BlackRock

Asia’s public real estate firms are expanding into private markets for diversification and greater customization for investors.

Currently, the two markets account for nearly 90% of the firm’s existing REIT portfolio.

Investors should expect more investment strategies to evolve in response to an ever-shifting macroeconomic environment.

The road ahead for private real estate looks bumpy. But long-awaited positive rate signals from central banks are the tonic the market needs to get moving again.

The global head of infrastructure and real estate at BlackRock says current scrutiny of private REITs will provide lessons for individual investors evaluating the open-end vehicles.

Mission-critical assets and niche sectors gain traction as geopolitical uncertainty clouds near-term dealmaking for global net lease investors. By Joanna Hodgson

Delegates at the PERE Network Asia Summit worried primarily about the wider ripple effects of the Middle East conflict.