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    Valuers ‘could do better’, say investors

    2010-05-06T16:00:00Z

    GLOBAL – More than a third of investors believe valuers “could do better”, according to an unpublished survey of 63 fund managers active in a number of markets.

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    Maine PERS to ramp up real estate exposure in 2010

    2010-05-06T15:01:00Z

    UNITED STATES - Maine Public Employees Retirement System is planning to invest between $100m (€76.5m) and $200m in real estate in 2010.

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    Sonae Sierra in talks to buy stake in German mall

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Portuguese retail specialist Sonae Sierra has confimed that it is in negotiations with German project manager HLG to buy an interest in the Hofgarten shopping centre project in Solingen, Germany. A Sonae Sierra spokesperson told PropertyEU that 'the negotiations have been very positive until now' but added that a final ...

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    Bank lending continues to fall

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Bank lending in sterling to real estate improved by £3.2 bn (EUR 3.7 bn) in Q1 2010, after falling over the last two quarters. Total lending reached £246 bn (including lending by building societies), according to a report by Jones Lang LaSalle based on the latest Bank of England ...

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    Redevco opens Part Dieu extension with Unibail Rodamco

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Unibail-Rodamco and Redevco opened the new 15,000 m[sup]2[/sup] extension of La Part Dieu shopping centre in Lyon this week. The extension comprises 25 units fully let to international and local retailers including Saturn, Monoprix, New Look, G Star, We Store and Tommy Hilfiger.

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    W. P. Carey buys in Croatia for EUR 77m

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    W. P. Carey, the global investment management company, has acquired two office and logistics facilities in Zagreb, Croatia for EUR 77 mln including acquisition fees. The transaction is W. P. Carey’s first in Croatia was conducted via CPA Global, one of its publicly held non-traded REIT affiliates.

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    Logiffine completes leasing of 61,000 m[sup]2[/sup] logistics park

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Logiffine, the joint venture between MGPA and the Affine Group, has announced the leasing of 12,200 m[sup]2[/sup] of a logistics park development in Montéléger, Drôme, for a nine-year period to Reynolds. The transaction marks the completion of the Logiffine leasing programme for the Montéléger site and brings the occupancy rate ...

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    Signs of prelets spark optimism in Madrid office market

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Madrid’s office market has seen the return of prelets including a 15,000 m[sup]2[/sup] deal signed by AENA (Spanish Airport and Air Travel) at the beginning of Q2, in addition to over four deals signed in the northern zone in the last quarter, according to global real estate adviser Savills.

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    Italy sees renewed interest from international investors

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    International investors' appetite for Italian real estate has been growing strongly in the first months of 2010, but few of the deals being considered are ultimately completed, according to CBRE's head of capital markets Paolo Bellacosa. 'Several investors are looking to buy but the success rate of deals is still ...

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    KanAm recloses Grundinvest fund

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    KanAm said on Thursday it has reclosed its Grundinvest open-ended property fund for redemptions for a three-month period following strong capital outflows last weekend in reaction to draft German investment laws which propose tighter notice and mininum holding periods for investors. In a statement, KanAm said the move was intended ...

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    Signa Recap buys Vienna tower with German insurer

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    A joint venture between Vienna-based Signa Recap Development Fund I and a large German insurance group has acquired a 100% interest in the IZD Tower in Vienna from Matrix European Real Estate Investment Trust (MEREIT) for over EUR 212 mln. Although the name of the insurance group was not disclosed, ...

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    Allianz RE confirms purchase of Capital 8 in Paris

    2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

    Allianz Real Estate has confirmed the acquisition of the Capital 8 office complex in Paris from Franco-Dutch property group Unibail-Rodamco. Although the acquisition price was not disclosed, market sources indicate that Allianz RE is forking out EUR 260 mln to acquire the 18,000 m[sup]2[/sup] Grade-A complex. The transaction is said ...

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    Tishman Speyer puts OpenTurm back on the market

    2010-05-05T00:00:00Z

    US developer Tishman Speyer has put its Openturm office tower in Frankfurt back on the market after a failed attempt to sell the trophy building to KanAm in 2008. A Tishman Speyer spokesperson confirmed to PropertyEU that the US developer and investor has mandated CB Richard Ellis, BNP Paribas ...

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    Resolution buys McArthurGlen's Troyes outlet from HGI

    2010-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Resolution Property has acquired McArthurGlen Troyes from Henderson Global Investor’s European Outlet Mall Fund for EUR 85.5 mln. The purchase, made on behalf of the Resolution Real Estate Fund III L.P, is Resolution Property’s first in France. German bank Helaba provided the finance for the deal.

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    GSW Immobilien postpones IPO

    2010-05-05T00:00:00Z

    GSW Immobilien has postponed its planned IPO for this Friday, citing ‘significantly increased volatility and uncertainty in global equity markets’.

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    London's West End dearest office market

    2010-05-05T00:00:00Z

    London’s West End remains the world’s most expensive office market with an occupancy cost of EUR 1457.59 per m[sup]2[/sup] per annum (£120.50/$182.94), according to CB Richard Ellis' semi-annual Global Office Rents survey. Hong Kong’s Central Business District (CBD) has risen to second place pushing Tokyo’s Inner Central to third place. ...

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    Berlin Hyp upbeat after higher Q1 results

    2010-05-05T00:00:00Z

    German bank Berlin Hyp boosted pre-tax profit by 10.2% to EUR 21.6 mln in Q1 compared to the average quarter last year. Net profit came to EUR 13.2 mln, the bank said in a press statement. Interest and net commission income was steady at EUR 53.9 mln.

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    Townsend Group appoints ex-ING executive

    2010-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The Townsend Group has appointed Nick Cooper, former CEO of ING Real Estate Select, as Principal in its London office. His responsibilities will include growing the firm’s real estate multi-manager investment management business in the European and Asian markets and participating in the company’s Global Investment Committee.

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    Core markets account for 80% of retail investment in Q1

    2010-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Direct retail real estate investment in Europe in the first quarter 2010 accounted for EUR 5.4 bn, more than double the volume of Q1 2009, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. ‘The Big 5’ core European markets continue to be the main focus for investors, with volumes in these markets (UK, ...

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    Hotel investment levels up 46% in Europe in Q1

    2010-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The global hotel investment market experienced a strong start to the year with first-quarter transaction volumes reaching $2.8 bn (EUR 2.1 bn), a 53% increase on the $1.8 bn transacted in Q1 2009, according to latest research from Jones Lang LaSalle. Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) remained the most ...