Publications by the RCLCO Fund Advisors Team

3 weeks ago

Parallel Performance: Public and Private Real Estate Returns Converged Over the Past Decade

Somewhat coincidentally — but also possibly a telling data point — total returns for public and private real estate benchmarks were virtually identical over the past decade.

6 months ago

Private Equity Real Estate Fees: A Modest Proposal

Advisory Articles RFA

Much has been written about the fees and costs associated with investing in private markets, such as private equity and real estate, particularly relative to investments in the public markets.

7 months ago

ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate: Industrial Smart Growth

Advisory Articles RFA

Logistics real estate is entering a new phase of growth after years of volatility, one focused on smart-growth decision-making to optimize supply chains, circumvent disruption, and stand the test of…

7 months ago

Occupying Force

Advisory Articles RFA

The NCREIF Open End Diversified Core Equity Fund Index can offer a critical glimpse into which types of office properties—and which markets—have suffered the most in terms of leasing occupancy,…

1 year ago

Soft Apartment Market Makes Hold-Sell Decisions More Difficult

Advisory Articles RFA

The US apartment sector is currently experiencing a rough patch in terms of elevated supply, reduced debt availability, higher borrowing costs, and lower values resulting from stagnant rents and higher…

1 year ago

Underperformance Paradox

Advisory Articles RFA

Some recent research argues that more direct approaches to real estate investing can more effectively address the characteristics, opportunities, and risks associated with the current state of commercial real estate.

1 year ago

Academics Question the Value of Private Real Estate Funds: What’s an Investor to Do?

Advisory Articles RFA

A growing body of research has broadly found that closed-end real estate funds, in aggregate, have not delivered acceptable net returns across multiple metrics: relative to alternative opportunities, to risks,…

2 years ago

Data Centers: Capitalizing on the Data Explosion

Advisory Articles RFA

Data Centers: Capitalizing on the Data Explosion September 16, 2023 By William Maher, Director of Strategy and Research, RFA; Michael Essig, Vice President, RFA Originally published in PREA Quarterly Magazine…

2 years ago

Single-Family Rental Housing – Institutional Opportunities

Advisory Articles RFA

Single-family homes have been an important part of the US rental housing market for decades and even centuries. Individual investors have long owned houses they rent to a wide variety…

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2 years ago

Harnessing Automation in Your Asset Management System

Advisory Articles RFA

Asset management from an institutional perspective has several challenges when scaling from single assets to having several hundred

2 years ago

ULI Forecast Shows Economic and Real Estate Slowdown Likely in Near Term with Recovery Expected in 2025

Advisory Articles RFA

Prospects for the U.S. real estate market and economy changed little over the past six months, based on a survey of real estate economists.

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2 years ago

NMHC: Code 53 – Rick Pollack

Podcast RFA

RCLCO Fund Advisors’ Managing Director Rick Pollack was a guest on an episode of the NMHC: Code 53 podcast, From Office to Residential: The Rise of Commercial Conversions in Multifamily…

2 years ago

Time For an ESG Reset: Results from RCLCO’s Survey

Advisory Articles ESG RFA Sentiment Surveys

The results suggest a mixed story, and, RCLCO believes, a general lack of appreciation for why ESG became a matter of discussion in the first place. This article attempts to…

2 years ago

Office Games

Advisory Articles RFA

Life sciences real estate has been a “hot” property type for the past decade—and even more since the pandemic. Will all the capital targeting the space be placed where it…

3 years ago

Forecasters Downgrade Prospects for U.S. Real Estate Sector and Economy

Advisory Articles RFA

Real estate economists offered a less optimistic forecast of the near-term U.S. real estate and economic environment compared with six months ago, downgrading predictions for a wide range of economic,…

3 years ago

ULI Forecast: Positive for U.S. Real Estate Despite Higher Inflation, Interest Rates

Advisory Articles RFA

Real estate economists predict solid performance by U.S. property markets over the next three years, according to the spring 2022 ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast.

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3 years ago

Affordable Housing – Stable Returns With Positive Social Impact

Advisory Articles RFA

Affordable Housing – Stable Returns With Positive Social Impact March 1, 2022 By William Maher, Director of Strategy and Research, RFA; Scot Bommarito, Associate Originally published in PREA Quarterly Magazine…

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3 years ago

Life Sciences: Tapping into Biotech

Advisory Articles RFA

In this article, we examine the main attributes of success in life sciences real estate—and explore whether all of the capital targeting the space will successfully find a home.

4 years ago

Increased Inflation, Slower Growth in Coming Years

Advisory Articles RFA

Increased Inflation, Slower Growth in Coming Years March 19, 2024 By William Maher, Director of Strategy and Research, RFA Originally published via UrbanLand Real estate economists predict continued improvement in…

4 years ago

As the Nation Reopens: Mid-Year Sentiment Soars in the Real Estate Industry

Advisory Articles RFA Sentiment Surveys

The results of RCLCO’s Mid-2021 State of the Market Sentiment Survey reflect strong optimism as vaccination rates approach herd immunity levels, business restrictions have been lifted, and a drop in…

4 years ago

Employment Growth, Rebounding GDP for U.S. Economy

Advisory Articles RFA

Real estate economists predict markedly improved U.S. economic and property market conditions over the next three years, 2021 to 2023, compared with the forecast of six months ago, according to…

Publications by the RCLCO Fund Advisors Team

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