(Featuring John Kennedy, Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Asset Management – US, Barings Real Estate, and Rob Little, Head of Real Estate Debt Underwriting and Servicing, Barings Real Estate)
The asset management function is always integral to long-term value creation in real estate, but the COVID-19 crisis has served as a fresh reminder of just how crucial this role is for navigating challenging conditions.
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The spread of COVID-19 across the globe and the rippling effects across all geographies have left no segment of the economy untouched. Real estate markets are no exception. From deserted office buildings to shuttered storefronts and empty hotels, the impact has been more severe than many investors’ downside scenario analyses would have predicted. Yet, global real estate markets still offer potentially attractive returns over the long term—across a wide variety of sectors and risk types—if investors can effectively navigate the current storm. Critical to this effort are the asset managers themselves—also known as the “eyes on the asset.”
In this episode, John Kennedy and Rob Little of Barings Real Estate talk about lessons learned and emerging best practices for the post-COVID future of asset management in real estate.