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PropertyEU Archive
DTZ sees UK market stabilising
Property adviser DTZ sees tentative signs of a stabilisation in Europe’s commercial real estate investment market led by the UK. Transaction volumes in the UK remained flat in Q1 2009 at EUR 3.5bn compared to Q4 2008 while prime yields in some UK markets such as Central London stabilised over ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Delancey and Shearer complete Iona office development in London
UK real estate investment manager Delancey and developer Shearer Property Group have announced the completion of their Iona office scheme located at Argyll Street in London. Iona forms part of the partners' redevelopment of the former Dickins and Jones store on Regent Street.
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PropertyEU Archive
RICS sees pace of construction decline slowing
The Royal Insitute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) believes there are tentative reasons to expect the pace of decline in output in the European construction sector may begin to slow. But in the near term the outlook remains bleak with output likely to fall further as the wider economic downturn in ...
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PropertyEU Archive
UK commercial property rental values hit 16-year low: IPD
British commercial property rental values have been trending downwards for 14 consecutive months on a rolling three-month basis, according to April’s IPD UK Monthly Index, ending April 2009 at -3.21%. This is the lowest rental value equivalent figure since December 1992.
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PropertyEU Archive
Buddy Roes joins Shroders in Germany
Schroders property business in Germany has announced the appointment of Buddy Roes as Head of Logistics Fund Management from 1 June. Roes takes over from Robbert Bergmann as fund manager for the Schroder European Logistics Fund and ill be based in the company’s Wiesbaden office.
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PropertyEU Archive
Plaza Centers seeks opportunities beyond traditional borders
Retail specialist Plaza Centres is is looking beyond its traditional development business model and markets by seeking to acquire high-yielding mature assets in new regions, such as the US, the company said on Tuesday in an interim statement. Commenting on the plans, Ran Shtarkman, President and CEO of Plaza Centers, ...
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PropertyEU Archive
CEE hit hardest by falling capital values
Central and Eastern Europe was the worst performing emerging market region in the first quarter of 2009, with the pace of decline in capital values continuing to accelerate, according to the RICS Global Property Survey. All respondents in Ukraine, Russia, Poland and Croatia reported a fall rather than a rise ...
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MagazineFight or flight
The market correction has prompted polarisation of risk appetite among investors: some favour safer core investments, others prefer potentially high-risk distressed opportunities. David Skinner explores what this means for the market
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MagazineRight tool, right job
It may take some time before the property derivatives sector reaches critical mass. But Will Robson is encouraged by steps being taken and believes it can become an integral part of the industry
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Magazine
Walks like a duck
Can property derivatives be viewed as public equity real estate investment, like REITs? Only if they are valued daily, writes Jose Luis Pellicer
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MagazineScarred for life?
US REITs have taken a battering. With historically low share prices, do they represent a rare buying opportunity or are their problems permanent? Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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MagazineSpeaking a common language
The adoption of IFRS in the US will have significant ramifications for the way investors evaluate their opportunities, says Robert O’Brien
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Magazine
No simple solution
US government intervention intended to help the CMBS markets to start to move again could be hindered by the sheer complexity of the sector. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports
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MagazineOrder from chaos
The global financial crisis is putting the Asian real estate industry under unparalleled strain. But the crisis could ultimately result in a strengthening of governance and transparency in the region. Kristen Paech reports
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MagazineStrategic landing
With land prices and competition down, it might be a good time for investors to secure strategic land assets with a view to selling them on in the medium term. Kerrie Shaw reports
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MagazineGetting defensive
Investment activity in the European retail sector, while down, is holding up well relative to the commercial property market as a whole. Lynn Strongin Dodds investigates retail’s potential to ride the current storm
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MagazineImporting a recession
Mexico’s dependency on the US makes it vulnerable to a US-led recession while Brazil can fall back on a strong internal market. Yet both countries will benefit from a growing middle class with money to spend. Stephanie Schwartz-Driver looks at the opportunities this will create
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MagazineLost in translation
Japanese banks may have been better prepared for the global downturn than their western counterparts, but outside capital Tokyo the mood is distinctly gloomy. Mark Faithfull reports
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MagazineSeoul survivor
Export powerhouse South Korea is surviving the real estate downturn better than many other Asian economies, but prospects vary markedly by region. Mark Faithfull reports
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News
USS keeps shopping for UK real estate
UK - The £28bn (€31.7bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme has bought large retail and industrial assets in the UK and plans to make more acquisitions in the near future as it looks to rebuild its domestic portfolio.
