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For borrowers in Europe, Covid-19 won’t be the same as the GFC
By Lisa Attenborough, Partner, Capital Advisory Amid global uncertainty, I am regularly asked about the potential distress in the debt market; when is it going to happen; how much of it will there…
3 years ago
What is a resilient investment?
In an uncertain environment with a backdrop of a health-led global economic shock, positioning for resilience is key for real estate investors. 
3 years ago
What is innovation? And why does it matter to investors?
Innovation can be described as the combination of labour and capital employed in new ways to drive growth or do more with a given set of factors of production or inputs. This is distinct from…
3 years ago
Where are the world’s innovation-led cities?
Knight Frank’s research into innovation-led cities has collected over 100 different indicators, including data on almost 100,000 research institutions globally. From a long-list of 750 cities, these…
3 years ago
Going green: What's behind the rise of sustainability in real estate?
The sustainable real estate movement is often viewed as a nascent or fringe alternative investment choice mainly focused in Europe, but as our research shows, the reality is quite different.
3 years ago
15 green building hotspots around the world
There are more than 120,000 green-rated buildings worldwide, giving investors a wide choice of sustainable assets. But which cities should they consider first? We highlight 15 top choices from the…
3 years ago
Q&A: How leverage influences market resilience
What impact could Covid-19 have on bank lending to commercial real estate? What are the implications for non-bank lenders? And what impact is sustainability having on commercial real estate lending?
3 years ago

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How has lender appetite been impacted since the pandemic? Are there specific property types that lenders are more willing to lend against? And as debt funds raise more capital, will the environment…
3 years ago