European Investors News – Page 242
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Crisis of confidence for UK property
UK – Confidence has collapsed across the UK real estate sector according to Smith & Williamson’s latest annual survey.
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Opportunistic funds continue to attract capital – Clerestory
GLOBAL – Capital continues to be raised globally for opportunistic real estate funds, albeit at a slower pace, despite the credit crunch and falling economic growth, according to research from Clerestory Capital Partners.
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Axa REIM shifts into distressed debt
EUROPE – Axa REIM, the real estate arm of Axa Investment Managers Group, is holding back from investing in European markets because it predicts property prices will drop even further and will concentrate on buying distressed debt.
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CEE real estate growth is kicked into the tall grass
EUROPE – Real estate markets in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries will not escape the effects of the financial crisis over the next couple of years and are potentially risky choices for investors who are considering re-entering the markets, according to Nadja Savic, associate for CB Richard Ellis Investors ...
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UK market tipped as first to recover and invest
UK/GLOBAL - The UK’s real estate market is predicted to be among the first to exit the economic downturn ahead of more volatile markets, according to analysts’ speaking at the Barcelona Meeting Point this week.
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Opposing markets halt TKP’s real estate gains
NETHERLANDS – TKP Pensioen has revealed the financial crisis has brought the performance growth of its real estate investments to a standstill.
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EC sustainability still a long way off real estate
EUROPE – The European Commission has revealed draft proposals for an EU-wide Energy and Water Performance of Buildings Directive this week in a bid to encourage sustainability and more energy efficiency in buildings across Europe, but experts maintain the EC still has a long way to go before achieving a ...
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Study presents fresh call for EU REITs
GLOBAL - Real estate experts have today unveiled the first blueprint of how an EU Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) might work and insisted now is the time to push the proposal through the Commission in Brussels.
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Irish property falls on hard times
IRELAND - Irish commercial property repricing has set in hard, as the total return on the SCS/IPD Irish quarterly index fell by 13.9% over three months to end of September, making it the lowest quarterly return in the index history.
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Avon signs Partners to work on global property
UK - Partners Group, the Swiss-based global alternative asset manager with over CHF25bn (€16.8bn) in assets under management, has been chosen to manage Avon Pension Fund’s overseas real estate portfolio.
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Netherlands tightens measures against property fraud
NETHERLANDS - The Dutch government is stepping up its efforts to prevent property fraud by tightening rules for notaries, surveyors and brokers.
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Texas Teachers commits €200m to Europe
UNITED STATES - Teacher Retirement System of Texas has approved a €200m commitment to the Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe III commingled fund.
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Santa Barbara County plans international expansion
UNITED STATES - Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement Association is looking at expanding into international real estate for the first time.
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CalSTRS to stick with changing First Industrial
UNITED STATES - California State Teachers Retirement System anticipates its relationship with First Industrial Realty Trust will not be affected by a major change in the firm’s upper management.
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CBRE trust widens into UK retail
UK - The CB Richard Ellis Realty Trust has expanded its property holdings outside of the United States after purchasing a second major UK retail park.
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'Flat' review sparks talk over UK housing potential
UK – A government-commissioned report on proposed reforms for UK rented housing has sparked a debate which suggests the country’s top property experts disagree on the best way to help investors tap opportunities in the UK’s residential marketplace.
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Prupim phases sustainability push beyond the UK
UK/GLOBAL – Prupim, the real estate investment manager, is planning to expand its approach towards sustainability worldwide and address the performance of its international portfolio, with research due to start in North America next month.
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Office deal spreads EPISO assets across France
EUROPE – The European Property Investors Special Opportunities (EPISO) fund has increased its property holdings in France after purchasing a €145.6m portfolio from Credit Agricole Asset Management.
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Ontario begins foundations outside Canada
UK/CANADA – Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), one of Canada’s largest pension funds with net investments of CA$52bn (€32.4bn), is expanding its global presence with the opening of an office in London.
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Dip in property values lower French and Japanese gains
FRANCE/JAPAN – Commercial real estate returns in the French and Japanese property investment markets have quickly slowed to deliver lower returns, the IPD’s biannual studies have revealed.
