Resource Center

Equitativa
Known for being parent company to Emirates REIT, Equitativa based in the United Arab Emirates, has announced a US$500m real estate investment trust targeting all sectors of real estate in Indonesia. Standing shoulder to shoulder with Stern Resources- a New York based investment holding company- it has alighted on the promising fundamentals of this market, especially its demography. With a rapidly growing middle class and consumer culture, it is little surprise Equitativa has extended its reach in this direction. What is more interesting is how it will be able to execute in an already competitive landscape with many entrenched local players. This is not to say there are not avenues for disruption, however, it will require analytical breadth to work across sectors. The structure used may enable greater participation from outside Indonesia and offer transparency which is sometimes highlighted as a downside of the market.

Cambridge’s massive success as a hub for science and technology jobs continues to send housing costs within the city ever higher, and workers are being pushed further and further out into villages and towns within commuting distance.

Property has long been a popular investment for many individuals, and it’s easy to see why; careful investment in the right place can create solid financial returns, generating high levels of income through rental yields and capital growth.  This is especially the case in the UK, where an undersupply of housing in many areas has led to rapidly rising house prices and increasing rental revenues. 

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc (O2C) is an economic region linking Oxford and Cambridge via Milton Keynes, and encompassing Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Northamptonshire, forming an ‘arc’ about 80km to the north and west of London. It supports over two million jobs, adds more than £110 billion to the economy annually, and has one of the fastest-growing economies in England.