The global real estate sector is experiencing changes that will redefine the concept of a core property portfolio. Emerging categories will attract more funds while some traditional segments fall from favour amid concerns over occupancy, value and underwriting risk.

A digital real estate revolution is spreading across the world as property specialists increasingly ‘tokenise’ assets to improve liquidity in the world’s most valuable asset class.

Real estate investment has bounced back strongly as the world comes to terms with Covid, with exciting new asset classes and so-called “secondary” locations on investors’ radar for the first time. At the same time, many traditional bricks and mortar investments may never again deliver the returns property funds once relied on.

Women are badly under-represented in the property sector. A recent benchmark study showed only 9% of CEOs in commercial real estate were women, while there was a 55% gap in bonuses and commission between males and females.