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    King Sturge: good prospects for Polish logistics market

    2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Prospects for development in the Polish logistics market are promising, according to research published by King Sturge. The international property consultant pointed to a good level of land supply and cost-effective rents (from EUR 2.90 to EUR 5 per m2) that have made Poland an attractive location for many occupiers.

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    Colonial delays sale of SFL's stake

    2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Inmobiliaria Colonial is postponing the sale of 10% of its majority stake in the French SIIC Societe Fonciere Lyonnaise (SFL) until the credit market stabilises. 'We will sell the stake as soon as the market situation improves,' Colonial's Mariano Miguel told newspaper El Pais.

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    Citycon completes purchase of Iso Omena

    2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Citycon announced on Friday that it has completed the purchase of the Iso Omena shopping centre for approximately EUR 329 mln. The deal reflects an initial net yield of 4.5%. Following redevelopment and other commercial improvements the company estimates that the net yield will increase in the future. 'As a ...

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    Orchid secures Carrefour as anchor tenant in Varna mall

    2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Bulgarian property developer Orchid Developments has reached an agreement with Carrefour that will see the international retailer as an anchor tenant in the Grand Mall Varna, the shopping centre element of a multi-use complex development in the Bulgarian city of Varna. The deal involves a total 9,300 m[sup]2[/sup] for a ...

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    ING Real Estate: credit crunch will be short-lived

    2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

    The credit crisis will likely be short-lived, according to Ian Whittock, managing director of research and strategy at ING Real Estate. 'Short term there will be some bad news as bad debts reveal themselves. An inflationary threat is also definitely out there. But the Fed estimates that about $100 bn ...

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    Spain's Anjoca to invest EUR 2.5 bn abroad

    2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Spanish real estate company Anjoca aims to build up EUR 2.5 bn worth of investment outside its home market in the coming three to five years. The firm, which is headed by Angel Jove, added that it will seek a stock market listing when market conditions improve, Spanish newspaper Cinco ...

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    Institutional buyers fill gap left by leveraged players

    2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

    The current credit crisis may be squeezing out some of the leveraged players, but institutional buyers are filling the gap, according to Will Rowson, head of Continental European Acquisitions at ING Real Estate Investment Management. 'The playground for arbitrage has shrunk dramatically - we will see the return of the ...

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    Segro 'to sell' EUR 727m UK portfolio

    2007-09-14T00:00:00Z

    British industrial park developer Segro has undergone a major shake-up of senior management and is set to sell a £500 mln (EUR 727 mln) portfolio in the UK, the Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

  • Reward for good conduct
    Magazine

    Reward for good conduct

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Developing close co-operation with tenants through property and customer management processes will yield benefits, says Peter Best

  • Maintaining the focus
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    Maintaining the focus

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Founded in 1988, AFIRE has, as its mission, “provided an opportunity for the foreign investor in the US to become as knowledgeable as US domestic investors”.

  • All abroad
    Magazine

    All abroad

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Continental European real estate offers a natural second home for UK money scouting for real estate to invest in. But with continental Europe following the same trend, some UK funds are opting to go global. Shayla Walmsley reports

  • Safety first
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    Safety first

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    A number of obstacles face Hungarian pension funds investing or seeking to invest in real estate but the outlook is improving, as Krystyna Krzyzak reports

  • Natural forces
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    Natural forces

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Charles Lowrey, CEO of Pramerica Real Estate Investors, the real estate arm of the US-based Prudential Financial, joined the company in 2001.

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    The rough and the smooth

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    The way in which German open-ended real estate funds are valued is under scrutiny, but is there a case to answer? Sally Hodge reports

  • Time to be fair to Germany...
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    Time to be fair to Germany...

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Is the German real estate sector failing as a destination for foreign investment? Ute Geipel-Faber and Ellen Schwemmlein look at the facts

  • Go boldly, tread carefully
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    Go boldly, tread carefully

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    The question for pension funds is not whether but how to invest in Chinese real estate, as Shayla Walmsley reports

  • Magazine

    Early bird renewals

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    One thing that comes across clearly when talking to investors who have made commitments in China is how important it is to have good local partners.

  • Perfect harmony
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    Perfect harmony

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    Government measures protecting the population from excessive price growth have not fazed foreign investors, as Richard van den Berg and Kenneth Tsang find

  • Unlocking potential
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    Unlocking potential

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    In-depth local knowledge and local contacts are prerequisites if investors are to benefit from China’s burgeoning real estate investment opportunity. Ian Hawksworth reports

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    Safe as Warehouses

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    A rapidly expanding sector, logistics offers a more secure investment and higher income return than more mainstream sectors. But there are concerns for investors, as Christine Senior reports