…Let's Talk Value-Add Equity Real Estate Investing with Sebastiano Ferrante

…Let's Talk Value-Add Equity Real Estate Investing with Sebastiano Ferrante

Author: PGIM April 15, 2024 Duration: 19:10

Sebastiano Ferrante, Head of Europe at PGIM Real Estate, discusses Europe's alternative investment landscape, prevailing market dynamics currently influencing institutional investing, and the risk-reward trade-off in value-add equity real estate investing.

 

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Key Takeaways:

● The Art of Being a Great Real Estate Investor [1:49]

● Current Investor Hot Spots [4:20]

● Europe's Compelling Real Estate Market [7:54]

● Investors' Questions Answered [10:25]

● Top Three Investor Insights [16:21]

 

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Shareables:

"Interest rates will play a smaller role, and the bifurcation of the market will be bigger between winning strategies and losing strategies." — Sebastiano Ferrante, Head of Europe, PGIM Real Estate #investing

"One other aspect about European markets, and this is the illiquidity we're seeing on the classical bank financing market, and this is a huge opportunity in private credit, private debt and specifically in real estate in Europe." — Sebastiano Ferrante, Head of Europe, PGIM Real Estate #valueadd

"Retail is becoming a brand in itself. It is something that people identify with." — Sebastiano Ferrante, Head of Europe, PGIM Real Estate #alternativeinvesting

"Retail still remains officially one of the main food groups in the world of real estate." — Eric Adler, President & CEO of PGIM Private Alternatives #institutionalinvesting


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