Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates: How Capital Structure Is Reshaping Global Real Estate Hiring

In 2026, elevated interest rates are no longer a temporary headwind—they’re the new baseline. With U.S. 10-year yields stabilizing around 4.5–5% and global growth holding steady at ~3.3% (per IMF projections), real estate platforms are recalibrating capital structures, deal pipelines, and—critically—talent strategies. This isn’t just about higher borrowing costs; it’s a structural pivot toward income…

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AI, Talent and the Operating Model Shift in Real Estate

Artificial intelligence is not new to real estate. What is changing is how deeply it is embedding into operating models. Advanced analytics, yield modelling and portfolio optimisation have long been part of institutional real estate. REITs refine cap rate forecasts, developers model construction timelines and cash flows, and investment managers apply machine learning to multi-market…

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Welcome to Aurex Group’s new Research Associate in Sydney – Angela Burrell!

With over 17 years of experience in Banking and Financial Services recruitment, Angela previously led an APAC regional recruitment team at a global bank. She covered Operations, Legal, Risk & Compliance, Finance, and Marketing & Communications across Corporate & Investment Banking, Asset & Wealth Management, and Corporate Functions. Having worked in both Hong Kong and…

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Rare Earths, Critical Minerals, and Strategic Stockpiles

Talent Implications for Commodity Trading Firms Talent Implications for Commodity Trading Firms Rare earths and critical minerals spent decades sitting in a quiet corner of the commodity markets. Essential to modern manufacturing, yet rarely discussed outside specialist industrial circles. Today these materials sit at the intersection of energy policy, national security, and global industrial strategy.…

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Data Centres Are Becoming Energy Infrastructure

How Power Constraints Will Reshape Digital Infrastructure Platforms (2026–2030) 4 minute Read Data centres are no longer simply digital infrastructure. They are rapidly becoming energy infrastructure assets. Once viewed primarily through a real estate lens, large-scale facilities now rival major industrial sectors in electricity demand. The International Energy Agency estimates global data centre electricity consumption…

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