Matthias Daniel Aepli

The book empirically analyzes the market, drivers, trends, and building characteristics of life sciences real estate. The findings suggest significant growth potential, supported by strong market fundamentals and demographics. Investors are drawn to the sector's potential for risk-adjusted returns, capital and rental growth, and defensive characteristics. Nevertheless, the high specifications and complexity of laboratories present challenges, including high capital expenditures, maintenance costs, and the need for specialized expertise and networks. The trend towards flexible and modular laboratories and the conversion of traditional assets into lab spaces offer exciting opportunities for investments in life sciences real estate. Life sciences real estate has gained attention from investors seeking alternative options to traditional real estate sectors. This niche market has seen increased capital inflows and investor interest due to attractive returns and risk diversification. The industry encompasses various specialized subdisciplines, each with unique building and space requirements. However, the complexity and diversity of the sector pose challenges for investors in evaluating advantages, disadvantages, and risks.This textbook has been recommended and developed for universitary courses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Traditionally, real estate has been burdened by challenges such as illiquidity, limited accessibility, opacity, complex transactions, high costs, and substantial capital requirements. However, tokenization emerges as a potential solution to many of these issues. In this book, the authors thoroughly investigate the innovative concept of tokenization in the real estate domain. Tokenization involves digitizing real estate assets and ownership, complemented by fractionalization, facilitated through blockchain technology. The book elucidates the fundamental principles, technologies, opportunities, and impediments associated with real estate tokenization. To fully capitalize on the theoretical advantages, the book furnishes specific recommendations for the overall market landscape and active participants, providing crucial guidance to encourage wider adoption and successful realization of the benefits offered by tokenized real estate.

This research examines the evaluation criteria for logistics real estate and explores the implementation of future trends from an investor's perspective, with a specific focus on European logistics real estate as an asset class. Eight industry experts were interviewed to understand the current state of the European logistics real estate market and predict its future development, providing readers with guidance for investments. Adjusting for risks associated with the political and economic climate may exert pressure on investment returns. Nevertheless, European logistics real estate remains an attractive investment opportunity with promising returns and low correlation to other asset classes.Logistics plays a vital role in the economy, supplying goods to companies and households. Given its transformative impact on industries and its enduring relevance, logistics real estate has become a targeting asset class for forward-thinking investors.This textbook has been recommended and developed for universitary courses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

This book focuses on two key challenges: the negative impact on property value and higher vacancy risk for pop-up shops. It suggests alternative rental models based on footfall and customer conversion rates and provides a strategic framework for real estate investors to develop and manage pop-up stores. The empirical study emphasizes the importance of data availability, market fundamentals, and the potential of the operator model for managing pop-up retail spaces.The retail real estate market in Switzerland comprises about 13.0% of total commercial areas. The growth of e-commerce, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is causing significant changes in brick-and-mortar retail. Real estate owners are facing higher vacancy rates, shorter rental terms, and lower rental prices. However, e-commerce has limitations that prevent it from fully replacing physical stores. Retailers are now seeking flexible and innovative spaces like pop-up stores. In Switzerland, pop-up stores are mostly used as marketing tools or to fill vacancies, rather than as a sustainable business model, due to their negative impact on property market value.This textbook has been recommended and developed for universitary courses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

This research presents a rigorous investigation of US companies' financial resilience within the S&P 500 index from the year 2000 onward. The book focuses on the process of a company's bounce back to pre-crisis levels after a disturbance, exploring resilience measured through recovery duration and various financial performance indicators. The study analyzes three significant crises faced by the US during this period - the dotcom crisis, the global financial crisis, and the pandemic crisis. Through applied cox hazard regression and panel regression, the book reveals valuable empirical insights on factors impacting corporate financial resilience, sector-specific crisis effects, and essential considerations when interpreting the results. Investors, corporations, and researchers alike will find this data-driven resource a paramount asset in navigating the complexities of financial markets and fortifying corporate financial resilience for a prosperous future.

