COR2234. Investing in Life Science and Data Centers: Capital Flows, Expertise and Market Trends

The COVID pandemic significantly influenced the demand drivers across the entire spectrum of commercial real estate. For certain niche property types, there has been an acceleration of trends that were building momentum prior to the pandemic related impact. We will hear from industry experts that invest in some of the most exciting emerging property sectors, such as data centers and life science real estate.. The panel will discuss the fundamentals of these specialized property types, how the pandemic influenced the demand from users and capital flows from investors, as well as an outlook for these sectors going forward.

Learning Objectives:

• Compare highly specialized property sectors that have strong momentum based demand drivers
• Analyze how recent market trends have impacted real estate property fundamentals
• Identify risks and opportunities in niche property sectors