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MetLife to launch third-party management business
NORTH AMERICA – New company aims to become top five institutional manager.
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Pension funds to follow Dutch giants into public/private property
EUROPE – Pension funds no longer see private, listed real estate as 'either/or', experts say.
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AllianzGI develops infrastructure debt platform
EUROPE – Platform, initially for AllianzGI, to be offered to third-party clients over time.
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Norwegian oil fund makes first foray into German real estate
EUROPE – Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global invests nearly €800m through joint venture.
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Colliers launches EMEA real estate app
Colliers International released its new EMEA app at Expo Real in Munich this week. The Colliers App, believed to be the first of its kind, enables users to view and compare current market indicators for the office, retail, industrial and logistics sectors.
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European logistics take-up loses momentum
Europe’s deteriorating economy is affecting the region’s logistics market; according to BNP Paribas Real Estate in its Q2 2012 European logistics market survey. Weakened demand in most European countries points to a slowdown in the second half of 2012.
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DIC sells Frankfurt mixed-use asset for around EUR 75m
DIC Asset has sold the Bienenkorbhaus on Frankfurt’s Zeil shopping boulevard to RFR Holding for around EUR 75 mln in an off-market deal. The sales price was above book value and above the market value determined in late 2011, the company said in a press statement.
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European retail real estate investment reaches EUR 6b in Q3
Retail real estate investment picked up markedly in Europe in Q3 2012, following the subdued volumes experienced in the first half of the year, property agent Jones Lang LaSalle said.
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Allianz Real Estate weighs Chinese entry in next 6 months
Allianz Real Estate has set its eyes on the Chinese property market where it expects to close its first acquisition in the next six months, CEO Olivier Piani said last week at the Expo Real trade fair in Munich.
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Russia poised for 30% drop in investment volume: CBRE
Investments in commercial real estate in Russia fell 11% to $1.31 bn (EUR 1.05 bn) in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the year-earlier period, according to preliminary data from CBRE. Over the full year, the decline in volumes could be as much as 30%, the adviser said.
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Dutch student housing yields dip below offices: Savills
Rents for student housing in the Netherlands continue to show growth and the upward trend is set to continue into 2013, according to research from UK-based adviser Savills. The key driver is a growing supply/demand imbalance in the market, the adviser added.
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Banking sector still in state of denial, Investment Briefing hears
Everybody is talking about a shift in the European lending market but it’s not there yet, according to Jan-Evert Post, member of the Global Management Team at ING Real Estate Finance. Speaking at PropertyEU’s European Debt Finance & Investment Briefing at Expo Real XPO this week, Post said many banks ...
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Prologis builds 30,000 m[sup]2[/sup] build-to-suit facility in UK
Prologis, the Denver-based owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, has signed an agreement with Network Rail for a 300,000 sq ft (30,000 m2) turnkey distribution centre at Prologis Park Ryton in the West Midlands. The facility is being designed to achieve BREEAM 'Very Good' accreditation and the best ...
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AffiParis sells fully-let office for EUR 96m
AffiParis, which is in the process of merging with French REIT Affine Group, has accepted an investor’s purchase offer for an office building located on the corner of the rue Paul Baudry and the rue de Ponthieu in Paris' eighth district. The transaction price amounts to EUR 96 mln, which ...
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Icade's healthcare arm buys 3 French clinics
Icade's healthcare unit has completed the purchase of a portfolio of three healthcare institutions for a total of EUR 52 mln including fees.
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Colliers names new head of building consultancy in Eastern Europe
Colliers International has appointed Jonathan Cohen Director of Building Consultancy for Eastern Europe.
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BlackRock expands European real estate debt group
BlackRock has appointed Christoph Wagner as a Director within BlackRock’s European Real Estate Debt Group.
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ECE gets green light for Aachen project
Following a year-long stalemate, plans for the new 2716m[sup]2[/sup] Kaiserplatz-Galerie in Aachen, Germany are likely to go ahead following a recommendation from the Aachen planning committee, according to ECE’s Deputy CEO, Gerhard Dunstheimer, and Managing Director of Strabag Real Estate, Thomas Hohwieler at Expo Real in Munich.
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Despite slower growth, Russia and Poland remain resilient to global crisis
Regional heavyweights Russia and Poland will continue to cope with the international crisis better than many other countries in the CEE, according to Nordic financial services group SEB. However, GDP growth will be modest - 4% and 3-4% respectively - and Poland is losing its regional ‘star performer’ status of ...
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Strong foreign activity in France boosts EUR 100 mln-plus deals
There has been a strong return of foreign buyers in the French investment market this year, particularly sovereign wealth funds from the Middle East. These investors, primarily Qatari buyers interested in trophy assets, have boosted the number of deals exceeding EUR 100 mln in France to 31 in the first ...
