Money Maze Podcast 179: Unlocking Global Real Estate Opportunities: Perspectives on Risks & Returns (With Brian Kingston, CEO of Brookfield Real Estate)
Jul 17, 2025
Brian Kingston, CEO of Brookfield Real Estate, leads one of the largest real estate management firms with over $1 trillion in assets. He discusses how to make wise investment choices and the risks involved in real estate. Kingston highlights lucrative opportunities across different regions, from Spain's hospitality sector to the UK’s student accommodations. He emphasizes the intertwining relationship between real estate and infrastructure, alongside the global challenge of housing shortages in various countries.
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Buy Resilient Assets Right
- Buy assets that are resilient through economic downturns to hold value over time.
- Finance correctly to avoid over-leveraging and losing assets at market lows.
Blurring Real Estate and Infrastructure
- Real estate and infrastructure investments share similar predictable, long-term cash flow characteristics.
- The lines between these asset classes are blurring, often combined under 'real assets'.
Global Housing Shortage Theme
- Housing shortage is a chronic global issue across multiple developed markets.
- Solutions and demand dynamics can often be shared and exported across geographies.