All Office articles – Page 14
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White papersCommercial Mortgage Loans: An Alternative Asset in LDI Portfolios?
Most public and private defined benefit pension plan sponsors aim to design an effective liability driven investment (LDI) strategy that balances several objectives – achieving the desired funded status for the plan, managing return-seeking assets in the portfolio against relevant benchmarks, and effectively de-risking and hedging future liabilities. LDI portfolios traditionally rely on a combination of Treasury securities and long and medium duration corporate bonds as hedging instruments.
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - May 2020
To learn more about the immediate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Asia Pacific real estate property markets, we invite you to read a brief update by Asia Pacific’s Director of Research, Glyn Nelson. This report will be distributed intermittently over the following months as the COVID-19 situation evolves and we monitor its impact, real or potential.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes first letting at iconic Radio House Cambridge following major refurbishment
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed its first letting at Radio House office scheme in Cambridge to Sentec, a globally leading supplier of smart home technology and consultancy services.
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - May 2020
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic can perhaps best be described in four distinct phases: the shutdown, the re-opening, the transition to the new normal and the new normal (or as one colleague has put it, the new “abnormal”). As of May 18th, all 50 states have officially begun the process of lifting restrictions on personal and commercial activities and re-opening their economies. While there is great variation across the states with respect to the pace and breadth of re-opening, all have initiated some form of staged re-opening.
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White papersCOVID-19 European Office Markets Series, Edition 2 – May 2020
Limited current and future supply levels will limit the decline in prime office rents in the short term. But the economic challenges are likely to lead to headcount reductions, with corporates vacating unutilized space. This trend could be accelerated, if as we expect, corporates adopt higher levels of flexible working in a post COVID-19 world.
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White papersThe Decisive Eye: How demographics will drive real estate investment after COVID-19
COVID-19 is shaping up to be one of those defining moments that changes the behaviour of future generations. While it’s too early to predict whether we’ll be referring specifically to the “COVID-19 Generation” in the future, the fall out and ramifications for how we live and work are tangible across all demographic groups.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA sells 8,600 sqm office building in Berlin
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, announces that it has completed the sale of a multi-let office building in Berlin, Germany, to LaSalle Investment Management.
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White papersNew facade changes Madrid office block into a prestige landmark
Serrano 90 was a non-descript 1970s office block on the fringes of chic Barrio Salamanca, but a dramatic refurbishment has turned this ugly duckling into one of Madrid’s most elegant landmarks
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White papersEconomic and Property Overview: Q1 2020
The first quarter of 2020 was shaped by the coronavirus, by the end of March 2020 a total of 29,474 confirmed cases and 2,352 deaths were reported for the UK. One month after the quarter end, the number of cases and deaths surged to 194,990 and 29,427 respectively. The costs to the British economy have been considerable; government-imposed lockdown measures to slow the spread of the virus have disrupted business activity, knocked consumer confidence and reduced business confidence levels to record lows. The flash PMI’s plunged from 53.0 in February to 37.1 in March, with a figure of 50+ representing economic expansion, it is now widely anticipated that the economy will contract in March.
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Asset Manager NewsInvesco Real Estate Completes Atlanta Office Investment
Invesco Ltd. today announced that Invesco Real Estate, the company’s global real estate investment business, has acquired “Edison Windward” a newly-built office project in the desirable Atlanta real estate submarket of Alpharetta for an undisclosed sum on behalf of one of its separate account clients.
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White papersReal estate: on the brink of transformational change
As the world copes with lockdown, our sense of space has been immediately and viscerally impacted. Offices sit empty, shops, hotels, pubs and restaurants are shuttered, and for many of us our home is now our castle. With markets responding in real time, what does the crisis mean for real estate?
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White papersThe value of connected buildings
4ORTY in London has been awarded WiredScore gold certification for its outstanding digital infrastructure
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White papersResearch Blast: COVID-19 European Office Markets Series, Edition 1 – April
Within a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented level of disruption to all asset classes. Office real estate markets are by no means immune to this, but due to the illiquid nature of the asset class it will be several months, if not longer, before the true impact is fully reported through data.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA buys large office building in Luxembourg city centre
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, announces the acquisition of the AIRE office building in Luxembourg City on behalf of its institutional clients. The acquisition increases the number of properties PATRIZIA manages in Luxembourg to 13, comprising total space of around 87,000 sqm, with a total value of approximately EUR 800 million.
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Asset Manager NewsPAMERA buys 14,500 sq m multi-let property in southern Düsseldorf from M7 Real Estate
PAMERA Real Estate Partners (“PAMERA”), acting for a family office managed by the company, has acquired a 14,500 sq m office property with storage/production space at Reisholzer Werftstrasse 38-42, in the south of Düsseldorf. The vendor is M7 EREIP IV, an M7 Real Estate (“M7”) fund, for which M7 is the asset manager.
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White papersCovid-19 Special Update: Logistics & Offices Resilient
As economists adjusted their economic growth forecasts down, it seems inevitable that most leading European economies will enter recession in 2020. To place the current uncertain situation in a relative context, we present three different scenarios:
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Asset Manager NewsInvesco Real Estate Sells Prime Frankfurt Mixed-Use Asset To Luwin Real Estate Managers
Invesco Real Estate sells Neue Mainzer Straße 74+80 in Frankfurt (‘Ma’Ro’) to LUWIN Real Estate Managers GmbH The sale crystallizes strong performance for investors in Invesco’s core European programme LUWIN sees strong potential to further develop and optimize the asset
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White papersReal Estate Outlook – Japan, Edition 2020
Opportunities despite traditional vulnerabilities.
