All REIM articles – Page 139
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White papersReal estate supply: the forgotten part of the equation
Supply-side factors are often underestimated by real estate investors with demand drivers receiving more attention, says Monika Sujkowksa.
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White papersInnovation Paper 1: Perception, demographics, technology
There are gradual shifts in market conditions that may act as magnetic forces on the distant use, value and investment performance of commercial real estate and infrastructure assets.
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Asset Manager NewsWarburg-HIH Invest Acquires Local Convenience Centre in Bielefeld
Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate just acquired a fully occupied local convenience centre
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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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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street acquires Slough Retail Park for £63 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has acquired Slough Retail Park in Slough, Berkshire from Benson Elliot, the UK-based pan-European private equity real estate fund manager, for a price in the region of £63 million. The acquisition was made on behalf of St. James’s Place UK Plc.
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White papersMagnify Asia: Retail
We remain positive on retail in the developed Asia Pacific markets despite headwinds from structural changes in the sector driven by the growth of e-commerce and changing consumer shopping behaviour.
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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 papersUp and coming: seizing opportunities in London’s emerging locations
Investors able to spot developing trends and create fit-for-purpose assets in London’s emerging locations could generate enhanced returns.
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White papersIncome to drive real estate returns as yield cycle nears end
The prospect of robust global economic growth in the coming years should prove positive for occupier demand, but could present fresh challenges to real estate investors as interest rates rise around the globe
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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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Asset Manager NewsWarburg-HIH Anticipates Sustained Capital Inflows in German Office Investment Markets
The positive economic parameters and high investment pressure ensure that the brisk activity on Germany’s real estate investment
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Strategies
Union Investment Real Estate’s Strategies
We take a forward-looking approach to investment
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street acquires purpose-built care home in off-market transaction
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has acquired a purpose-built residential care home in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on behalf of a pension fund client for £14.18m from Aprirose, a UK-based real estate investment company. The purchase price represents a net initial yield of 3.85%.
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Asset Manager News
Principal completes acquisition of INTERNOS Global Investors to expand real estate investment capabilities in Europe
Principal Global Investors today announces the completion of the acquisition of INTERNOS Global Investors, the UK-headquartered pan-European real estate investment manager.
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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 papersThe ABCs of Asia Pacific real estate
In a recent meeting that I attended, a sophisticated investor lamented the fact that real estate has increasingly become commoditised and institutionalised as a financial product. In his view, the typical investor in recent times has begun to allow short-term financial dynamics to affect long-term investment decisions and outcomes, and that fundamentally alters the capacity to ride through cycles and generate favourable risk-adjusted returns.
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White papersEconomic and Property Market Review: Q1 2018
The UK economy had a reasonably good start to the year.
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White papersGlobal Economic Outlook: More of the same for 2018?
2017 was a surprisingly calm year for the global economy. Despite the economic and geopolitical concerns voiced at the beginning of the year, fears over Brexit, Chinese debt, rising populism across Europe and Trump’s legislative agenda had negligible effect on world growth.
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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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Asset Manager NewsAustrian Commercial Real Estate Markets Offer Stability and Growth Prospects
The stable growth of the Austrian economy, the brisk demand for lettable area, and a comparatively small-scale supply have ensured
