Latest reports – Page 3495
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Magazine
Driving force gets a turbo charge
An expansion in the mortgage market and constructive public-private co-operation have boosted Brazil’s affordable housing sector.
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Magazine
Fear is back
The fifth edition of ‘Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2008’ shows that the most obvious sign of market fear is in the debt markets, say its authors, John Forbes and Chuck DiRocco
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MagazineChange, no change
Over the past year, Gerald Gaige has seen the Russian market continue to surge but he highlights considerable risks borne of the inexperience of local market players
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MagazineTop dog suffers teething problems
Institutional-grade property in Moscow is still in short supply. While this bodes well in some respects, there are still considerable risks when entering the marke.
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MagazinePremium product?
The weight of capital attracted by fast economic growth has forced down yields across the region, but there is debate as to whether the change in market sentiment will reverse the trend.
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MagazineRest, recreation – and resilience?
As people cut holidays will they turn to their local leisure facilities instead? The sector’s future potential relies on optimising the product offering.
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PropertyEU Archive
Kenmore completes 5 Middle East deals for EUR 217m
UK-based commercial property investor and developer Kenmore has announced the completion of five transactions with a total area of 187,767 m[sup]2[/sup] and a gross development value of £171.6mln (EUR 217mln) in the Middle East. The group has bought shares of up to 50% in five projects from a variety of ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Nexity boosts its hotel business
French real estate group Nexity said on Wednesday that it has launched a new hospitality department to boost its activities in the hotel property sector both in its home country and in the countries where the company is already active (Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Czech Republic). In a ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Pitch Promotion to build industrial asset in Lille
French property developer Pitch Promotion is to develop a 37,500 m[sup]2[/sup] industrial building in Lille for the French postal services firm La Poste. The complex will be built on a 10-hectare site located in the new Lesquin district of Lille. Designed by architects Ageca Fairhursts Architectes, the asset will provide ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Savills calls on lenders to look beyond LTV
Property lenders should 'look beyond loan to value (LTV) covenants when dealing with borrowers and focus on cashflow and debt service in order to 'take advantage of the fruits of recovery', Savills has urged at the launch of its annual financing property presentations.
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PropertyEU Archive
Bouygues to develop Espaco Braga mall
French construction group Bouygues Immobilier plans to invest up to EUR 140mln in the development of the Espaco Braga shopping mall in northern Portugal. Construction work on the project, which will consist of 150 retail units and will be anchored by a Jumbo supermarket, is due to start in September ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Defo in EUR 40m Goteborg shopping centre buy
Union Investment's subsidiary Defo Deutsche Fonds fur Immobilienvermogen has purchased the Sisjo Entre retail centre in Goteborg, Sweden for around EUR 40mln. The property is earmarked for the firm's Defo-Immobilienfonds I. The 14,000 m[sup]2[/sup] asset was bought by the Scandinavian firm Nordic Real Estate Partners (NREP). In a statement, the ...
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PropertyEU Archive
PIK Group to acquire first development site in St Petersburg
London-listed PIK Group said on Wednesday that it is in advanced discussions over the acquisition of a major land plot in the historic heart of the city of St.Petersburg. The group intends to develop a flagship project in St. Petersburg aimed at the luxury segment of the market. Located in ...
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PropertyEU Archive
E&Y: Equity players back in the limelight in Holland
Equity investors will play a larger role in the Dutch real estate market during 2008 as the locations and sectors attracting investment are likely to change, according to Ernst & Young Real Estate Group. In March 2008, Ernst & Young RE asked a representative set of real estate professionals in ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Atisreal leases Ellipse project to i-BP
Global property services firm Atisreal said on Wednesday that it has let the Ellipse project development to the banking group Informatique Banque Populaire (i-BP) with a nine-year lease. Designed by architectural team Bodreau Architecture, this office project is being built by real estate firm OCDL - Giboire and should be ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Vasakronan sells properties before takeover
Swedish state-owned real estate firm Vasakronan is selling two office properties in Stockholm for about SEK 2.3bn (about EUR 247mln). Vasakronan has reached an agreement on the sale with another state-owned real estate company, Specialfastigheter, to honour a government request that the properties, Tre Vapen 4 and Fruktkorgen 1, stay ...
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PropertyEU Archive
FDR, Credit Agricole invest EUR 210m in Euromed Center
French property company Fonciere des Regions said it is teaming up with Credit Agricole's life insurance unit Predica, and Credit Agricole's regional bank unit Alpes Provence to invest up to EUR 210 mln in the development of the Euromed Center, a 71,500 m[sup]2[/sup] commercial and entertainment centre in Marseille. Designed ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Terrace Hill lets over 10,000 m[sup]2[/sup] at Baltic Business Quarter
AIM-listed property group Terrace Hill has let over 10,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of office space at its £300mln (EUR 380mln) Baltic Business Quarter scheme in Gateshead to nPower, the major UK energy provider. According to the company statement nPower has agreed to lease 110,000 sq ft (10,219 m2) at a rent of ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Invista: France, Germany tipped as EU markets diverge
Property performance across Continental Europe is expected to diverge over the course of 2008, as the market digests the impact of the global credit crunch, according to the latest research from Invista Real Estate Investment Management published on Wednesday. In these conditions, the report highlighted that investors need to look ...
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PropertyEU Archive
Norway to discuss massive oil fund investment in real estate
Norway's parliament is to debate proposals next week to create a separate real estate allocation for the country's massive government pension fund. If, as seems likely, the proposals are accepted, Norway's central bank will draw up a mandate to enable the EUR 250bn fund to divert 5% of its investments ...
