All REIM articles – Page 141
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White papersLogistics: the logical next step
Logistics was the most attractive sector in our last quarterly report, triggering this closer look at the broader European markets with a special focus on a new big data application and the post-Brexit UK market.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street completes 35,000 sq ft of lettings at Rivergate, Newbury
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed three lettings totalling over 35,000 sq ft at Rivergate, its newly refurbished business park office asset on Newbury Business Park, Berkshire, with quoting rental levels of £24.50 per sq ft.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street serves an ace with acquisition of David Lloyd health, fitness & racquets club
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, announces the freehold acquisition of a David Lloyd Leisure health, fitness and racquets club located in Newbury, Berkshire for £17.6 million. The transaction, made on behalf of a pension fund client, was structured as a sale and leaseback agreement with the tenant, and reflects a net initial yield of 4.5%.
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White papersReal estate investors in Europe see no rise in returns before 2019
Only one in four real estate investors in Europe believes that the current market cycle will peak soon and that the initial rate of return on real estate will start to rise again.
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White papersPatrizia European City Ranking
In today’s world are not about countries. In a globalising and urbanising world they are about regions or cities.
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White papersTimberland and Farmland: Working Together in a Mixed Asset Portfolio
Timberland and farmland assets have been used and tracked as components of institutional portfolios for over two decades, establishing a strong historical record of performance, low to moderate risk, and favourable diversification characteristics.
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White papersDisruptive change leads to opportunity
Any form of uncertainty is disruptive. The hung parliament result of the June general election, with no party obtaining a majority, created renewed doubt at a time when the electorate needed strong leadership and direction to navigate the complicated process of Brexit.
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White papersRevisiting the Living Sectors: Evidence of Strong Growth and the Potential for More
Our article, “Introducing the Living Sectors: New Investment Targets for Stability and Growth in Europe”, published in the September/October 2015 issue of this publication, outlined the investment case for what we labelled the “Living Sectors” – to our knowledge a new coinage at the time.
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White papersCommercial Mortgage-Backed Securities: Understanding the basics
Investors gained, too. In broad terms, they now had an efficient way to invest in commercial mortgages and an asset class capable of meeting a wide range of risk-return preferences.
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White papersHow bad could a trade shock be for the industrial sector?
Globalization’s inexorable forty-year march was dealt a blow by Brexit and the subsequent presidential election in the United States.
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White papersThe potential impact of the Grenfell Tower on the UK property market
The property world has rightly been under scrutiny since the tragic events at Grenfell Tower.
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White papersEconomic and Property Market Outlook: Q2 2017
The British economy made a rather uninspiring start to the year. In Q1 2017 the UK economy grew by 0.2%q/q, a similar growth rate was recorded in Q2 of 0.3% q/q, resulting in the UK economy growing at a slower rate than most advanced economies and the EU area as a whole.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA delivers strong results for the first half of 2017
Continued expansion as global provider of real estate investments in Europe
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White papersReal Estate Summary: Edition 1 2017
There has been a gradual political shift towards populism in recent decades.
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White papersAPAC Real Estate Outlook: 2H17
Focus on value creation beyond immediate horizon, with eye on counter-cyclical strategies
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White papersEuropean Research Monthly Update: Positive private and public pricing signals
Investors are increasingly concerned about record low prime property yields, but there are a number of broader price signals worth considering
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street achieves full occupancy at Templeback Bristol
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed two new lettings at 10 Templeback in Bristol’s city centre totalling almost 20,000 sq ft, bringing the prime office building to full occupancy. Orchard Street acquired the property in 2015 for £58.6 million, and subsequently undertook a £400,000 refurbishment which further enhanced its appeal, cementing the asset as one of Bristol city centre’s premium office locations.
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White papersUK Real Estate Market Outlook: July 2017
Economic momentum appears to have continued into 2017, but has been modest – growth in real GDP in the first quarter, at 0.2%, was below expectations.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street tips its hat to Camden, with purchase of £25 million
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Dunn’s Hat Factory, a prime office asset in Camden, North London, for £25.3 million in an off-market transaction. The property was acquired from Threadneedle on behalf of St James’s Place Property Unit Trust, and the purchase price represents a net initial yield of 4.3%.
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White papersUK real estate market commentary: June 2017
The sharp depreciation in sterling since last year’s Brexit vote has pushed up inflation to almost 3% and cut real incomes and consumer spending. While a lower exchange rate ought to boost exports, UK exports have so far been flat, possibly because foreign buyers are concerned about future tariffs.
