PERE Staff

The allure of debt strategies in today’s climate has outweighed portfolio pressures.

In the current environment, operational and sustainability solutions are needed to generate value-add returns, says Schroders Capital’s James MacNamara.

The changing demand for office space is creating new opportunities for managers to identify and transform underappreciated real estate assets, says PIMCO Prime Real Estate’s Donato Saponara.

The rapid repricing of real estate assets, high energy prices and tenants’ preference for sustainable assets is helping the case for ESG-focused refurbishments, argues Fidelity’s Maarten Frouws

Investors demand transparency as owners and operators deal with increasing amounts of data, says Yardi’s Chris Barbier

As one investment cycle ends and another begins, asset managers will take center stage in creating value for investors, says PATRIZIA’s Paul Hampton.

Inside: Why ESG is moving down the industry’s priority list; The Real Estate Debt 50 ranking; Simon Treacy talks about his contrarian bet on China; A European real estate debt roundtable; Plus much more…

Brookfield defaults on 12-property office portfolio in Washington DC and other locations after extending debt three times; Goldman Sachs forms a $1.15bn affordable housing venture at a time when the sector has 'never been more important'; Ascent Real Estate, formerly of Carlyle China, partners with a family office to expand its specialty real estate investment strategy; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blackstone takes UK industrial REIT private for a 42 percent premium, making some onlookers nervous about pricing; Barings raises first US niche fund focused on office as it eyes franchises of funds; Keppel's Mah retires, paving the way for Lee to take over as CEO; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.

Blackstone closes $30.4 billion opportunistic fund despite today's challenging market environment, Brookfield's Vaughan hands over reins of its private REIT to property boss Kingston, Lone Star targets retail and hotels for its latest fund as most distressed areas of the market; and more in today's briefing, exclusively for our valued subscribers.