Property markets research

Setting ourselves apart through original research

In a competitive market, high quality, original research is one way to get ahead. So at Aberdeen, we conduct our own research rather than relying on third-party reports. Through our research, we’ve developed our understanding of property markets, leading to better decision-making and potential benefits for our clients

How our research team works

As of September 2011, we have a 12-member International Research and Investment Strategy team. Team members are spread out across 8 countries and have a wide range of experience, covering many different sectors and technical specialties. The team analyses markets and portfolios for both our direct and multi-manager property vehicles.

One of our researchers’ main responsibilities is formulating and maintaining a central “house” view of past and future market performance as well as an analysis of pricing. The team then builds on this basic foundation to develop informed investment guidance. For example, our research team might analyse the prospects for:

• a particular building
• certain property or tenant types
• sub-markets

The result is an internationally consistent set of country, sector and local market forecasts and investment themes that help our portfolio managers make better decisions.