All Research & Forecasting articles – Page 24
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A world view: the case for global core real estate investment
Real estate has earned itself a firm place in institutional portfolios, with worldwide investment in property reaching a record $13.6 trillion. However, one key difference remains between investor attitude to real estate and to other asset classes.
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When will Central London office rents peak?
Central London offices have recently been the star performer of the UK commercial real estate market. Total returns on City and West End offices averaged 14.2% per annum and 16.1% per annum respectively over the five years to June 2015 (source: MSCI), well above the all property average of 10.1% ...
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UK Real Estate: Above-trend returns continue as rental recovery broadens
Strong performance of UK real estate to continue in the near term, despite slower capital growth
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European Real Estate: Five-year forecast ticks up to nine per cent p.a., but mid-year view more muted
Yield spread over government bonds drives a 20 per cent hike in investment levels
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Big city, bright lights, better returns? [Infographic]
Mark Callender, Head of Real Estate Research, explains how carefully contrstructed property can capitalise on a future increasingly centered on cities.
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Eurozone commercial real estate market
Improving occupier market fundamentals – in a tightening real estate pricing environment
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US Economic Outlook: Q2 2015
July’s economic data for the US, to a large extent, represented more of the same with some mixed economic news.
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What QE in Europe Means for Real Estate Investors
Roughly three months after the Fed announced that its third and final quantitative easing (QE) program was complete, the European Central Bank (ECB) finally announced that it was starting its first QE program.
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Success on a Plate: Growth in casual dining feeds the UK leisure sector
A notable feature of the retail landscape in recent years has been the growing prominence of certain leisure occupiers, notably casual dining chains.
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Mezzanine Debt – Does it Make Sense Today?
Advancing into the seventh year of an extended and bumpy economic recovery, amidst global uncertainty on the direction and pace of growth, questions naturally arise about the relative attractiveness of alternative real estate investment strategies.
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M&G Real Estate - Eye on Europe: where to invest in 2015?
The European real estate market looks to be on track for another strong year, building on 2014’s performance. We expect UK returns to remain in double digits, while continental Europe – which has lagged so far – is well positioned to rebound. Across the board, investor demand remains strong and ...
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The IRS Has Spoken – Real Estate is Everything?
In 1964, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously avoided trying to define certain, ahem, inappropriate films by simply stating, “I know it when I see it.”
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Magnify: Opportunities in the European logistics sector
Eurozone sentiment indicators, such as consumer confidence, have been continuously improving since the second half of 2013, as has occupier demand for industrial property.
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Investment case: The UK private rented sector (PRS)
The UK private rented sector (PRS) has doubled in size in the past decade and is now starting to increasingly attract the attention of institutional investors.
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Opportunities in Asia: Japan's residential sector
Japan boasts the biggest real estate market in Asia, offering investors maturity, transparency and low volatility of returns. That, coupled with a recovering economy, has fuelled investor interest.
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Property, liability matching and investment risk
In recent years, property has been promoted in some quarters as having inflation-hedging characteristics which are suitable for liability driven matching strategies. We challenge this and ask whether long lease properties with inflation-linked leases really are low risk assets.
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Slotting and its impact on the UK commercial property market
The UK banking sector has historically been a key provider of debt finance to the commercial property sector. Bank exposure to property assets has increased substantially over the past cycle, driven by the sector’s attractive marginal profitability and low equity capital requirements
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Postponement of the 2015 Rating Revaluation: winners and losers
Deloitte estimate that business rates generate around 5% of the total UK annual tax revenue. Collected by the district or borough council, the levy is passed back to the Government for redistribution to local authorities as part of central funding of local services.
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Now is the time to invest in European property
While the immediate prospects for European economies remains weak, there is now greater stability across the larger and stronger European markets than for some while.
