a solution, but at present it is rarely the reality. Read more
