All Office articles – Page 19
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White papersAsia 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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White papersUK 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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White papersInnovation 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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Asset Manager NewsOrchard 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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White papersStrong 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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White papersGlobal 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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White papersFrom 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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White papersBrexit 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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White papersFinding 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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White papersEurozone 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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White papersUK 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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White papersOpportunity 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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White papersGrand 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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White papersCo-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.
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White papersFrance to lead European recovery
France is projected to post a strong increase in GDP growth in the next five years, while German and UK growth is shifting down in the same period
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White papersUK Real Estate Market Outlook: January 2018
The UK economy continued to defy gloomy market expectations during the third quarter of 2017, with GDP expanding by 0.4%. The latest set of positive data saw the Bank of England lift interest rates to 0.5% in November, a sign of their overall confidence in the market.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes major refurbishment of iconic Cambridge office scheme
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed a comprehensive refurbishment of the iconic Radio House office in Cambridge at a cost of £8.5 million, delivering 43,388 sq. ft. of available Grade A space to an under supplied market.
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White papersAsia Real Estate Market Outlook: January 2018
In 2018, the regional output from Asia Pacific should follow a similar pace of growth at 4.8% y-o-y, versus the expected growth from Europe at 1.9% y-o-y and from the US at 2.5% y-o-y.
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Magazine
Office investment tables 2017
Top managers with office investments in the Top 100 Real Estate Investment Managers survey 2017
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White papersInside Real Estate: Annual strategy outlook for 2018
A growing sense that both the economic and real estate cycles are past their primes has investors asking, “Where do we go from here?” In an environment of heightened political stress and potentially discordant monetary policies, we recognize that a complex path lies ahead. The themes we’ve identified will help you navigate through 2018 and beyond.
