Unique data, Real insight

Real estate is going mainstream. Over the last two decades, it’s moved from alternative to a growing and significant proportion of allocation. Real estate is different. Some investors may use it to perform a very specific role within a diversified portfolio. It’s also opaque, especially in private real estate. As a result institutional investors may find it increasingly important to use the very best data to inform their investment strategy, allocation choices and performance decisions. And, for multi asset investors, it may also be increasingly important to use tools that analyse relative to other asset classes.

MSCI Global Intel is designed to provide insights into  real estate data that are consistent and comparable, robust and tailorable, constantly evolving and objective. It is one of the most extensive private real estate databases in the world designed to provide you with a unique level of transparency.

MSCI Global Intel: unique data, real insight.

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Unique data, Real insight in action

Getting a return from private real estate often demands understanding the complex intersection of a range of different risk factors. MSCI Global Intel measures the total return and the different elements that drive it. It does so using a globally consistent database, it’s comparable and provides a robust series of features and benefits. It’s a unique database, providing real insight of real assets.

Consistent and comparable – we have a consistent database and a consistent methodology across all the markets we operate in. MSCI Global Intel encompasses 80 comparable measures globally, providing like-for-like comparisons across different geographies and property types. In an asset class defined by its very different standards, practices, valuation policies of different markets across the world, this can be a significant resource for clients. We’ve standardised our measurement definitions, to allow you to compare like-for like when carrying out a global analysis. Whether you want to determine how your portfolio is positioned from market to market, or you’re trying to understand how you’re performing relative to the market as a whole (or to other asset classes), or you want to attribute your historical performance to future trends, MSCI Global Intel is designed to help you.

Robust and tailorable – our database spans $2 trillion of private real estate assets, across more than 30 countries, over 18.5 years (on average¹). It is built on the key indicators of its underlying assets of real, settled private real estate investments. It is not survey-created, reliant on goodwill or a by-product of another service, but collected from the actual performance of assets. The information is reviewed by our specialists and delivered through our platform. It is one of the most extensive private real estate databases in the world. We preserve the specific characteristics of different markets across the world, whilst maintaining underlying consistency. You can review multiple segmentations or custom build something that meets your needs. It allows you to not only understand what’s happened in the market, but also why. You can create an analysis to test an assumption, refresh it, adapt it and save different versions of it, so you can spend more time learning from it and adding value.

Constantly evolving and objective – the world that you operate in doesn’t stand still and nor do we. We are constantly evolving and innovating to incorporate advancing technology and meet the needs of a changing landscape with data collated from actual performance of assets.

Unique transparency – in the opaque asset class of private real estate, MSCI Global Intel aims to provide insights that are consistent and comparable, robust and tailorable, constantly evolving and objective.

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¹ Based on 2018 year-end figures of msci real estate

Unique data, Real insight whoever you are

We have a client oriented mind-set, and we’ll work with you to understand how MSCI Global Intel can help you meet your needs and continue to.

Institutional investors often need to make informed allocation decisions, understand risk and monitor performance. Whether using your own platform or ours, we can help. From a regulatory perspective, we can help you in your efforts to place a value on risk.

Asset managers often want to inform their allocation selection, to create the desired return, against the relevant risk profile on behalf of their clients. Our extensive and objective data can help you plan for different scenarios and build your business case.

Banks typically seek to understand the value and risk of the asset for which they are providing the senior lending. Our data is tailored to segment and evaluate the market in a variety of ways.

Custodians may need to inform portfolio performance measurement and monitoring. Our unique database may be used for benchmarking and providing market figures for comparative data and relative performance.

Investment consultants may use our databases to cross-check their own data, inform their monitoring process and advise on and validate investment decisions.

Subscription levels in more detail

	MSCI Multinational Intel	MSCI Global Intel	MSCI Global Intel PLUS
DATASET
Direct Property Indexes	44	1,000+	3,000+
Fund Indexes		16	16
Lease data
MARKET DEPTH
Countries	32	32	32
Cities		95	240+
Property Types	6	120	120
Sample Filters	3	3	7
Dynamic Segmentations
ANALYSIS
Global Measures	22	65	65
Local Measures		25	25
Return Percentiles	3	3	20
Currencies	8 Local + Hedged	8 Local + Hedged	19 Local + Hedged
PLATFORM
Analytics Portal	Basic	Standard	Dynamic
Data files over FTP/HTTPS

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Global Intel Data Delivery

 

 

MSCI Real Estate Analytics Portal

Create, run, download and save analysis using a powerful web-based application.

Custom Data Exports

Export your analysis in your preferred file type including Excel, CSV and EDS flat file.

Automated Dataflow

Access content instantaneously pulling from MSCI's servers utilizing a variety of scripted routines.