Battle of the Asset Classes: Which One Has the Edge?


Battle of the Asset Classes: Which One Has the Edge?


Experts and investors at Europe’s largest real estate conference made the case for their favorite U.S. property categories.

The U.S. real estate market has performed outstandingly in recent years. But which asset class offered the best returns? Was it residential, industrial or office? Industry experts at a panels at 2019’s Expo Real—the yearly international real estate and investment conference taking place in Munich—advocated for different industries and provided arguments and examples to support their strategies. 

Indraneel Karlekar, senior managing director at Principal Real Estate, the dedicated real estate unit of Principal Global Investors, referred to industrial as “the sexiest asset class” out there. “In 10 years, the value of industrial in the U.S. has tripled. This tells you how much interest there is there, how quickly this sector has grown in the last 10 years. Obviously, the other property types have also grown, but I find that industrial has grown three times, which is largest in terms of gains. It’s a really big liquid market,” Karlekar said...

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RSK: Okay...they say housing but that may have peaked. I would like to know what they feel is the next hottest class.

Ken Notes: Local distribution and delivery centers.

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