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Isabelle Scemama, AXA IM Alts: ‘What’s happening everywhere in the world is a wake-up call’

AXA IM Alts global head Isabelle Scemama discusses what today’s evolving geopolitical events mean for Europe and its listed real estate sector.

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Fiera finds its niche in Europe’s mid-market real estate

What’s behind the growth of branded residences?

We know what works for senior living: now it needs to scale

Sylwia Ziemacka

CSOs must gain financial power as green energy support diminishes

Renewed shift to defence will drive logistics demand

‘Retail is mispriced’: inside Evonite’s contrarian real estate strategy

Interview – Rudiger Dany: ‘Our assets are too important for retailers to ignore’

Courtney Fingar

How will logistics navigate choppy waters amid tariffs?

‘By using AI, we’re able to cover much more ground’

SHHA interview: ‘We see huge, long-term potential in all areas of healthcare’

Sylwia Ziemacka

Investors to increase co-living allocations as resi focus grows

New lending fuels Greek real estate

Scaling solutions for a global challenge

Sylwia Ziemacka

The Building Safety Act: what it means for PBSA… and students

We’re backing the French logistics market: this is why

Robust financing structures key to deals in a challenging logistics market

Mark Allnutt, Greystar: ‘Regardless of the economy, people need somewhere to live’

Worboys returns with target of £1bn volume in two years

The fundamentals driving real estate success in Greece

Today’s urban centres need to offer more than just shopping

Senior living: ‘The opportunity lies in reimagining ageing as an asset’

Sylwia Ziemacka

Senior living evolves to meet the needs of an ageing world

Sylwia Ziemacka

SHHA new partners and members

Hotels: the renaissance of a once-written-off asset class

We only see the number of REIT investors increasing

Pragmatism, not politics, will be a winning strategy

Our challenge is to show infrastructure’s benefits

Risk and opportunity has become the ‘new normal’

There are still meaningful opportunities out there

Investors and operators need to be more aligned

Prognosis for the future of real assets seems fair

Reshoring and nearshoring will force a rethink of investment strategies

To retain agency over AI, we need to learn over and over again

All eyes remain on Europe’s interest rates

Will investors continue to find real estate attractive?

We are very optimistic about a recovery in 2025

Living set to be the star performer over five years

Italy has latent potential for asset repositioning

CRE needs a compelling customer proposition

Our focus is on housing for young professionals

Structural challenges are still keeping us busy

Interest rate cuts could kickstart M&A activity

Tenants have developed an awareness of ESG

Quality and location are the decisive factors

Conservative risk profile served us well in 2024

US residential asset class has shown resilience

Reshuffling of supply chains could drive demand

Opportunities as markets become more high-tech

CEE logistics benefits as nearshoring continues

The main element of our strategy is unaltered

Continuing to expand our talent pool is essential

2025 will be a transition year to the new cycle

Adding value through refurbishment of assets

Logistics fundamentals still exceptionally strong

Data will play a key role in investment decisions

We laid the groundwork in 2024 for future growth

Real estate fundamentals haven’t changed

DUEL megatrends will shape 2025 investment scene

Investors seek the best assets in flight to quality

Listed real estate faces financing challenge

Resilient strategies key in evolving landscape

The current environment presents opportunities

Sidelining sustainability in projects is a mistake

Offices revive as demand for alternatives grows

French asset values set to rise in 2025 after market recovery

Hopes for recovery in German market after difficult 2024

No magic bullet as Germany looks for return to normality

Positive year ahead for Poland and CEE as investors return

‘I wish we were in a calmer world, but I guess it creates opportunities’

December 18, 2024

Hotspots remain popular as logistics providers look to de-risk

December 18, 2024

Logistics: development seen as a ‘very smart’ route going forward

December 17, 2024

Student housing is now ‘an institutional investment product’

December 17, 2024

Regulatory frameworks drive data-centre demand

December 17, 2024

Looking for consistency in uncertain times

December 17, 2024

Urban densification ticks climate resilience and social impact boxes

December 17, 2024

Good data is key to managing the social aspects of ESG

December 17, 2024

Debt market is ‘massively’ more liquid, but legacy issues remain

December 17, 2024

Spain dives into the ‘blue zone’ of senior living development

December 16, 2024

Collaboration key to quality care delivery

Sylwia Ziemacka

December 16, 2024

Affordability and home working dictate investors’ living strategies

December 16, 2024

Supply-demand imbalances abound in the German market

December 16, 2024

‘The AI data management revolution is upon us’

