All Research & Forecasting articles – Page 13
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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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White papersContinental European real estate market commentary: June 2017
The eurozone economy appears to have entered a more robust recovery cycle, as faster growth leads to stronger investment. While Emmanuel Macron’s election as French president has improved business confidence across the region, the key to increasing investment has been the steady fall in industrial spare capacity since 2013 combined with low interest rates.
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White papersExpanding the European Universe
Following our Q1 2017 report, we have now doubled our universe of real estate markets from 50 to 100. This expansion is focused on including the 100 most liquid local European markets.
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UK real estate market commentary: March 2017
The vote to leave the EU has generated different responses from UK business and consumers. Despite the Bank of England’s cut in interest rates and other measures, business investment fell in 2016 and companies have become more cautious about recruitment.
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White papersMarket Insights: Retail Outlook 2017
The outlook for the retail sector will be mixed. Economic and political events are expected to weaken consumer confidence and retail spend, while technological advances will continue to change the dynamics of the sector.
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White papersAsia Pacific Outlook: June 2017
The economic outlook for the Asia Pacific has improved, with overall regional growth estimates for 2017 upgraded slightly to 4.8% from 4.6%.
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White papersElection Result 2017: What will it mean for UK property
Just when the Prime Minister was on the cusp of seizing control and proceeding with her version of Brexit the electorate fought back, as the outcome of the surprise snap election, intended to strengthen Theresa May’s Brexit negotiating hand, embarrassingly backfired.
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White papersEuropean Urban Connectivity Ranking
At M&G Real Estate, we have launched the European Urban Connectivity Ranking which involves grading 64 European cities based on their capacity to improve physical and digital urban connectivity in the face of the growing density pressures that face cities today.
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White papersEuropean Research Monthly Update: May 2017
Investors benefit from attractive loan terms
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White papersConnecting the dots to financial performance
A recent partnership between Principal Real Estate Investors and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) helps lay the groundwork for the industry’s long-term understanding of the link between sustainability, improved financial performance, and value.
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White papersMarket Insights: Office Outlook 2017
The referendum result has significantly changed the outlook for the office market, placing the sector on a different and more uncertain path than the one we had forecast twelve months ago.
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White papersThe liquidity of real estate investments
As in the wider economy, players in the real estate sector tend to think in terms of cycles. In macroeconomics the discussion is of economic cycles, meaning the fluctuations in the degree of utilization of production potential.
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White papersBack to school: An overview of the student-housing sector
Until recently, investing in university student housing was a niche business.
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White papersLGPS pooling: cost saving whilst maintaining performance
Amid an ever sharper focus on cost saving in the real estate industry, investors are pushing for increased transparency to better understand the true costs of investing in the sector.
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White papersEconomic and Property Market Overview: Q1 2017
2017 has started to see the effects of Brexit feed its way through to the UK economy.
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White papersEuropean Research Monthly Update: April 2017
Loan sales maintain attractive non-prime yield spread
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White papersWhat lessons can we learn from the suspension of open-ended retail property funds?
The UK commercial property market delivered a total return of 9.9% p.a. over the five year period to June 2016 (IPD Quarterly Index).
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White papersDoes increased financial market uncertainty strengthen the case for UK property?
2016 threw many challenges at the investment market, as a succession of economic and unexpected political events became harsh realities.
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White papersMarket Insights: Industrial Sector Outlook 2017
The industrial sector was largely undisturbed by the referendum result and enjoyed another strong year of performance.
