The zeitgeist feels gloomy, but there is cheer from commercial real estate: the bottom is near (maybe)
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The Analyst
Three reasons concrete doesn’t live up to its environmental claims
Up to 8% of all global anthropogenic human-made emissions are due to just one material, cement. And our use of it is rising. The cement and concrete industry is encouraging this...
Investor's Notebook
If all the vehicles in the world were to convert to electric, would it be quieter?
If all of the vehicles in the world were to convert to electric, would it be quieter? – Joseph, age 10, Chatham, New Jersey If everyone everywhere received a free electric...
Residential Investor
UK house prices: history says the market is in for a long slowdown not a crash
It’s going to be easier to get on the property ladder following a recent decision by the Bank of England to relax some of the criteria for getting a mortgage. Combined with...
Political Insider
Tory leadership special: Tory tax plans need to be more strategic to tackle the cost of living crisis – here’s why
The cost of living crisis is a key issue for the Conservative leadership candidates hoping to become the next prime minister of the UK. But the taxation strategies suggested by...
The Fund Manager
Tory leadership special: Rishinomics does not work
The dividing line between Sunak and Truss has been economic policy. Sunak has tried to paint himself as the frugal guardian of the nation’s wealth, with the implication that...
The Economist
Tory leadership special: In Liz none can trust
It spoke volumes of her promised fiscal approach ‘on becoming’ PM that Liz Truss cited Professor Patrick Minford as an ‘endorser’. Then, in light of revelations of just how far...
The Professor
Shanty towns and eviction riots
The radical history of Australia’s property market. Skyrocketing property prices and an impossible rental market have seen growing numbers of Australians struggling to find...
The Economist
Ukraine war: hope for the best, prepare for the worst
Europe sweats over the future of Russia’s gas supply. The invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and the nearly five months of war that have followed have reminded many European...
The Analyst
Will the ESG agenda lead to more distressed property assets?
How to avoid a widening gap. Investors and occupiers are increasingly prioritising environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials as part of their appraisal process for...