Hiring for real estate still robust
FPL says hiring and compensation for real-estate investment professionals in Asia and the Middle East focuses on attracting experienced Western-trained talent.
Chicago-based FPL Advisory Group, which provides executive search and other services to the real-estate industry worldwide, says in a mid-year report that recruitment demand remains strong in Asia and the Middle East.
The firm has surveyed executives in the real-estate industry worldwide. The mood in the United States and Europe is sombre. Although many companies report cash bonuses remain on track, compensation is otherwise suffering. The value of prior equity grants to professionals remains questionable, and FPL expects salary increases to be capped at around 4%, while longer-term incentives will also be reduced.
Real-estate investment companies are trying to boost efficiency, and are restructuring their portfolios to take advantage of distressed properties hurt by the US subprime crisis.
Surprisingly, recruitment remains active in the US, while in London firms with global operations are still hiring. But the strongest recruitment demand comes from Asia and the Middle East.
Local talent with global experience, especially in construction and development, is at a premium, according to the FPL report. Similarly, investment managers are becoming highly sought out to deploy capital for the increasing numbers of new funds investing in global markets.
One area of growth outside of the United States: real-estate investment trusts. Reit legislation and securitisation techniques are driving growth in international real-estate investment, says FPL. And capital continues to be made available for real-estate deals, particularly for new funds looking to take advantage of distressed conditions, in both equity and debt.
Moreover, there is growing interest in the creation of fund of funds with global mandates, as small and mid-sized sponsors seek investment managers to deploy capital into real estate worldwide.
In Asia, vast capital inflows support the need for real-estate investors to recruit, but the region still has a shortage of Western-trained talent. Meanwhile the Middle East is emerging as the fastest growing user of executive search, as Israeli developers forge into the worldÆs emerging markets and the Gulf continues to export more capital worldwide. These regions remain an option for professionals in the West who are willing to relocate, says FPL.
The firm has surveyed executives in the real-estate industry worldwide. The mood in the United States and Europe is sombre. Although many companies report cash bonuses remain on track, compensation is otherwise suffering. The value of prior equity grants to professionals remains questionable, and FPL expects salary increases to be capped at around 4%, while longer-term incentives will also be reduced.
Real-estate investment companies are trying to boost efficiency, and are restructuring their portfolios to take advantage of distressed properties hurt by the US subprime crisis.
Surprisingly, recruitment remains active in the US, while in London firms with global operations are still hiring. But the strongest recruitment demand comes from Asia and the Middle East.
Local talent with global experience, especially in construction and development, is at a premium, according to the FPL report. Similarly, investment managers are becoming highly sought out to deploy capital for the increasing numbers of new funds investing in global markets.
One area of growth outside of the United States: real-estate investment trusts. Reit legislation and securitisation techniques are driving growth in international real-estate investment, says FPL. And capital continues to be made available for real-estate deals, particularly for new funds looking to take advantage of distressed conditions, in both equity and debt.
Moreover, there is growing interest in the creation of fund of funds with global mandates, as small and mid-sized sponsors seek investment managers to deploy capital into real estate worldwide.
In Asia, vast capital inflows support the need for real-estate investors to recruit, but the region still has a shortage of Western-trained talent. Meanwhile the Middle East is emerging as the fastest growing user of executive search, as Israeli developers forge into the worldÆs emerging markets and the Gulf continues to export more capital worldwide. These regions remain an option for professionals in the West who are willing to relocate, says FPL.
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