All REIM articles – Page 139
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street acquires prime Dunstable industrial properties for £28 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of two South East industrial assets in Dunstable, Bedfordshire for £27.95 million. The properties were acquired from Pears Property on behalf of St. James’s Place Property Unit Trust.
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White papersPositioning for growth and opportunities
The last two decades saw the best and the worst of times for real estate markets globally. Most may recall vague scenes of the global financial crisis in 2007, which are now distant memories, as the world embarked on the next stage of economic expansion.
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People NewsUBS Asset Management strengthens global Infrastructure team with two key appointments
The appointments support the growth of the over USD 4.5 billion infrastructure platform to meet increasing investor demand
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White papersSocial infrastructure: a framework for measuring and managing impact
Investments in social infrastructure can deliver above-market financial returns while making a positive contribution to communities and the environment. But to achieve this dual return, investors need to be able to measure and manage the social and environmental goals of social infrastructure assets.
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White papersA Leader for Unlisted Real Estate Assets in the Australian Hospitality Marketplace
Hotels have become an established institutional grade asset class, forming a significant part of many investors’ portfolios. Provided they are skilfully acquired and actively managed, investments in the sector can generate attractive yields, with the potential to outperform CBD office building investments on a risk-adjusted returns basis.
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White papersNon-traditional sectors: A focus on senior & student housing
Over the last few years, institutional investors have increased their exposure to non-traditional or alternative property types, which represented 14% of total direct real estate investment volumes in Europe in the first half of 2018.
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White papersCVAs and the changing shape of UK retail
More retailers are turning to corporate voluntary arrangements to restructure their estates - but a dynamic landscape is no surprise for seasoned real estate investors.
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White papersThe big picture: Asia Pacific core real estate discussion series
Even though much has already been spoken about the coming Asia Pacific growth era, the investment universe is still caught in a tug-of-war between the familiar comforts of growth in the West and the alien new growth in the East.
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White papersLGPS Pooling: The Ten Billion Pound Indirect Question
According to the “Findings of Project Pool”, a report which has formed the basis of discussion between the Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) and the Government on the best way forward with the asset pooling initiative, the greatest savings from real estate pooling will arise from the migration from indirect to direct ownership.
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White papersAre the best years behind us?
UK commercial property has had a good run; over the one, three and five years to December 2017 the asset class has delivered 8-11%p.a. total returns for investors, significantly outpacing UK bonds and closely matching the returns from UK equities.
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White papersUsing the indirect market to access the more expensive areas of the direct UK property market
This case study demonstrates how DTZ Investors was able to arbitrage between the direct and indirect UK property market in order to maximise returns for our clients.
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White papersDTZ Investors delivers continued outperformance in 2017
DTZ Investors delivers continued outperformance in 2017
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White papersTime to Invest in the UK Private Rented Sector?
The UK is suffering from a major housing shortage. A decade ago, the Government forecast that 250,000 new homes needed to be built every year to keep up with new demand, but ever since, housing output has averaged only 150,000 new homes per annum.
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White papersEconomic and Property Overview: Q2 2018
The UK economy grew by 0.3% over the three months to May, an uplift of 10bps from Q1’s GDP growth. Construction output which shrank by 0.8% last quarter, flat-lined in April, before resurging in May by 2.9% mom, while services output, which accounts for c.80% of the economy, increased by 0.4% over the three months to May.
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White papersInnovation Paper 5: Technology, Perception – The Global Energy Transition
In the past decade, improving technology and shifting consumer behavior has transformed the energy landscape.
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White papersA forward-thinking approach to address UK housing and a changing resident
Despite the government’s best efforts, the United Kingdom suffers a severe housing shortage, driving up home prices and making homeownership increasingly unattainable.
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People NewsUBS Asset Management appoints Rodolphe Brumm to Infrastructure Equity team
UBS Asset Management’s (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) business announces the appointment of Rodolphe Brumm as a Portfolio Manager on its Infrastructure Equity team, based in London and effective immediately.
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Asset Manager NewsWarburg-HIH Invest Acquires Two Office Properties in Frankfurt’s European Quarter from Aurelis
Warburg-HIH Invest Real Estate (Warburg-HIH Invest) is acquiring two office buildings
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street acquires multi-let Fitzrovia freehold for £38.5 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed the acquisition of 27-35 Mortimer Street, a mixed-use office and retail building in London’s Fitzrovia, for £38.5 million from Great Portland Estates plc. The purchase price reflects a net initial yield of 3.90% and the acquisition was made on behalf of St. James’s Place UK PLC.
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White papersInnovation Paper 4: Technology - Data centers, real estate, and the evolution of technology
Data centers have evolved from proprietary premises to a niche asset class to a diverse, albeit specialized corner of the real estate and infrastructure universe.
