Posts for topic Real estate funds

The planned tightening of Lex Koller and its extension to indirect real estate investments could have far-reaching consequences. They could slow the inflow of capital into the Swiss real estate market and make investments more difficult. Against this backdrop, the Swiss Finance & Property Group offers its assessment. It becomes clear that the objective pursued by the revision has, in the case of indirect real estate investments, already largely been achieved today.

What is the best way for property owners to meet tenants’ requirements in terms of convenience, organisation and sustainability? In order to cover these factors and offer tenants the most comfortable living conditions possible, a broad-based tenant survey was carried out by the SF Sustainable Property Fund in the first half of 2023.

In the current article, Markus Karl, Head Construction Manager Real Estate Direct at Swiss Finance & Property Funds Ltd, uses two construction projects in the SF Sustainable Property Fund to illustrate the challenges that arise when renovating a building while it is still occupied. He also describes in a clear manner the regulatory hurdles that have to be overcome in such a project.

The TER has become a much more relevant factor in investment decisions, and it has become much easier to compare the figures for different peers thanks to efforts undertaken by the self-regulating industry associations to bring about standardised definitions and harmonisation. Improvements in efficiency, as reflected by lower TERs, can be largely attributed to the degression of fixed costs such as accounting, marketing, foundation board fees and bank charges.

Investments in residential property favour high earnings security over an attractive return. Investments in commercial properties, on the other hand, offer good potential in the current climate of growing demand for commercial space and moderate entry opportunities.

On the 17th of June, we were very glad to welcome David Chen and Ben Aiken from JP Morgan to present the case for core real estate in Asia and the Strategic Property Fund Asia to our investors within our global real estate conference call series.

The transaction market for direct property investment has undergone a surprisingly dynamic recovery in recent months, boosted by a sustained period of low interest rates. What is less surprising is that the compression of initial yields was strongest in the residential sector, followed by the office sector (prime), while the retail sector stagnated year-on-year.