All Office articles – Page 19
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UK Real Estate Outlook: 2H18
Much of the positive momentum from 2017 continued into the first half of 2018, with the annual total return at 2Q18 standing at 9.4%, only a slight slowdown from the 10.3% achieved the previous year.
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Real Estate Summary: Edition 3 2018
Despite the current fundamental backdrop for real estate investment remaining supportive, risk is on the rise.
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Schroders JV completes cross-border investment to acquire Frankfurt office tower
A strategic partnership led by Schroder Real Estate (Schroders) and funded by Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company alongside another international institution completed the purchase of Pollux (Platz der Einheit 2), a 32 storey office tower in Frankfurt, based on a gross property value in excess of €220 million.
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UBS Asset Management gets into ‘The Flow’ with acquisition of striking Amsterdam office development
UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business announces that it has acquired, by way of forward-purchase, The Flow, an office development in Amsterdam, from ToBeDeveloped.
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Real estate investors face risks as euro zone reaches turning point
The European economy continues to grow above trend rates, but investors should be wary of rising bond yields and rapid development in some markets, says Vivienne Bolla.
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Orchard Street acquires prime Clerkenwell building for £18.5 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of 80 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1 for £18.5 million. The acquisition was made on behalf of a pension fund client from DTZ Investors.
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Asia Real Estate Market Outlook - July 2018
Economic growth is expected to keep pace across the five developed Asia Pacific (APAC) economies in 2018, as the global trade recovery continues to gather momentum — albeit at a slower pace than 2017.
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UK Real Estate Market Outlook
The start of 2018 saw a slowdown in the UK economy, with real GDP growing by only 0.2% over the first quarter. The arrival of the so-called “Beast from the East” storm in March, bringing construction to a standstill and deterring consumers from hitting the shops, contributed in part to this lacklustre expansion.
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Innovation Paper 2: Real Estate & Aging
The aging of the world’s population is well known and documented. The median age is set to rise to 32.1 in 2025 from 29.6 in 2015 according to United Nations projections.
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Orchard Street acquires prime Bracknell office building for £22.65 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of 3 Arlington Square in Bracknell, Berkshire for £22.65 million. The asset was acquired from Arlington, with the purchase price representing a net initial yield of 6.25%. The acquisition was made on behalf of St. James’s Place Property Unit Trust.
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Strong relative value in Belgium and the Netherlands
Direct property is relatively more attractive in Belgium than in the Netherlands according to our Direct European Real Estate Relative Value Index.
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Global Real Estate Summary: Edition 2 2018
The global economic backdrop is supportive of real estate although growth has eased slightly. Central bank policy is diverging as the US leads the way with rate rises. Strong occupier and investor demand has fueled outperformance of industrial property and we expect this to continue into 2019. Some investors looking to alternatives and value-add to boost returns.
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From uncertainty emerges the value-add opportunity
2017 saw investment volumes in the UK commercial property market rise by over 10% on the previous year. Much of this was helped by overseas buyers and a weak Sterling, which remained 10% on average below pre-referendum lev- els. Whilst an improvement on a subdued 2016, the year of the EU referendum, transaction activity was notably still nearly 30% down versus its 2015 peak, reflecting Brexit-related macro uncertainty. Underneath the 2017 headline figures, non-currency driven activity was also relatively quiet.
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Brexit offers buying opportunity after temporary set-back
Since the Brexit vote in June 2016, the UK has gone from a macroeconomic outperformer to an underperformer due to the extended uncertainty on the final terms of the separation.
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Finding the value hotspots in Europe
With the strong economic recovery in continental Europe, investor interest has followed suit and demand has been strong for core assets in well-connected locations. Value has therefore, on the whole, become harder to find in Europe.
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Eurozone Real Estate Outlook: 1H18
Economic growth was strong during 2H17 and for the year as a whole. The year ended well with robust growth of 0.6% in 4Q17. GDP growth reached an exceptional decade high of 2.5% in 2017 and according to survey data, it seems the eurozone economy got off to a good start this year.
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UK Real Estate Outlook: Edition 1H18
The all property total return for UK commercial real estate of 10.3% in 2017 exceeded even the most bullish forecast expectations from the start of the year, and by some margin.
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Opportunity amidst converging returns and shrinking risk premia
In the early months of 2018, economic fundamentals are supportive of another solid year of real estate performance. But monetary conditions are tightening and our central preoccupation persists: how will this affect the risk premium for real estate?
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Grand Paris project: beyond the CBD office investment opportunities
Paris is the largest economy amongst the EU28 NUTS 2 level regions and the economic impact of the €26 billion Grand Paris project is expected to generate $29 billion of net new money to the local economic supply chain. This compares favourably to other worldwide infrastructure development projects.
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Co-Working Space: The Future of Office Demand?
Though by no means a new sector, the serviced offices sector is undergoing a period of significant growth and evolution.