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Global Real Estate: Best Countries, Best Classes

Tom, Sam, John, Eyal, David Einhorn

A global panel warns that the most severe demographic shift in 500 years is compressing cap rates and driving institutional capital into Grade A assets in North American cities while highlighting Mexico's supply chain diversification and China's distressed opportunities as key investment targets. The discussion identifies floating-rate debt structures and disruptive technologies like short-term rental platforms as primary risks to market stability, even as these forces force a bifurcation between public long-term holding strategies and private tactical trading in volatile Asian markets. Ultimately, experts debate whether soaring high-end prices reflect income inequality or a global search for wealth preservation, concluding that the sector is evolving toward specialized assets like assisted living while navigating complex regulatory and currency headwinds.