Japan's Record Run in Real Estate: What's Driving It, and What It Means for Investors Japan's property market just posted a second straight record year — but record volumes, a weak yen and rising rates do not tell you where the actual opportunity is. We put the three most common claims about Japan real estate to the test, and the findings are not what the headlines suggest.
Active vs Passive Investing: Where Does Real Estate Fit? Unlike stocks, real estate has no index-fund equivalent — active vs passive is a spectrum, not a choice. Here's how listed REITs, co-investment, and direct ownership compare on involvement, selection, and cost.
How to Invest in Data Centres: Four Routes, and What Each One Asks of You There are a few ways to invest in data centres, from listed REITs to private infrastructure funds. Each comes with its own trade-offs in liquidity, minimum investment, and what you're actually exposed to. Here's what each route asks of you.
Japan Multifamily: Why Global Capital Keeps Coming Back Japan's population is falling — but Tokyo and Osaka keep growing, and renting is the default for half their households. That gap between demand and a constrained supply pipeline is what's kept global institutional capital flowing into Japanese multifamily, even as yields thin.
The Cliff in a Data Centre’s Value: Why Specification Obsolescence Shapes Who Can Invest Data centres are valued on the power they can deliver, not the floor space they contain. This article goes a step further, and asks what that fact does to the market itself: who can invest, who cannot, and why.
Investing in Data Centres: Understanding a Market That Does Not Behave Like Real Estate For those thinking of investing in data centres: what data centres are, what drives them, who is in the value chain, and where they are being built.
When Top-Down and Bottom-Up Research Diverge: Reading the Gap Between Market and Asset Top-down research focuses on macro conditions. Bottom-up research reads the asset. When the two layers diverge, the temptation is to force alignment by trusting the more comfortable one. This instinct is the mistake this article addresses.
How to Analyse a Real Estate Investment Deal Before Investing A thorough due diligence process identifies the risks in a real estate deal. This article walks through what to do with your checklist findings once you have them, so you can turn what you found into your next course of action.
Vantage Point - A quarterly periodical brought to you by RealVantage - July 2026 RealVantage’s rebranding marks a natural evolution of the company’s growth into a global, institutional-grade real estate investment platform. Rather than a shift in direction, it is a clearer expression of our maturity, ambition, and commitment to long-term value creation.
International Real Estate Investment: How to Evaluate Opportunities and Risks in Cross-Border Deals This article outlines deal-level evaluation in sequence: submarket, asset, sponsor and structure, cross-border overlays, and decision. We also explain why sponsor and structure carry more weight in international real estate investment than in domestic deals.
Capitalisation Rate, IRR, and Discount Rate: How Real Estate Investors Read Value Beyond a Single Number Capitalisation rate (cap rate) is the most-cited number in real estate, but it may also be the most over-relied-on. On its own, it offers a snapshot of market consensus, but not a measure of intrinsic value.
How Tensions in the Middle East Affect Real Estate, and Why the Impact Varies by Deal Geopolitical risk is one of the macro variables most often treated as broadly negative for investment opportunities. The instinct on both sides of the headline cycle is to either retreat from the asset class entirely or to chase perceived winners.
Real Estate Debt vs Equity: Positioning, Not Preference Debt and equity are not competing ways to participate in real estate investment opportunities. They are different positions within the same capital structure, each serving a distinct role in a portfolio.
Vantage Point - A quarterly periodical brought to you by RealVantage - April 2026 RealVantage’s rebranding marks a natural evolution of the company’s growth into a global, institutional-grade real estate investment platform. Rather than a shift in direction, it is a clearer expression of our maturity, ambition, and commitment to long-term value creation.
Best International Property Investments for Singapore Investors to Watch for in 2026 Macro factors tell you where to look. Micro factors tell you if the deal is worth doing.
A Guide to Understanding & Evaluating Private Equity Real Estate Funds Most investors understand the idea of backing a great fund manager, but does the same logic apply to real estate funds?
MONEY FM 89.3 - Bigger Pic: How AI is redefining property investing Real estate is no longer just about homes, offices, or malls; it’s increasingly about data. As AI and cloud demand surge, we explore the rise of digital infrastructure like data centres and what it means for investors in Singapore.
A Guide to Investing in REITs vs Real Estate Funds vs Private Property Ownership Real Estate remains one of the most widely used asset classes for income, diversification, and long-term wealth building. The question for many is not whether real estate belongs in a portfolio, but rather how investors are able to access it.
Real Estate Market Trends in 2026: What Investors Should Know About the Road Ahead The broad picture is improving. Capital is moving again, financing conditions are less punitive than during the peak tightening phase, and pricing in several markets appears to have found a floor.
EdgeProp - RealVantage enters digital infrastructure space with USD7 mil investment in US data centre The company announced the allocation of USD7 million ($8.95 million) in equity capital for a 21-megawatt facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the US, through Bahrain-headquartered asset manager Arcapita Group Holdings.
How to invest in commercial real estate with lower capital outlay Commercial real estate (CRE) is an attractive investment option because it generally offers stable income, diversification beyond stocks and bonds, and is a traditional tool to hedge against inflation.
How to generate income from rental properties: A beginner’s guide to building passive income Rental property has long been a familiar wealth-building pathway for Singaporeans. It offers two fundamental drivers of return: recurring rental income and potential capital appreciation over time.
EdgeProp - RealVantage completes acquisition of Manchester heritage hotel Singapore-based real estate investment platform RealVantage has announced the completion of its acquisition of The Heathcote Hotel, a freehold heritage hotel in Manchester, UK.
TravelDailyNews - RealVantage completes GBP 14 million acquisition of The Heathcote Hotel in Manchester RealVantage acquisition The Heathcote Hotel in Manchester, in partnership with Oberland, marks a GBP 14 million value-add hospitality investment.
MONEY FM 89.3 - Money and Me: Property on the Blockchain in SG? To what extent is tokenisation of property an opportunity in Singapore - or still a wait-and-see experiment?
