Property transactions are changing – new mechanisms reflect the increased maturation and competitiveness of the market. Exactly what is changing, what are the drivers and what does it mean? In...
There was recently an article in the Australian Financial Review on unlisted property, debt and liquidity which raised some points we felt required further consideration, which is the subject of...
‘Thematics’ have been a key driver of property investment decisions of late. Our view is that these are often overemphasised and should be considered secondary to more important investment fundamentals....
It will come as no surprise to many of our investors that we have found it immensely difficult to find value in markets in the last few years. Falling interest...
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria are fast becoming key drivers to investment allocation and outcomes.
COVID-19 has seen a massive shift in short term workforce dynamics. Given the obvious destabilisation that this situation is creating, there has been a lot of conjecture on the likely...
Value capture’ is an important mechanism in funding urban and social infrastructure. Unfortunately, it is not applied enough and is often poorly executed. What is it and how can it be done better?
Lease incentives materially impact property valuations, and vary significantly between different states and markets. What do they mean and what are the impacts for asset owners or investors? Lease incentives...
We are humble enough to recognise we don’t always get things right. In fact, we have been wrong about plenty of things along the way. To be successful, half the...
At Forza Capital, one of the things we spend a lot of time doing is speaking to both real estate agents and investors. There is no substitute for being…
In our experience as investment managers, a fundamental shortcoming we often see is poor ongoing communication between managers and investors.
As non-classically trained investment operatives, over the years we have found the question “why” to serve us extremely well. Over the last 10 to 15 years, given market performance, we...