Real Estate Advisory
Access an extensive range of real estate solutions for your direct real estate investments
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Who we are
At HSBC Asset Management, our real estate platform provides investors with access to a suite of listed, direct and indirect real estate investment strategies.
Source: HSBC AM, as of 30th June 2025
Real estate advisory
Diversification Real Estate has historically had low correlation to other asset classes, including equities, bonds, and other real assets |
Income/inflation protection Real Estate can provide a natural hedge in inflationary environment, and can return potentially high distribution levels |
Growth opportunities Real Estate can potentially deliver on a secular growth pathway driven by a multi-decade investment cycle |
What sets us apart
Bespoke Solution We design an individual direct real estate investment strategy tailored to an investor’s needs |
Control We provide the entire value services in an advisory capacity, but the investor always retains full control |
Problem Solvers We pride ourselves in having solved complex challenges before and are open to assisting you overcome the challenges you may have in your Real Estate portfolio |
What we do
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Europe Direct Real Estate investment advisory
Investing in Europe in direct real estate for long-term capital growth and income. -
Indirect Real Estate
Alternative Solutions harnesses the scale and reach of HSBC to bring investors opportunities for diversification and growth in Real Estate.
Recent Transactions
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Redevelopment, reposition and leasing - Edinburgh, UK
The team identified the opportunity to keep the existing tenant through substantial redevelopment of the asset Includes upgrade and enhancement to the building, to create a sustainable landmark HQ building, minimising embodied carbon and targeting BREEAM excellent rating.
End Value EUR 250mn -
Leasing, financing and disposal - Dubai, UAE
Following the departure of the main tenant, HSBC Alternatives were appointed to provide and execute a strategy for the client
Strategy included the lease, finance and disposal of the asset. The property has now been disposed of.
End Value USD 138mn
Our direct real estate advisory service offers strong returns, risk diversification, whilst retaining full control as investor. With an experienced team averaging 15 years of experience each and including an in-house legal counsel and accountant we navigate complexities, optimize asset performance, and provide transparent, strategic management. Our disciplined approach helps investors build lasting wealth through carefully curated opportunities."
Head of Real Estate Investment
Leadership
Tim Williams Head of Real Estate Investment |
Key Risks
- Risk Considerations: There is no assurance that a portfolio will achieve its investment objective or will work under all market conditions. The value of investments may go down as well as up and you may not get back the amount originally invested. Portfolios may be subject to certain additional risks, which should be considered carefully along with their investment objectives and fees.
- Illiquidity: An investment in alternatives is a long term illiquid investment. By their nature, the alternatives’ investments will not generally be exchange traded. These investments will be illiquid.
- Long term horizon: Investors should expect to be locked-in for the full term of the investment
- Economic conditions: The economic cycle and prevailing interest rates will impact the attractiveness of the underlying investments. Economic activity and sentiment also impacts the performance of underlying companies, and will have a direct bearing on the ability of companies to keep up with interest and principal repayments.
- Valuation: These investments may have no or a limited liquid market, and other investments including those in respect of loans and securities of private companies, may be based on estimates which cannot be marked to market until sale. The valuation of the underlying investments is therefore inherently opaque.
- Strategy Risk: Investments into alternatives may, among other risks, be negatively affected by adverse regulatory developments or reform, credit risk and counterparty risk. The credit market bears idiosyncratic risks such as borrower fraud, borrower bankruptcy, prepayment risk, security enforceability risk, subordination risk and lender liability risk.
- Investor’s Capital At Risk: Investors may lose the entirety of invested capital
Contact us
If you are considering investing in alternatives, or want to learn more about our investment strategies, please get in touch.