Asset owners turning to niche real estate for yield

Alternatives Asset Owners

Joe Marsh

May 3, 2018

Compared to core property investments, the higher yields available on assets such as data centres, elderly housing and student accommodation are sparking growing interest.

Data centres can offer internal rates of return of 13% to 15% in Asia, according to a PwC report

With yields steadily declining in Asian property markets as with illiquid assets across the board institutional investors are increasingly looking to more niche areas of real estate to...

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