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Retailers need to engage with consumers via new technologies: JLL
The growth of new technologies will create a new imperative for retailers to enter into a dialogue with consumers. That is one of the key conclusions of part five of Jones Lang LaSalle's Retail 2020 study; The End of Silent Retailing.
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Sonae Sierra wins Spanish shopping centre award
Portuguese developer Sonae Sierra said its Plaza Mayor shopping centre in Malaga has received an award from the Spanish Shopping Association (AECC) in the Best Expansion category.
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Internos seeks growth after stabilising GPT platform
Internos Real Investors is poised for further growth after selling down and integrating the GPT Halverton platform bought at end-2009 for the symbolic sum of EUR 2. 'With our new management we are looking at ways of taking the business forward,' co-founder and executive chairman Jos Short told PropertyEU in ...
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UK recovery slows to a crawl, says IPD
UK – Investors in the UK commercial real estate market are hoping for an end to the recent period of extreme volatility, which saw capital values fall by 44.2% in the two years following the credit crunch, before recovering by 15.2% over the 11 months to June 2010.
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Transactions on the rise globally, but down in Asia: JLL
GLOBAL – The volume of global real estate transactions in the first half of this year is almost double that of the same period in 2009, but deals in Asia-Pacific dropped by more than a third between the first and second quarters, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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European institutional investors regaining appetite for risk
EUROPE – European transaction volumes in 2010 are expected to exceed those of last year following results from a survey that finds risk appetite has increased among institutional investors in the UK, Germany and France.
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AXA REIM returns with development strategy
EUROPE – AXA Real Estate Investment Managers has attracted strong interest in its first European real estate development fund in six years and expects to be able to raise at least €600m by September.
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University of California to invest $300m in REITs
GLOBAL – The University of California Retirement Plan and General Endowment Plan are planning to make a $300m (€238m) investment in REITs.
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CalSTRS to conduct core search in the next 12 months
GLOBAL – The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) is planning to send out a Request for Proposal for core managers within the next 12 months.
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Pramerica forms JV with Mubadala to invest in Abu Dhabi
Pramerica Real Estate Investors and Mubadala Development Company have agreed to form a new joint venture company that will raise capital from investors to invest in real estate projects in Abu Dhabi and other global markets.
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DTZ sees sharp increase in industrial take-up in Czech Republic
Property adviser DTZ has recorded a sharp increase in Q2 2010 leasing activity in the industrial market in the Czech Republic, with 221,600 m[sup]2[/sup] being transacted, the highest level in the past two years. This represents a 41% increase on the quarter and a 147% improvement compared to the same ...
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Prologis leases 45,000 m[sup]2[/sup] to Travis Perkins
Prologis European Properties said it has signed a 17-year lease agreement with Travis Perkins, a leading supplier to the UK's building and construction industry, for 490,000 square feet (45,520 m2) of distribution space at Brackmills DC1 in Northampton. The new lease will run from 1 November 2010.
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Skanska to develop Swedish security service HQ
Skanska is to sell the land and development project for the Swedish security service's new head office in Solna. The buyer is state-owned Specialfastigheter Sverige, which owns and manages buildings for special purposes like correctional facilities, police stations and reformatories.
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Returns of 8-10% feasible but difficult: Henderson
Real estate investment returns of 8-10% are achievable in the risk-averse aftermath of the financial crisis, but investors will need a deep understanding of their markets to be successful, according to Henderson Global Investors.
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German funds drive investment surge in CEE: CBRE
Central and Eastern European (CEE) commercial real estate investment turnover reached EUR 1.7 bn in the first half of 2010, a 190% increase compared to activity levels recorded in H1 2009, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). On a quarterly basis, investment activity in the ...
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JLL announces promotions in Warsaw
Jones Lang LaSalle has announced a number of promotions at its Polish office effective from 1 July 2010. Ma³gorzata ¯ó³towska, Head of Valuations CEE has been promoted to Regional Director. Ma³gorzata has over 16 years experience in the Central & Eastern European real estate markets. Since joining Jones Lang LaSalle ...
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Deka sells St James House in London for EUR 54m
German fund manager Deka Immobilien said on Wednesday it has sold the St James House office property in London for around EUR 53.5 mln to UK insurer Standard Life. The closing of the transaction took place on 1 July. Deka acquired the property in March 2003 for around EUR 45.5 ...
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European real estate investment reaches EUR 23.5b in Q2: CBRE
Investment in European commercial real estate amounted to EUR 23.5 bn in the second quarter of 2010, a 15% increase on the EUR 20.3 bn transacted in the first three months of 2010, according to the latest data from CB Richard Ellis. Investment turnover rose despite the stress factors emerging ...
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Law firm Salans hires team from Clifford Chance
Law firm Salans said it has hired Pawel Debowski and three other members from Clifford Chance's real estate team in Warsaw. The other three are: Piotr Szafarz, Maciej Ryniewicz and Tomasz Stasiak.
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Frederic Le Fichoux to head C&W Hospitality in CEE
Frédéric Le Fichoux has been named new head of Cushman & Wakefield Hospitality for the CEE region. He replaces Stewart Coggans who has headed the hospitality team for the past three years. Le Fichoux' team is mainly engaged in valuation; development advisory; operator selection; and capital market activities throughout ...
