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La liquidez...https://www.ft.com/content/69197739-f287-48e8-84d7-01877d98b1cdCitarAsset managers trim real estate holdings amid market downturnRetreat comes as sluggish sales and high interest rates weigh on cash flows from property fundsSluggish property transactions and high interest rates have left real estate among the worst-performing asset classes for institutional investors © Kylie Cooper/ReutersInstitutional investors have trimmed target allocations to real estate for the first time in 13 years as they unload property fund stakes at steep discounts. A survey* of 166 institutional investors, ranging from pension funds to university endowments, released by Cornell University and capital advisory firm Hodes Weill & Associates found target allocation for the asset class dropped to 10.7 per cent this year, the first decline since the study began in 2013.A previous survey by financial advisory group Campbell Lutyens found that institutional investors sold real estate fund stakes at an average discount of 34 per cent to net asset value in the first half of this year, up from 19 per cent a year earlier.The retreat and widening discounts in the secondary market come as sluggish property transactions and high interest rates weigh on cash flows from real estate portfolios, leaving the sector among the worst-performing asset classes for institutional investors.“Institutions are not abandoning their allocation to real estate,” said Doug Weill, co-managing partner of advisory firm Hodes Weill, at a webinar on Tuesday, “but there is clearly a little bit of a pullback”.While real estate has historically served as a stable source of income and a hedge against inflation in institutional portfolios, the asset class has in recent years struggled with muted deal activity, softening valuations and higher office vacancy rates.The higher for longer interest rate environment has damped residential and commercial property sales, while remote and hybrid working has driven office vacancies to record highs, squeezing deal activity and rental income. Grant Walker, managing director for real estate at the $200bn Teacher Retirement System of Texas, which has 14 per cent of its portfolio in the asset class, told a board meeting last month that the fund’s property holdings lost 2.6 per cent in the second quarter — a big drag on overall returns — as the sector “continues to be challenged by higher interest rates and lower valuations”.The Hodes Weill study found that respondents gained 1.4 per cent on their real estate investments last year after losing 1.4 per cent in 2023, well below their target return of 8.4 per cent. Two-fifths of respondents said they were under-allocated to the sector relative to their targets this year.Real estate funds have been struggling to generate the cash flow needed to pay investors. Their distribution rate — cash returned to investors as a share of assets — has steadily declined over the past decade, reaching a record low of 6.6 per cent in the second quarter of this year, according to MSCI.“The bottom line is [that] closed real estate fund distributions are at a 10-year low,” said Jamie Sunday, co-head of real estate secondaries at Ares Management. “That is creating pressure across a whole host of investor types.”With little hope of a quick turnaround, institutional investors have been tapping the secondary market to raise liquidity for new investments. An executive at a university endowment, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a private transaction, said the fund sold real estate stakes this year and redeployed the capital into data centres.“There is a big need to rebalance our portfolio and create liquidity,” the person said.A significant obstacle for asset managers looking to sell real estate stakes on the secondary market is the widening discount they must accept.Asset managers said they agreed to steep price cuts amid fading confidence in a near-term market rebound, particularly in the office sector, which has been hit hardest by the downturn. “The market is telling me that these values are not coming back in the short term,” said an executive at a public pension plan that sold real estate stakes at a “significant” discount this year, who did not want to be publicly identified discussing a loss for the fund. “It’s time to cut my losses and exit the investment as quickly as I can.”Sunday of Ares said a growing number of limited partners were “getting comfortable with the higher pricing discounts as an increasing number of investors are transacting in the secondary market”.*https://www.hodesweill.com/real-estate-allocations-monitor
Asset managers trim real estate holdings amid market downturnRetreat comes as sluggish sales and high interest rates weigh on cash flows from property fundsSluggish property transactions and high interest rates have left real estate among the worst-performing asset classes for institutional investors © Kylie Cooper/ReutersInstitutional investors have trimmed target allocations to real estate for the first time in 13 years as they unload property fund stakes at steep discounts. A survey* of 166 institutional investors, ranging from pension funds to university endowments, released by Cornell University and capital advisory firm Hodes Weill & Associates found target allocation for the asset class dropped to 10.7 per cent this year, the first decline since the study began in 2013.A previous survey by financial advisory group Campbell Lutyens found that institutional investors sold real estate fund stakes at an average discount of 34 per cent to net asset value in the first half of this year, up from 19 per cent a year earlier.The retreat and widening discounts in the secondary market come as sluggish property transactions and high interest rates weigh on cash flows from real estate portfolios, leaving the sector among the worst-performing asset classes for institutional investors.“Institutions are not abandoning their allocation to real estate,” said Doug Weill, co-managing partner of advisory firm Hodes Weill, at a webinar on Tuesday, “but there is clearly a little bit of a pullback”.While real estate has historically served as a stable source of income and a hedge against inflation in institutional portfolios, the asset class has in recent years struggled with muted deal activity, softening valuations and higher office vacancy rates.The higher for longer interest rate environment has damped residential and commercial property sales, while remote and hybrid working has driven office vacancies to record highs, squeezing deal activity and rental income. Grant Walker, managing director for real estate at the $200bn Teacher Retirement System of Texas, which has 14 per cent of its portfolio in the asset class, told a board meeting last month that the fund’s property holdings lost 2.6 per cent in the second quarter — a big drag on overall returns — as the sector “continues to be challenged by higher interest rates and lower valuations”.The Hodes Weill study found that respondents gained 1.4 per cent on their real estate investments last year after losing 1.4 per cent in 2023, well below their target return of 8.4 per cent. Two-fifths of respondents said they were under-allocated to the sector relative to their targets this year.Real estate funds have been struggling to generate the cash flow needed to pay investors. Their distribution rate — cash returned to investors as a share of assets — has steadily declined over the past decade, reaching a record low of 6.6 per cent in the second quarter of this year, according to MSCI.“The bottom line is [that] closed real estate fund distributions are at a 10-year low,” said Jamie Sunday, co-head of real estate secondaries at Ares Management. “That is creating pressure across a whole host of investor types.”With little hope of a quick turnaround, institutional investors have been tapping the secondary market to raise liquidity for new investments. An executive at a university endowment, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a private transaction, said the fund sold real estate stakes this year and redeployed the capital into data centres.“There is a big need to rebalance our portfolio and create liquidity,” the person said.A significant obstacle for asset managers looking to sell real estate stakes on the secondary market is the widening discount they must accept.Asset managers said they agreed to steep price cuts amid fading confidence in a near-term market rebound, particularly in the office sector, which has been hit hardest by the downturn. “The market is telling me that these values are not coming back in the short term,” said an executive at a public pension plan that sold real estate stakes at a “significant” discount this year, who did not want to be publicly identified discussing a loss for the fund. “It’s time to cut my losses and exit the investment as quickly as I can.”Sunday of Ares said a growing number of limited partners were “getting comfortable with the higher pricing discounts as an increasing number of investors are transacting in the secondary market”.
