Toby Selman News Today

Investors and advisors say that the current stand-off between buyers and sellers is unlikely to end soon.

Rising levels of distressed sales in China’s property sector paint a distorted picture of the sector’s woes, according to investors and advisers.

The New Zealand sovereign fund is boosting impact investing and sharpening its focus on converting buildings to reduce their carbon footprint.

The New Zealand sovereign fund says it is prioritising the sector as it examines opportunities across the region’s property markets.

European property is out of vogue with Asian investors like Australian super funds, while US and Asia remain attractive, say experts.

New Zealand’s sovereign fund is on the lookout for investment opportunities in global property despite sharp falls in investor allocations to the sector in Asia.

While leading asset owners point to the global economic slowdown and rising inflation, real estate, in the right sectors, can still offer an effective hedge against inflation.

Hiring, training and green leases help make up for continued paucity of information.

Infrastructure investor Infratil and NZ Super Fund are reviewing their ownership of retirement village operator RetireAustralia.