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Institutions continue to seek exposure to logistics assets as retailers adapt to a changing marketplace. Identifying assets that will benefit from structural change is critical, according to James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

As China’s real estate investment market grows more complex, three sources of capital are set to become more relevant, says Hodes Weill’s Hong Kong-based partner Alfredo Lobo.

Inflation fears are back but mitigating forces should not be underestimated, says Jose Luis Pellicer, head of investment strategy and research at M&G Real Estate.

Financial regulations and green finance trends may help the country’s property sector align with President Xi’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, writes GRESB’s Xinying Tok.

Managers now accept integrating ESG considerations into their operating model is a value creation opportunity, not a compliance burden, says Kanav Kalia, director, Oxane Partners.

Allianz Real Estate’s CEO West Europe, Alexander Gebauer, details how managers can find new ways to create value and deliver for their investors.

David Green-Morgan, managing director, Asia-Pacific at Real Capital Analytics, examines China’s real estate capital flow data in a covid-impacted year.

Collecting and measuring key performance data is the only way to ensure ESG in real estate creates tangible value, says Sara Schoen, founder, Schoen Sustainability.

In tandem with improving regulation, institutional appetite for assets demonstrating strong ESG credentials is growing, says James Jacobs, head of real estate for Lazard’s private capital advisory group.

InfraVia's Athanasios Zoulovits and Harrison Street's Michael Hochanadel discuss whether infra or real estate are better suited to these assets.