Todos somos inquilinos, y cuanto antes nos enteremos, mejorLa subida del precio de la vivienda y del inmobiliario explica el encarecimiento de la vida en general: es la razón por la que hoy un café cuesta tres euros en muchas ciudades de España y por la que una consulta del psicólogo cuesta 100. Cuando sube la vivienda, lo pagamos todosMaría Álvarez · 2025.10.22Manifestación en Zaragoza contra el excesivo precio de la vivienda en abril de 2025 Javier Belver/EFE En el Ministerio de Vivienda comenzaron esta semana echándose unas risas a costa de las personas que se suponía que tenían que proteger y la van a terminar rectificando y retirando una campaña de muchos cientos de miles de euros. Bienvenida sea la corrección, en un momento en el que parece que reconocer que uno se ha equivocado es un crimen. Ojalá venga seguida, en los próximos días, de una disculpa.Si podemos aprender algo de este episodio, es que parece que todavía no hemos terminado de entender cuál es, en realidad, el problema de la vivienda. Unos piensan, como ironizaba el desgraciado anuncio del ministerio, que se trata de un asunto de los jóvenes, o de los millennials. Otros, los críticos con ese enfoque, dicen que no, que es un problema de los pobres, o de los que no van a heredar. Ni lo uno, ni lo otro. La realidad es que cuando sube la vivienda, lo pagamos todos. ¿O de dónde crees que sale el dinero del alquiler del camarero que te da de desayunar por las mañanas? ¿Quién crees que paga la hipoteca de tu dentista? ¿Confías en que el dueño del supermercado, si tiene que pagar el doble por los locales, se lo va a descontar de su cuenta de resultados? La subida del precio de la vivienda y del inmobiliario explica el encarecimiento de la vida en general: es la razón por la que hoy un café cuesta tres euros en muchas ciudades de España y por la que una consulta del psicólogo cuesta 100. Seguramente también es la razón por la que las universidades públicas (y los hospitales, y los colegios) tienen hoy más costes de personal que hace 15 años, pese a tener, en muchos casos, menos alumnos: cuando sube el precio de la vivienda, sube el coste de los servicios públicos.En última instancia, es ese encarecimiento el que pone en riesgo las pensiones. A una economía que no crece (per cápita) le estamos pidiendo que se haga cargo de unos costes inmobiliarios disparados de los trabajadores y de los pensionistas al mismo tiempo.Se entiende mucho mejor si pensamos en una partida de Monopoly, porque es lo que es. Hay una generación que empezó (empezamos) a jugar cuando ya estaban todas las propiedades repartidas. Esa gente es la que está en primera línea y sufre más este problema, porque tiene que pagar en todas las casillas del tablero. Pero parece que no nos damos cuenta de que quien tiene una propiedad ¡también tiene que pagar en todas las demás casillas! Y lo que es más grave: a medida que pasa el tiempo, cuantas más vueltas le damos al tablero, más propiedades tienen que vender los propietarios de una casilla para pagar lo que gastan en todas las demás: en cuidados, en dejarles a los hijos o en vivir. Mientras, la propiedad se va concentrando cada vez en menos manos porque en el Monopoly, como sabe cualquiera, siempre acaba quedando solo uno.La razón por la que tenemos una percepción tan acuciante de escasez y de encarecimiento de la vida, es ésta: no hay subida de salarios que pueda combatir la especulación inmobiliaria y la facilidad que le hemos otorgado para extraer rentas del sistema y llevárselas, bien a seguir especulando, bien fuera del país. Al contrario, cuanto más suben los salarios, más renta se llevan los especuladores. Por eso no servirá que el precio de los alquileres se modere, o que se construya algo de vivienda pública, si eso justifica que el número de arrendatarios siga subiendo.Si no se observa ya con una crudeza lacerante, es porque no hace mucho que empezamos a jugar. Esta tendencia al rentismo extractivo se ha acelerado en la última década, más aun en los últimos cinco años, y todavía hay gente que no se ha dado cuenta de que, a cambio de que su única propiedad se revalorice, les toca pagar el doble o el triple en todas las demás.Todos somos inquilinos. Tú, también. Y el problema real que esconde el encarecimiento de la vivienda no tiene que ver ni con los jóvenes, ni con la comodidad de compartir piso, ni siquiera con la desigualdad, sino con el modelo de sociedad que queremos, con el juego al que estamos jugando. A ver si el próximo anuncio va sobre esto.