Originally published April 2023. In one of financial history's key observations, Howard Marks warns, "we must never forget about the inevitability of cycles. Ignoring cycles and...
About Chris Urwin
Head Of Research
Balancing status-seeking behaviour: getting workplaces working
The adaptation to hybrid work continues to shape the modern workplace. Business leaders often hope their teams will spend more time in the office. But they may need to fully...
The Analyst
Defense, discipline and downside mitigation
The core investor’s playbook. Who would want to invest in an opportunity that was more likely to fail than succeed? In most fields of investing, including real estate, the answer...
Head Of Research
What real estate can learn from the Eagles and Chiefs this weekend
Real estate is a relationship business. It is sometimes an ego business. And it is often an emotional business. So making the case that data-driven analysis should drive...
The Analyst
Fund management: relearning two inconvenient truths
Two inconvenient truths are fundamental to the relationship between fund investors and asset/fund managers in real estate investing. They are straightforward and well-understood,...
Golden Oldie
Why density matters
Originally published October 2022. Productivity, sustainability and resilience. This summer I left central London and lived for a month in suburban Austin, Texas. It...