Multifamily Housing

Real Estate Equity

Capitalizing on unique market opportunities with an experienced global team and differentiated approach

Overview

Real estate and private markets, more broadly, offer a unique opportunity and the potential for enhanced return and lower volatility relative to traditional public markets, given premiums for illiquidity, complexity and lower market efficiency. In addition to time-tested attributes of inflation and diversification, today’s real estate market dynamics suggest that now may be an opportune time to invest.

Growing opportunity set

L&G extended its global real estate capabilities in the US with a top-down research-based approach that focuses on markets with:

  • Constrained supply parameters
  • Strong economic and demographic growth prospects
  • Low exposure/resilience to climate change

Specifically around multi-family real estate, our global team specializes in acquiring, repositioning, redeveloping, managing, operating and disposing of value-add real estate assets that offer attractive risk-adjusted returns. 

Our expertise spans commercial and residential development through to operational and long-lease real estate. We provide a unique ability to drive value through retrofitting and other sustainable practices, such as extensive decarbonization and renewable materials and energy.

Our partnership with Taurus

L&G bolsters private markets platform with equity stake in Taurus

Taurus’ operational experience is focused on driving energy efficiency through tailored decarbonization-strategies for new development and the built environment, which is a key differentiator in the US market. Combined with our depth of expertise in these sectors, we are squarely aligned in driving the clean energy transition. As a result of this partnership, we aim to identify growth opportunities in the real estate market that are capable of being decarbonized to support a carbon free energy transition.1

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Partnering with us

LGIM America believes the following set us apart from our competition:

We start by analyzing macro indicators to identify trends then narrow down to regional and sector-specific analyses. This comprehensive perspective is designed to ensure investments are aligned with broader economic movements, minimizing risks and identifying opportunities that might be overlooked by bottom-up strategies focused solely on property-specific characteristics.

Entry into the US market capitalizes on our global sustainability leadership by focusing investments around decarbonization and retrofitting. By reducing cost through integrating energy efficient technologies, leveraging tax incentives and catering to the increasing demand for lower-cost living spaces, we seek to enhance returns versus comparable properties.

Drawing on the fundamental need for housing, residential real estate offers stability and growth potential. Our expertise enables tailored strategies across the affordability spectrum maximizing rents and occupancy rates.

Commercial properties can offer a higher return compared to other real estate sectors especially given today’s entry points. Our expertise allows for strategic leases, operational efficiencies and adaptability to market trends.

L&G’s global platform

L&G is one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets, with £1.2 trillion in assets under management.2

L&G combines deep expertise in asset management and origination with global distribution capabilities to deliver positive outcomes for our clients, which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions, investing alongside L&G’s own balance sheet.

L&G launched its US asset management business3 in 2006 and has since built a strong track-record with $231.9 billon of assets under management across public and private markets. Its team of roughly 275 support institutional clients across a range of strategies including investment grade private credit and real estate.4

In addition, L&G established a joint venture with Ancora L&G – who acquire, develop, operates, and invests in real asset solutions in partnership with leading US anchor institutions. 

Through our global platform we continue to build a robust network of industry relationships, possibly giving our clients and partners privileged access to deals that could otherwise be beyond their reach. 

Read our latest market commentary

Office Buildings

Real Estate Pulse - US CRE Producing Positive Returns

The combination of ongoing solid economic growth, moderating inflation and the first interest rate cut of the cycle largely explain the improvement in CRE performance. Signals of a cycle bottom have been emerging since the beginning of 2024. More recently, roughly half of investors polled by CBRE are expecting a big improvement in transactions during the first half of 2025.

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1. Legal & General Investment Management United States (Holdings), Inc. has a minority stake in Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC.
2. Legal & General internal data as of 30 June 2024. The AUM disclosed aggregates the assets under management of Legal & General Investment Management Limited (“LGIM”), a London-based investment adviser authorized and regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (“LGIM America”), a Chicago-based investment adviser regulated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Legal & General Investment Management Asia Limited, a Hong Kong limited company licensed with the SFC, and LGIM Singapore Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company holding a capital markets license for fund management issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (data as of July 2023). The assets under management excludes assets of other affiliated and minority-owned entities within the Legal & General Group.
3. Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. ("LGIM America" or "LGIMA") is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an Investment Adviser and with the National Futures Association as a Commodity Trading Advisor. LGIMA is also registered in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, in Canada as a Portfolio Manager. Details regarding our respective registrations can be found at www.sec.gov, www.nfa.futures.org, and www.securities-administrators.ca.
4. Data as of September 30, 2024.

The Global Private Markets Investment Platform for Real Estate includes LGIM and LGIMA. All advisory services to US clients will be offered through LGIMA. 

LGIMA leverages the long-established business model and resources of its affiliate, LGIM, to support LGIMA’s efforts in delivering Private Market strategies. 

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