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MAGAZINE: With the best intentions
Impact investing – particularly that focused on the provision of housing to vulnerable groups – is often billed as a win-win strategy for investors.
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MAGAZINE: The sky’s the limit
In a world where office and retail real estate have become risky investments, could it be time to invest in rocket launch pads, onshore fish farms and coffin workshops?
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MAGAZINE Spanish retail defies secular change
Spanish REIT Castellana Properties, which was incorporated in 2015, is that rare beast in the real estate panorama: a firm specialising entirely in retail properties, with no intention of diversifying into other asset classes.
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MAGAZINE: Deal momentum starts to pick up as sellers bite the bullet
Investor caution has put paid to a 2023 rebound in transactions, but distressed sales are coming and buyers are ready as inflation eases and interest rates reach their peak.
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Top100 Investors: Heavyweight players lift assets despite downturn
Europe’s biggest real estate investors steered a steady course in 2022, despite having to navigate macroeconomic turbulence in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
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INTERVIEW: Nrep faces future with Urban Partners
Northern European real estate firm Nrep has restructured its business with the formation of Urban Partners, in collaboration with venture capital firm 2150, credit platform Velo Capital, and private equity investor Luma Equity.
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Aviva Investors acquires retail assets in south of England
Aviva Investors, the global asset manager of Aviva, has completed the purchase of two retail assets in the south of England, acquiring Hedge End Retail Park in Southampton, alongside the separate purchase of an Asda superstore in Hayes, Middlesex.
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Carbon wake-up call
The body of evidence suggesting a lot more needs to be done to cut real estate's carbon footprint is growing.
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OUTLOOK 2023: Arie Hubers, ING - ‘On solid ground, but cracks ahead’
Experienced finance expert Arie Hubers, ING’s head of real estate sector Benelux, draws some parallels between the current downturn and the GFC in 2008, and identifies a ‘triple whammy’ for developers looking for funding this year.
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OUTLOOK 2023: Hans Vrensen, AEW - 'Bullish on the UK and logistics’
How can one be both positive and pessimistic about a market at the same time? It’s relatively easy when you’re talking about the UK, suggests Hans Vrensen, managing director and head of research & strategy at AEW in Europe.