Our Research Reports

What's on the Horizon?
PRUPIM, in partnership with the Pensions Management Institute, has produced a report that explores how UK pension funds and their consultants currently perceive commercial real estate as an investment asset, what issues pension funds are facing with regard to real estate investment and assesses what their next moves might be both in the UK and overseas.


 
International Real Estate Perspective (3rd Quarter, 2008)
PRUPIM's view on international real estate


 

Real Estate Investment Trusts
The last decade has continued to see the UK property investment market develop rapidly, in particular with respect to the ways in which investors can gain exposure to the asset class. This was most recently apparent with the launch of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the UK on 1 January 2007.

   

Developing Opportunities in India
Scott Girard, PRUPIM Singapore's Head of Research and Investment Strategy,Asia Pacific gives an insight into the developing
opportunities in India in this Research Report. Real estate development is scaling up dramatically in India. Favorable regulations, heightened end user demand, the need for private funding of basic infrastructure and availability of large tracts of development land are contributing to an increased willingness by developers to commit to larger projects.

 

   

Natural Vacancy Rates in UK and International Office Markets
Recent original research from PRUPIM's research team has sought to understand
the differences in the rental growth dynamics in international and UK office markets using the concept of natural vacancy rates. This article presents a summary of this award winning research.


   

A critical look at Performance Attribution

This paper takes a critical look at performance attribution, reviewing the adequacy and robustness of what we currently choose to use in UK property as industry standard definitions of "structure" and "stock" for performance
attribution purposes.