October 10, 2024

Lender leverages real estate platform in changing landscape

October 9, 2024

German real estate market: on the cusp of a new cycle

October 9, 2024

Europe’s logistical strength: stable and sustainable growth

October 7, 2024

Roundtable: Meeting the future challenges of data

Insight interview: Ben Bannatyne, Prologis Europe

Where is logistics at? The investment manager’s view

After tough 2023, logistics adjusts to the new normal

Europe’s student housing sector shows its resilience

BayernLB: a strategy for a changed market

Ron van Bloois

Join SHHA in Brussels for our second Summit

Logistics: a strategic response to lack of space in urban centres

Garbe goes beyond warehouses

Is Italy’s out-of-town retail in again?

Katarzyna Zawodna-Bijoch, President and CEO at Skanska’s commercial development business unit in CEE

Impact interview: British Land’s three sustainability pillars

Lisette van Doorn, chief executive, ULI Europe

Ismail Ersahin, CEO and executive director, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)

Lonneke Löwik, CEO, INREV (European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate)

Jon Phillips, chief executive officer, GIIA (Global Infrastructure Investor Association)

Zoe Hughes, CEO, National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM)

Steven A Wechsler, president and CEO, Nareit

Dominique Moerenhout, CEO, EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association)

Doug Bruhnke, CEO, Global Chamber

WFH: the struggle for balance in post-covid offices

Greek real estate bounces back

Ron van Bloois

SHHA: Collective power will take us forward

Lars Huber, CEO, Hines Europe

Paul Gibson, CIO – EMEA Direct Real Estate Strategies, CBRE Investment Management

Tony Brown, global head, M&G Real Estate

Robert Dobrzycki, CEO and co-owner, Panattoni Europe & India

Michael Hughes, CEO, Verdion

Rune Kock, CEO, NREP

Ben Bannatyne, president, Prologis Europe

Michael Bütter, CEO, Union Investment

Philip La Pierre, CEO, Europe, LaSalle Investment Management

Keith Breslauer, managing director, Patron Capital

Rikke Lykke, group CEO, DEAS Group

Christian Fladeland, deputy CEO and CIO, Heimstaden

Manfredi Catella, founder and CEO, Coima

Pertti Vanhanen, managing director, Europe, Cromwell Property Group

Henning Koch, CEO, Commerz Real

Mark Allnutt, executive director – Europe, Greystar

John O’Driscoll and Timothé Rauly, global co-heads of real estate, AXA IM Alts

Frank Pörschke, CEO, P3 Logistic Parks

Jean-Pierre Hanin, CEO, Cofinimmo

Remon Vos, chief executive, CTP

Sonja Wärntges, CEO, Branicks Group AG

Jan Philipp Daun, managing director, Garbe Industrial Real Estate

Raj Kotecha, chairman and CEO, Amro Partners

Sascha Klaus, CEO, Berlin Hyp

Nick Pink, head of Europe Real Estate and Portfolio Management, Barings Real Estate

Cristina Garcia-Peri, senior partner and head of business development and strategy, Azora

Elmar Schoonbrood, co-CEO and board member, Multi Corporation

Rob Wilkinson, CEO Europe, AEW Group

Cath Webster, CEO, Thriving Investments

Andrew Coombs, CEO, Sirius Real Estate

Srikanth Ramachandran, CEO, NTrust Infotech

INSIGHT Interview: Shift to electric puts car parks at centre of urban renewal

December 29, 2023

Ingka Centres: From meatballs to meeting places

December 29, 2023

FDI opportunities as sun shines again on global tourism

Courtney Fingar

December 29, 2023

Global FDI hits $727bn in H1 2023, but remains below 2022 levels

Courtney Fingar

December 28, 2023

Why FDI cannot ignore housing

Courtney Fingar

December 28, 2023

CEE faces market stalemate as investors await asset repricing

December 28, 2023

Private equity eyes opportunities in German market

December 28, 2023

Lack of product overshadows logistics sector

December 28, 2023

No fire sales as logistics shows resilience in face of downturn

December 28, 2023

Real estate takes its medicine to recover from GFC hangover

December 27, 2023

Residential opportunities must be taken when they arise

December 27, 2023

Netherlands looks to revive ‘dead’ housing market

December 27, 2023

Alternative lenders tune into green agenda

December 27, 2023

City planners look to reap benefits of digital twins

December 21, 2023

Calls for benchmarking of alternatives grow louder

December 21, 2023

Big-name investors drive global capital flows amid slump

December 21, 2023

Appetite for real estate debt fuels further diversification

December 21, 2023

‘Too many companies are focused on every stakeholder there is’

