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    Atrium announces 1st large development on strong 2010 results

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Shopping centre specialist Atrium European Real Estate has announced plans to launch its first major mall development since the onset of the financial crisis. In a statement to announce its full-year 2010 results, the company said it will commence construction of Lublin Felicity offering 70,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of retail space in ...

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    Global real estate investment up 17% in 2011: DTZ

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Around $329 bn (EUR 238 bn) of capital will be available for investment in global real estate in 2011, according to the latest 'Great Wall of Money' research report issued last week by DTZ. The figure represents a 17% increase on a previous estimate in mid-2010, mostly as a result ...

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    AREF: UK unlisted pooled property funds raise £4.8b in 2010

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    UK unlisted pooled property funds (PPFs) raised £4.8 bn (EUR 5.5 bn) of new money in 2010, the highest figure since 2006, the Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF)'s Investment Quarterly revealed last week.

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    Prime office rents to stabilise across Europe in 2011: Colliers

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Prime rents are set to broadly stabilise in Europe this year with centres such as Berlin, London, Stockholm and Warsaw expected to be the top performers in terms of prime rental growth, according to a new research report issued by global consultant Colliers International.

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    Reed Midem announces 2011 MIPIM award winners

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Reed Midem, organiser of the MIPIM trade fair held in Cannes last week, has announced the winners of the MIPIM Awards 2010 in the six categories of Business Centres, Green Buildings, Hotels and Tourism Resorts, Refurbished Office Buildings, Residential Developments and the new category of Futura Projects. Some 100 real ...

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    National Australia Bank buys 35% of Area Property Partners

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    National Australia Bank (NAB) has bought a 35% minority stake in private equity group Area Property Partners (Area) as part of a new strategic joint venture which will provide the US firm with significant funding to expand its real estate business.

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    MIPIM sees visitor numbers rise 7%

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    The 22nd edition of MIPIM held in Cannes this week welcomed over 18,400 delegates, an increase of 7% year-on-year. The organisers claim that nearly 4,000 of the delegates were investors, marking a rise of 6% on last year's attendance.

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    Solidiam buys office building in Eindhoven

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Privately-owned asset manager Solidiam has signed the purchase agreement of a 12,000-m[sup]2[/sup] office building in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The deal, which was signed during the MIPIM trade fair in Cannes, involves the Stadhuisplein 10 office property which is fully leased and generate a rental income of EUR 2.2 mln per ...

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    Immofinanz buys Futureal's Gold Plaza mall in Romania

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Hungarian developer and investor Futureal has announced the completion of the sale of the Gold Plaza Project shopping and entertainment centre in Baia Mare in the northwest of Romania to Austria's Immofinanz.

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    Hansteen enters the EPRA Europe Index

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    UK listed real estate company Hansteen Holdings will be included in the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Europe Index from Monday March 21, 201 after meeting all eligibility criteria during the Index's March Quarterly Review, according to the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA).

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    More European firms sign up for RICS regulation

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    Over 100 firms in continental Europe have signed up for the 'Regulated by RICS' label, the latest initiative by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to increase transparency in the European real estate market.

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    MIPIM: Allianz plans EUR 1b spree in France, Belgium and Netherlands

    2011-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Allianz Real Estate plans to spend EUR 1 bn this year in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, CEO Olivier Wigniolle of Allianz France told PropertyEU at MIPIM in Cannes.

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    Allianz Real Estate to spend EUR 1b on loans in Germany

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Allianz Real Estate plans to spend EUR 1 bn on property loans in Germany in 2011 in what would be the insurers’s first foray into property lending in Europe, the company’s CEO for Germany Stefan Brendgen told PropertyEU at MIPIM. 'We aim to spend approximately EUR 400 mln in ...

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    Dic Asset buys retail properties for EUR 108m

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Germany's Dic Asset has acquired two retail properties in Bremen and Chemnitz in Central and Northern Germany from a joint venture of Area Property Partners and Rida Development Corporation for around EUR 108 mln.

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    Panattoni adds 11,500 m[sup]2[/sup] to Park Wroc³aw II

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Industrial space developer Panattoni Europe has announced plans to extend its Panattoni Park Wroclaw II logistics park in Poland with the addition of 11,500 m[sup]2[/sup] of new distribution space.

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    Bank Austria in EUR 280m Vienna HQ project

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Unicredit's Bank Austria has announced that it will invest between EUR 150 and 280 mln in the creation of a new headquarters, UniCredit Bank Austria Town, offering 150,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of space in the heart of the city's Praterstern business district.

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    P3 appoints new CFO

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    PointPark Properties (P3) has announced the appointment of George Aase as its new Chief Financial Officer. He replaces James Riddell, who retired at the end of 2010. In his new position, Aase will have overall responsibility for the company's strategic and financial planning functions.

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    Deutsche Bank sells Frankfurt HQ for EUR 600m

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Germany's Deutsche Bank said on Monday that it is to sell its 'Doppelturme' (Twin Towers) in Frankfurt am Main to a closed-end real estate fund to be launched by DWS. The transaction price is expected to amount to around EUR 600 mln, in line with the property's current market value.

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    Corealcredit repays SoFFin guarantees ahead of schedule

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Commercial real estate lender Corealcredit Bank said on Monday that it has repaid all its bonds guaranteed by the German Financial Market Stabilisation Fund (SoFFin) ahead of schedule. The remaining guarantee funding provided by SoFFin was also returned in full, the bank added, making it the first German bank to ...

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    Cordea Savills appoints new head of fund finance

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Fund manager Cordea Savills has appointed Alexandra McGhee as Head of Fund Finance, UK, with overall responsibility for the financial control and reporting on funds administered from London, Stockholm and Luxembourg. She will report to Chief Financial Officer Richard James.