Mard Naman - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Mard Naman is a writer and editor in Santa Cruz, California. He has extensively covered real estate and infrastructure for institutional investors for over 20 years. His portfolio also includes many health and consumer-focused magazine articles. His profiles of fascinating people include The Right Stuff pilot Chuck Yeager, controversial 2-time Nobel Prize winning scientist Linus Pauling, baseball Hall of Fame manager Tony LaRussa, songwriting satirist Tom Lehrer, famed attorney Melvin Belli, and musicians BB King, Donny Osmond and Mick Fleetwood, among many others. He is also the author of the book Buying a Franchise, written for the Better Business Bureau.

Content

Total articles 27

• Affordability complex: Asia Pacific’s living sector offers compelling investment opportunities, providing alternatives to sky-high home prices and helping alleviate widespread housing shortages

  By Mard Naman Verified| Institutional Real Estate Verified Few things are more important than a roof over your head. Yet finding affordable housing is an increasingly large global problem, and it is particularly acute in Asia Pacific. With buying a home increasingly out of reach, more people are renting and for longer periods of time. With chronic undersupply of housing in many major markets, it is no surprise institutional investors are finding the living sector so attractive.

  By Mard Naman Verified · Institutional Real Estate

  Apr. 14, 2025

• The split-screen office world

  By Mard Naman Verified| Institutional Real Estate Verified The office sector has faced a torrent of bad news the past few years and lost its appeal for many investors. But the really bad news has been coming mostly from the United States and Europe. Asia Pacific office? It is not nearly as bad and has more positive trends going forward. “The office sector is currently undergoing a transition in the US and Europe, and to a lesser extent in Asia,” says Simon Shen, senior managing director and fund manager for Hines.

  By Mard Naman Verified · Institutional Real Estate

  Sep. 30, 2024

• Office bound: In the split-screen office world, some investors enjoy high occupancies and rising rents, while others face high vacancies and declining values

  By Mard Naman Verified| Institutional Real Estate Verified The office sector has faced a torrent of bad news the past few years and lost its appeal for many investors. But the really bad news has been coming mostly from the United States and Europe. Asia Pacific office? It is not nearly as bad and has more positive trends going forward. “The office sector is currently undergoing a transition in the US and Europe, and to a lesser extent in Asia,” says Simon Shen, senior managing director and fund manager for Hines.

  By Mard Naman Verified · Institutional Real Estate

  Sep. 12, 2024

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Institutional Real Estate

Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI) is a global media firm established in 1987, headquartered in San Ramon, CA. The company focuses on providing industry intelligence and insights related to institutional real estate and infrastructure markets. IREI publishes a variety of news publications, special reports, and investment guides, with its flagship publication, *Institutional Real Estate Americas*, serving as a key resource for over 35 years. IREI offers several services tailored to the institutional real estate community, including annual conferences, webinars, and consulting services. Their IRE.IQ database provides access to detailed information on over 6,000 global institutional real estate investment programs. Additionally, IREI produces an annual investor survey report titled *Institutional Investors Real Estate Trends – Annual Investor Survey*. The company collaborates with various organizations and serves as a media partner for industry events, enhancing its role in the real estate sector.