December 20, 2023

SHHA: Collaboration takes us to the next level

Sylwia Ziemacka

December 20, 2023

The complexities of turning buildings from ‘brown’ to ‘green’

December 20, 2023

Four solutions for the future of shopping centre management

December 19, 2023

Why the boomer generation is senior living’s biggest challenge

December 17, 2023

INSIGHT Interview: Schroders’ platform path turns challenges into opportunities

October 19, 2023

Three FDI trends impacting real estate

Courtney Fingar

October 19, 2023

Creating affordable cities: the urban investment challenge

October 19, 2023

Why IPAs and real estate advisory teams must work together

Courtney Fingar

October 19, 2023

Łódź is at the vanguard of mixed-use regeneration in Polish cities

October 19, 2023

Closer alignment with IPAs can unlock institutional investor potential

October 19, 2023

Opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs to rebuild Ukraine

October 19, 2023

Scottish cities: magnets for investment

Courtney Fingar

October 19, 2023

Logistics investors and occupiers at odds over ESG compliance

October 18, 2023

Confidence returns throughout Europe’s logistics markets

October 18, 2023

Renting empty warehouse space to keep it empty

October 18, 2023

Logistics is now the ‘queen of Italy’

October 18, 2023

New logistics locations in demand in Germany

October 18, 2023

‘Now is the time to invest in European logistics’

October 18, 2023

Investors press pause button in the Dutch market

October 17, 2023

Car parks are facilitators of the liveable city

October 17, 2023

Senior housing: Spain’s late boomers bring need for 2,000 new facilities

October 17, 2023

EPRA Conference 2023: ‘Problems have been contained’

October 17, 2023

Price discovery phase still in full swing in European property

October 17, 2023

Ron van Bloois

‘We need a connected vision for healthcare’

October 17, 2023

Investors are diversifying – and senior housing is the beneficiary

October 10, 2023

Birmingham gets busy to tackle housing shortfall

Country-classification changes in CEE will widen REIT exposure

ULI Europe Conference: Climate risk is a critical challenge

Logistics enters new market phase as bull run ends

International investors return to French market after lull

Poland has greatest potential for healthcare real estate in Europe

Ron van Bloois

First summit shows SHHA is mainstream

Strategic approach helps Tritax navigate logistics headwinds

Debt finance: Professionals find solutions to navigate crisis

Change in mindset needed to cater to seniors’ diverse care requirements

Are apps the answer to meeting tenants’ shifting demands?

Global sustainability reporting: we’re still getting there

Stranded assets: real estate’s €1.5 trillion time bomb

Can logistics overcome its PV challenge?

Logistics sector still strong, but barriers are getting higher

Germany’s wait-and-see market set to become more liquid in Q4

Excessive volatility spooks European debt markets

Korian’s Casa Barbara brand targets post-war baby-boomers

Residential sector set to become more institutional

Christof Winkelmann: A good bank values long-term relationships with its clients

CEO interview: Michael Hughes – ‘My ambition was to create a European-focused business’

BayernLB banking on real estate to deliver growth

How logistics facilities can evolve to meet our big challenges

CTP: Future of logistics is sustainable hubs that support communities

Three markets buck the trend and drive long-term logistics growth

Engines of the global economy become beacons for cities and regions

Industry association interviews: Fraser Hughes, GLIO

Industry association interviews: Jon Phillips, GIIA

Industry association interviews: Zoe Hughes, NAREIM

Industry association interviews: Melanie Leech, British Property Federation

Industry association interviews: Dominique Moerenhout, EPRA

Industry association interviews: Dr Andreas Mattner, ZIA Deutschland

Industry association interviews: Peter Wilhelm, ECSP

Industry association interviews: Lisette van Doorn, chief executive, ULI Europe

Industry association interviews: Ron van Bloois, SHHA

Industry association interviews: Lonneke Löwik, INREV

Rob Rackind: Credit Suisse enters a new era in asset management

Rainer Nonnengässer – ‘The future is bright for student accommodation’

Refinancing is the name of the game as transactions pause

Demand for non-listed real estate debt strategies rises

Global Outlook 2023: Europe is ‘post-peak pessimism’

