All Europe articles – Page 93
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Asset Manager News
AEW launches its first dedicated residential fund with €100m first close
AEW announces the launch of the RESIDYS Fund, its first fund dedicated entirely to French residential real estate.
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White papersGlobal Real Estate Securities: 2017 Market Outlook
Our fundamental approach and valuation models suggest global REITs are priced to deliver an 8.5%–10.5% total return in 2017, consisting of a 4% current dividend yield and 5%–6% growth in earnings driven by occupancy gains, higher revenue from bringing in-place rents on expiring leases to market, acquisition of new properties and the completion of existing development projects.
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White papersContinental European real estate market commentary: December 2016
The eurozone economy is steadily returning to normal. Total GDP is now 3% above its previous peak in 2008, net bank lending has turned positive, unemployment fell below 10% in September and core inflation, excluding energy, has settled at 1%.
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White papersEuropean real estate offers value despite political risk
Continental European real estate offers more value than other regions, but moderate returns are expected over the next five years, says Monika Sujkowska.
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White papersThe international route to a truly diversified property portfolio
Real estate is often seen as a diversifier for a traditional equity and bond portfolio. Yet, while most investors are aware of the importance of portfolio diversification, many with property investments still exhibit varying degrees of “home bias”, a tendency to favour domestic markets over those in other countries.
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White papersUK real estate outlook: economic uncertainty weighs on property market
UK property will deliver a total return of five per cent per annum between 2017 and 2021, but investors will need to be more discerning on asset selection, says Chris Urwin.
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White papersGlobal Market Outlook for 2017
William Blair Economist Olga Bitel and Portfolio Manager Simon Fennell shared their perspectives on changes in the global marketplace.
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White papersCross Asset: 2017 and beyond
In an ultra-low or even negative interest rate environment, maintaining an overweight stance in emerging market assets (equities, debt and currencies), in credit (vs. government bonds) still makes sense, while continuing our search for yield and spreads.
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Asset Manager News
BNP Paribas Real Estate scoops prestigious Green Apple Award
BNP Paribas Real Estate has won a prestigious Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice after boosting recycling rates across its managed central London portfolio, including Google’s new King’s Cross HQ.
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White papersEconomic and Property Market Overview: Q3 2016
Four months have passed since the referendum result, during which time we have seen a number of new developments, including a change in government, a succession of upbeat data on the domestic economy and quick monetary stimulus action by policymakers (an extension of its asset purchasing programme and a 25bps cut in the base rate) which has softened the adverse post-Brexit effects that were assumed by many economists.
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UK real estate market commentary: September 2016
While third quarter data for GDP has not yet been published, retail sales and other indicators suggest that the economy has continued to grow since the EU referendum.
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Continental European real estate market commentary: September 2016
The eurozone economy has grown steadily by 1.5% p.a. since mid-2013 and we expect it to maintain that progress through 2017-2018. We do not think that Brexit will de-rail the recovery. While the boost from falling oil prices will fade, most countries look set to benefit from a virtuous circle of rising employment and higher consumer spending.
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White papersCan institutional scale rental accommodation help solve the housing crisis?
Behind the political headlines dominated by Brexit developments, there has been a key shift with another highly contentious topic – housing.
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White papersRecent Macro Trends Should Persist in 2017
Portfolio Manager Ken McAtamney expects a number of recent macroeconomic and market trends to persist in 2017, including a modestly positive uptrend in inflation and a continuation of equity-market leadership.
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Asset Manager News
AEW Europe completes merger with Ciloger creating €24 billion AUM real estate asset management firm
AEW Europe announces the completion of its merger with Ciloger, one of the leading managers of real estate funds targeted at French retail investors, creating one of the largest real estate asset managers in Europe.
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White papersThe Case for UK Property: September 2016
The UK commercial property market has had to withstand a considerable rise in both financial and economic market volatility since the start of 2016. First, there was the turbulence in global equity markets at the beginning of 2016, after which came the result of the UK Referendum in June 2016, with the UK public opting to leave the European Union.
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White papersEuropean real estate looks attractive after Brexit but political risks remain
We forecast total returns on continental European real estate of 4.6 per cent per annum over the next five years amid weak supply and strong demand from yield-hungry investors, combined with recovering rents.
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UK real estate outlook: Risks and opportunities emerge after Brexit
We expect the ‘Brexit’ vote to have a lasting impact on the UK real estate market. We have downgraded our forecasts for total returns on domestic property from 5.1 per cent per annum to 4.3 per cent over the next five years.
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White papersWalking the tightrope: Real estate investors seeking the right balance between caution and necessary risk-taking
Options for investment in real estate in Europe are shrinking, while the risk of misallocating capital is rising as new money continues to pour in. Investing is thus a balancing act in which the capital side has become a decisive factor. By more actively managing liquidity and constantly balancing lower returns against higher risk, property investors in Europe are attempting to solve the dilemma caused by high levels of available liquidity.
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White papersPost-referendum UK: still a land of opportunity of real estate investors
Britain’s plan to leave the European Union will, no doubt, present many challenges but also many opportunities. This holds true across multiple spheres, not least in the UK real estate market.
