Frontiers · Commercial Real Estate · Global opportunity
ILLUSTRATIVE · USD · SQ FT · PRE-TAX
Compare sector evidence and regional diligence questions before building a lease-by-lease commercial case.


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BIS commercial property data
The BIS dataset contains nominal commercial property price series for more than 20 countries. Property types, geographic coverage and compilation methods differ significantly.
Use indices for context, then build the acquisition case from local transaction and lease evidence.
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What to obtain before any input becomes a decision.
| Input | Evidence to obtain |
|---|---|
| Price | Completed comparable transactions and independent valuation |
| Rent | Executed leases, incentives, recovery terms and collection history |
| Leasing demand | Competing supply, actual take-up, broker evidence and tenant interviews |
| Debt | Written indicative terms, covenants, fees and maturity options |
| Exit | Buyer pool, transaction costs, valuation and disposal authority |
Each sector earns income differently — and fails differently.
| Sector | Income engine | Risks to investigate |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Contract rent, recoveries and re-letting at expiry | Occupier fit, workspace requirements, fit-out costs and obsolete space |
| Retail | Base rent plus any contractual turnover rent | Tenant sales, anchor concentration, footfall and co-tenancy provisions |
| Industrial / logistics | Business occupation and logistics utility | Power, access, yard configuration, clear height and alternative users |
| Mixed commercial use | Distinct commercial income streams | Shared-cost allocation, access conflicts, permissions and exit buyer pool |
Questions for local specialists — research groupings, not rankings.
| Region | Questions for local specialists |
|---|---|
| North America | Lease abstraction, expense recovery, loan maturity, property taxes and environmental history. |
| Europe | Tenure, rent reviews, energy requirements, retrofit feasibility and locally applicable obligations. |
| Caribbean | Title and access, wind/flood insurance, utility reliability, local business demand and funding currency. |
| Latin America | Tenant and financing currencies, enforceability, indexation provisions and repatriation. |
| Asia-Pacific | Ownership eligibility, supply pipeline, land tenure, unit measurement and permitted use. |
| Africa | Infrastructure, formal title, tenant payment capacity, local financing and manager controls. |
The model uses USD and square feet. Cross-border use requires local-currency modelling, tax and legal review. Read the research →
Next: choose a sector and strategy, then follow the cash from leases to your share.
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