Global Outlook 2023: Lower inflation and interest rates key to recovery

Global economic difficulties create ‘polycrisis’ for property

The expanding horizons of aged healthcare in Northern Europe

It’s a good time to invest in the French logistics market

Keith Breslauer, managing director and senior partner, Patron Capital

Michael Hughes, CEO, Verdion

Rune Kock, CEO of Real Estate, NREP

Alex Jeffrey, chief executive, Savills Investment Management

Michael Morris, CEO, Picton Property Income

Johnnie Wilkinson CEO, Greenman Investments

Frank Pörschke, CEO, P3 Logistic Parks

Andrew Vaughan, CEO, Redevco

Pertti Vanhanen, managing director, Europe, Cromwell Property Group

Charles Weeks, head of European and Asia-Pacific real estate, Barings

Robert Dobrzycki, CEO, Panattoni

Philip La Pierre, head of Europe, LaSalle Investment Management

John O’Driscoll and Timothé Rauly, co-heads of real estate, AXA IM Alts

Gawain Smart, CEO, International Campus

Pepijn Morshuis, CEO, Trei Real Estate

Jean-Pierre Hanin, CEO, Cofinimmo

Henning Koch, CEO, Commerz Real

Rob Wilkinson, European CEO, AEW Group

Rik Eertink: President, EMEA Real Estate Division, CBRE Investment Management

‘Big portfolio or small building – we can digitalise everything’

Helaba’s €129m financing helps Accolade optimise logistics portfolio

CEO interview: ‘It’s back to basics in real estate’s new environment’

December 15, 2022

Retail: Battersea powers up again

December 15, 2022

‘Retail is not declining, it is changing’

December 14, 2022

Retail sentiment is gloomy, but what’s the reality?

December 14, 2022

Demand for healthcare real estate will keep growing as Europe ages

December 14, 2022

CEO interview: ‘Hybrid working can dovetail with conventional office work’

October 15, 2022

Real estate set to end the year on a high

October 14, 2022

Logistics’ fundamentals remain strong amid global uncertainty

October 14, 2022

Logistics’ 2022 volume to date ahead of 10-year annual average

October 14, 2022

Urbanisation is an opportunity to upgrade UK’s old industrial stock

October 14, 2022

Counting the cost of market volatility

October 14, 2022

EPRA’s keynote speakers spell out the challenge facing real estate

October 14, 2022

The focus for urban logistics must be brownfield regeneration

October 14, 2022

Looming regulation brings Dutch resi market to ‘a standstill’

October 13, 2022

Helaba goes digital to refinance Berlin’s prime Quartier 205

October 13, 2022

Affordably priced housing

Generating returns with affordably priced housing

October 13, 2022

Rethinking investment allocation: diversification in times of uncertainty

October 13, 2022

Real estate must get to grips with fast-changing lending market

October 13, 2022

Creating a space where the brightest minds converge

October 13, 2022

The new frontiers open for student housing in Europe

October 13, 2022

Technology is part of the problem as well as part of the solution

October 12, 2022

Allianz’s path to decarbonisation: Assess, improve, engage

October 10, 2022

Canary Wharf: from City’s backyard to international hub

Investors’ sense of urgency abates as market slows

Online retail continues to drive logistics amid rising costs

Listed property companies show their resilience

Scotland acts to support public buildings in quest for net zero

Global events cloud favourable domestic picture in France

Inflation, war, supply chain issues – where do they leave real estate?

‘People now better understand the benefits of infrastructure’

The view from MAPIC: ‘A new retail world has emerged’

CEO interview: Henning Koch’s baptism of fire: ‘I’m pretty optimistic’

It’s back to the office, but work/life balance becomes key

Residential: ‘Lives have changed – people want a more flexible way to live’

Germany faces uncertainty amid global turbulence

Winning cities regain their momentum

Student housing: supply and demand gap widens

Private debt: ‘A healthy evolution of the market’

Geopolitical risks rise, but real estate remains a safe haven

CEO interview: Edward Bates – ‘I know where I’m going… we’ll ride over this bump’

Logistics Special: Need for reliable supply chains drives resilience

Logistics Special: Record rental growth levels in sector

Logistics Special: Global events highlight the need to rethink supply chains

Logistics Special: Buildings are key in sustainable facilities

View from the Nordics: Senior living is at a turning point

The INSIGHT interview: Ben Bannatyne, Prologis

CEO interview: Alex Jeffrey, Savills Investment Management

Profile: Germany’s KGAL rides the wave as market defies pandemic

Industry association interviews: Dominique Moerenhout, CEO, EPRA

Industry association interviews: Lawrence Slade, GIIA

Industry association interviews: Lonneke Löwik, INREV