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Asset Manager NewsGenerali Real Estate acquires prime high street retail and office complex in Berlin
Generali Real Estate has completed the acquisition of a part of the prestigious Gloria retail and office building complex in Berlin, on behalf of the pan-European “Generali Core High Street Retail Fund” (GCHSR) fund managed by Generali Real Estate S.p.A SGR. The seller of the asset is CENTRUM Group, one of the leading high street developers in Germany.
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Research Report
COVID-19 Flight: No great migration but a catalyst to existing trends
The COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely affected workers as it forced millions into remote roles for the first time. Yet, despite the rise of telecommuting and advancements in digital communication over the past two decades, migration trends across the nation have actually been in decline after peaking in the 1980’s. We wonder: Has the COVID-19 pandemic reversed this secular trend or will it be a temporary black swan event?
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White papers
Measuring the mythical: Quantifying the green premium in real estate
The green premium is an elusive concept. Laurence Monnier reviews the academic literature and crunches some numbers to try and quantify the extra pricing power afforded by more sustainable commercial properties.
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Asset Manager News
Syntrus Achmea acquires 44 intramural homes for residents with mild intellectual disabilities in Arnhem
Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance, on behalf of the Achmea Dutch Health Care Property Fund (ADHCPF), has purchased 44 intramural housing units in Arnhem, intended for residents with mild intellectual disabilities. The new complex, including communal areas, will be leased to the Siza foundation for a long period.
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Orchard Street completes 54,000 sq ft of new Dunstable industrial lettings, taking Nimbus Park to full occupancy
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed three new lettings totalling c.54,000 sq ft at Nimbus Park industrial estate in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, taking the prime warehouse facility to full occupancy. Nimbus Park, which was acquired by Orchard Street in 2018, is managed on behalf of St. James’s Place UK Plc.
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Europa Capital’s value add fund sells the Hi:Life residential scheme in Aarhus, Denmark, to Catella Wohnen Europa Fund for c. €85 million
Europa Capital, the pan-European real estate investment manager, announces the sale of the Hi:Life residential scheme in Aarhus, Denmark, on behalf of its pan-European value-add fund, Europa Fund V, for €85 million. The purchaser is the Catella Wohnen Europa Fund, which is managed by Catella Residential Investment Management GmbH (CRIM) and Catella Real Estate AG (CREAG).
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Asset Manager News
Green News & Views: What’s the ESG in private equity?
Over the last few years, the private equity industry has radically reassessed the importance and value of ESG to their businesses.
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White papers
Has the US housing crisis that never was, become the housing boom that no-one expected?
In previous papers, we addressed the impact of the COVID recession on the US housing market, and mortgage finance, and parallels with the GFC. We assessed whether despite the deep COVID recession in 2020, record employment losses, and legacy of the US sub-prime housing crash in the GFC, this was proving to be the “Housing crisis that never was.”
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Housing boom: what are the consequences for monetary policy?
Despite the Covid economic shock, house prices have continued to rise in most advanced economies, and are also increasing rapidly in some emerging economies. This is not (yet) a global housing boom. Indeed, indicators of overvaluation remain below those observed before the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) and are still very contrasted across regions.
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LaSalle Investment Management: Building a €1.2 bn pan-European real estate fund
LaSalle are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their flagship open-ended pan-European fund; LaSalle E-REGI which has developed a robust and impressive history in the last decade. The Fund has a well-diversified core portfolio with a proven track record and strong sustainability credentials, unique investment characteristics and excellent performance which has exceeded €1 billion gross asset value.
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How to assess social value: Guidance from Hatch
Asset managers of many different hues claim they are thinking harder about their social role: the ‘S’ in ESG. But evaluating social value generated from investment decisions is not straightforward, as consultant Dr Kelly Watson from Hatch explains.
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Research Report
Climate-Informed Real Estate Returns In Europe - June 2021
As Europe has been ramping up its vaccinations, it is also coming to grip with the latest Covid-19 variant. In the meantime, restrictions are slowly being lifted after 15 months of various degrees of lockdowns across the region. Attention has already been shifting to the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) planned for early November.
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Data Centres: Unlocking value in Existing Assets
It’s no secret that our lives have become increasingly dependent on data, whether we use it to be entertained, communicate with coworkers, or send messages to friends and family.
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Infrastructure’s mid-market: well-positioned for the post-pandemic recovery?
In their quest for dependable, long-term income, investors have increased allocations to infrastructure assets. This has fuelled competition for large-sized deals. By contrast, the mid-market remains less crowded and, at the same time, the number of opportunities continues to grow.
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Shot in the arm for industrial
COVID-19 hit the global economy hard in 2020 with real estate not immune. But certain sectors such as industrial have been resilient and even benefited during and coming out of this downswing.
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Data Centres | Special bulletins
Once seen as a niche sector within real estate, data centres have come to the forefront as real estate investors recognise how the surging need for data storage and processing is creating demand for high quality data centre real estate. As businesses, consumers, and new technologies use ever-increasing amounts of data, these facilities have become the cornerstone of the information economy.
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Sustainable aviation fuel is ready for take-off
We are now less than a decade out from the self-imposed deadline set by many companies to become carbon neutral by 2030.
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Asset Manager News
COIMA establishes group holding company with target AUM of €10 billion
COIMA is a group that has been involved in sustainable real estate investment and development in Italy for over 40 years. In recent years we have developed and still manage 34 LEED-certified buildings, representing approximately 76% of our portfolio.
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White papers
The art of living – a new equilibrium for Europe
As millions were asked to work from home in 2020 to help curb COVID-19 infection rates, the long running debate on the optimal work-life balance was finally put to the test.
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Research Report
IPUT launches Responsibility Report “Greening our Portfolio”
IPUT Real Estate, today issues its 2020 Responsibility Report, titled “Greening our Portfolio”.