The challenges of affordable housing are manifold. However this presents an opportunity to private investors, real estate companies, and developers. With the growing global trend for impact-based investments, many institutional investors have begun to consider the merits of this asset class. This book examines not only the profitability of these assets, but also whether these assets rely on government subsidy. It discusses why investors have become more interested in this product and which investment criteria influence the financial performance of these assets. The authors employed a mixed method approach to collect data at two tiers, first through surveys and afterwards through interviews of 8 firms (3 publicly listed companies, 3 private equity companies, 1 foundation, and 1 state bank) across Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Investment criteria are analyzed using inferential statistics, specifically the Hierarchical Algorithm Cluster Analysis. The financial characteristics of the companies are examined and compared using descriptive statistics and the qualitative interview output is explored using the thematic Latent Coding Analysis. Furthermore, the book explains how the bond-like nature of affordable housing is a profitable impact investment option, and how this strategy is particularly worthwhile for institutional investors. It also describes that profitability of affordable housing products is not dependent on subsidy. Still, affordable housing products supported by government incentives in the United Kingdom and United States are most attractive. The book illustrates six important investment strategies identified by veterans in this field to have an influence on the financial feasibility of affordable housing products.

Dieses Buch präsentiert die Ergebnisse einer empirischen Studie, die in Kooperation mit dem Schweizerischen Pensionskassenverband durchgeführt wurde, zu direkten und indirekten Immobilienanlagen im Inland und Ausland sowie zu Investitionen in Infrastruktur. ?Die Diskussionen um die Integration des Themenbereichs „Nachhaltigkeit“ in Bereich des Immobilieninvestments resultieren in einer Anpassung der Investitionspräferenzen institutioneller Anleger. Bei dieser empirischen Forschungsarbeit werden die Primärdaten mittels einer Erhebung bei institutionellen Investoren in der Schweiz erhoben u.a. bei Vorsorgeeinrichtungen, Versicherungen und Family Offices. Basierend auf einer statistischen Analyse werden Abhängigkeiten und Veränderungen in den Portfolios der Investoren und im Immobilienmarkt identifiziert und ferner konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen abgeleitet bzw. bisherigen Studiengerbnissen zielführend gegenübergestellt.Anhand der Umfrage wird ein unvoreingenommener Einblick in die Zukunftserwartungen gewonnen und die Auswirkungen von nachhaltigen Investitionen auf die Immobilienanlagen eruiert. Folglich ist das Buch ein „Muss“ für alle an den Themenbereichen (direkte und indirekte) Immobilieninvestments, Nachhaltigkeit und Infrastruktur interessierten Personen.

The challenges of affordable housing are manifold. However this presents an opportunity to private investors, real estate companies, and developers. With the growing global trend for impact-based investments, many institutional investors have begun to consider the merits of this asset class. This book examines not only the profitability of these assets, but also whether these assets rely on government subsidy. It discusses why investors have become more interested in this product and which investment criteria influence the financial performance of these assets. The authors employed a mixed method approach to collect data at two tiers, first through surveys and afterwards through interviews of 8 firms (3 publicly listed companies, 3 private equity companies, 1 foundation, and 1 state bank) across Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Investment criteria are analyzed using inferential statistics, specifically the Hierarchical Algorithm Cluster Analysis. The financial characteristics of the companies are examined and compared using descriptive statistics and the qualitative interview output is explored using the thematic Latent Coding Analysis. Furthermore, the book explains how the bond-like nature of affordable housing is a profitable impact investment option, and how this strategy is particularly worthwhile for institutional investors. It also describes that profitability of affordable housing products is not dependent on subsidy. Still, affordable housing products supported by government incentives in the United Kingdom and United States are most attractive. The book illustrates six important investment strategies identified by veterans in this field to have an influence on the financial feasibility of affordable housing products.

Dieses Buch präsentiert die Ergebnisse einer Studie, die das Ziel hatte, die Veränderungen und Phänomene in Zeiten von Covid-19 am Immobilienmarkt aus Sicht von institutionell Investierenden zu ermitteln. Die Pandemie dürfte als Be- oder Entschleuniger verschiedener Faktoren langfristig eine Wirkung auf den Immobilienmarkt haben. Des weiteren wird der Stellenwert der direkten und indirekten Immobilienanlageklassen im In- sowie Ausland bei den Befragten untersucht. Bei dieser empirischen Forschungsarbeit werden die benötigten Informationen mittels einer Online-Umfrage gesammelt. Die Umfrage wird an Anlegenden, wie Vorsorgeeinrichtungen, Versicherungen und Family Offices, welche in direkte und indirekte Immobilienanlagen investieren, verschickt. Mittels statistischer Analyse sollen Abhängigkeiten und Phänomene der beiden Immobilienanlagevehikel und pandemiebedingte Veränderungen in den Portfolios und im Immobilienmarkt identifiziert werden. Anhand der Umfrage soll ein unvoreingenommener Einblick für die Zukunft gewonnen und die Beeinflussung der Pandemie auf die Immobilienanlagen eruiert werden.