Latest reports – Page 2258
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Magazine
Regulation: A necessary evil?
Proposals to head off the next UK commercial property crash by implementing a national debt database continue to generate debate. Russell Handy reports
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Europe - Market barometer dips
Risk appetite among borrowers declined and LTVs fell in 2014, according to new research, but fundamentals are good, writes Emma Huepfl
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US Investors - Investors chase steady income
Core real estate pricing and a focus on risk management are pushing US institutions towards debt investments offering sensible risk-adjusted returns. Christopher O’Dea reports
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US debt funds - Everybody in the pool
Competition in commercial property debt is back to pre-crisis levels. But Christopher O’Dea explains why an influx of new players is not necessarily a cause for concern
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Listed markets - REITs ratchet up lending
The ability of REITs to access credit is having a growing impact on US commercial real estate finance. Christopher O’Dea reports
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Portfolio - Are lenders overexposed to UK offices?
UK real estate investors have shifted their bias from offices to retail over the past 20 years, but lenders remain equally weighted. Malcolm Frodsham and Angela Sheahan investigate
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The rise of Islamic finance
Growing expertise and familiarity is supporting the growth of Sharia-compliant finance in real estate. Alan Pemberton highlights the most familiar structures
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Islamic finance: Taking on the competition
To ensure they can compete head-to-head with conventional lenders, Sharia-compliant financiers face the challenge of increasing market awareness. Natale Giostra explains
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Infrastructure debt: In a prime position
Institutional investors are better suited than banks to the long-term financing needs of infrastructure, but challenges remain in capitalising on the opportunity, writes Lauren Parr
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Magazine
Asian Investors - Enter the Dragon 2
Asian institutional investors have been piling into global real estate markets, and a similar trend is beginning to play out in the debt markets. Bee Lin Ang reports
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European Investors - Up the property ladder
Pension funds in Europe are moving deeper into a lending territory once dominated by banks and insurers, find Lauren Parr and Rachel Fixsen
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Magazine
European Insurers - Better together
Insurance companies were expected to grab market share from banks in recent years, but the future seems to be in collaboration. Lauren Parr reports
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News
Norges Bank buys London 'trophy' asset from Sorgente
Norwegian oil fund buys Queensbury House from Italian investor
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News
France’s ERAFP makes first property deals in UK and Spain
Pension fund continues to build pan-European exposure with AXA Real Estate
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News
HOOPP takes stakes in Ivanhoé Cambridge Ontario assets
Canadian institutions trade 50% interests in two retail properties
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Europe’s loan portfolio market to top €100bn this year – study
PwC foresees rises in loan sales in 2015 with Italian, Dutch and CEE markets leading the way
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Harrison Street raises $1bn for new opportunity fund
New fund to invest in student and senior housing, self-storage, healthcare
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PropertyEU Archive
Redevco returns to acquisition trail
High-street retail specialist Redevco has returned to the acquisition trail with two purchases in the past week as part of a new, long-term investment programme.
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PropertyEU Archive
Dutch investors set to spend less on real estate in 2015
Dutch pension fund giant PGGM and its smaller peer Bouwinvest expect to spend less on real estate this year after strong investment volumes in 2014.
