All Retail articles – Page 11
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White papersPeripheral Property Perspectives - Insights From A Cross-Asset Comparison
Most cross-asset institutional investors are organised across three main departments: fixed income (or credit), equities and alternatives. Commercial real estate is typically represented in all three departments. Despite having different terminology and perspectives, investors increasingly look across departments to benefit from each other’s views on fundamental trends in the underlying credit, equity, collateral and property markets.
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White papersReal Estate Summary Edition 3, 2019
Rate cuts support real estate values. Economy is a risk to tenant demand.
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White papersLogistics properties in high demand: e-commerce brings boom
The continuing e-commerce boom is driving ever greater demand for logistics properties. The increasingly complex value chains being created means more transport hubs are desperately needed in peripheral locations, as well as supply depots in city centres to store merchandise. This is being answered by investors seeking solid returns in an increasingly difficult market. The logistics sector, explains Nicolai Soltau, has strong potential for those who adhere to several important rules.
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White papersEuropean high streets brace themselves for change
Hardly a day goes by without at least one negative headline bemoaning the impact of disruption in retail markets on high streets and shopping centres. While this is true in the US and the UK, Chris Urwin examines whether European high streets will face a similar threat.
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White papersUK Real Estate Outlook - Edition 2H19
As the retail correction has fully taken hold, total returns from UK commercial property have slowed markedly delivering just 0.85% in 1H19, based on the quarterly MSCI Index. Outside the retail sector, occupational markets are generally holding up quite well, however investment markets remain very subdued as political uncertainty deters activity. We may see a bounce-back in investor demand should a deal be reached with the EU, but the recent change of Prime Minister and confrontational rhetoric which followed has made that outcome increasingly unlikely.
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White papersThe rise of the sun belt
The ongoing and rapid growth in the U.S. Sun Belt has been an extraordinary boon to commercial real estate investors. The region stretches across eighteen states in the Southeast and Southwest and includes seven of the ten largest U.S. cities, as well as many mid-size metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).The Sun Belt now holds about 50% of the national population (326 million), which is expected to rise to about 55% by 2030. Over the past decade, the region accounted for 75% of total U.S. population growth (15 out of the total 21 million).
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White papersUK Real Estate Market Outlook - August 2019
Despite the ongoing Brexit-related uncertainty and political upheaval, we expect property income streams to remain mostly resilient. Occupiers are still taking a ‘business as usual’ approach and, while cautious, investors continue to pile into alternatives over mainstream property.
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Asset Manager News
Barings provides €40 million construction loan for Seville Retail Park
Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, announces that it has provided, on behalf of one of its managed accounts, a €40 million senior construction loan to finance the development of a retail park in Dos Hermanas, located outside of Seville, Spain.
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White papersEconomic and Property Overview: Q2 2019
There is growing evidence to suggest that the UK economy slowed in the second quarter, the ONS recorded a 0.3%m/m rise in GDP in May, which partially reversed the 0.4%m/m contraction in April. The upturn in the monthly rate was driven by a recovery in car production which declined by 45% in April after factories temporarily shut down production around the original Brexit date.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA acquires retail park in the north of Berlin
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, announces the acquisition of ‘Oranienpark’, a major retail park in Oranienburg, north of Berlin, from Cerberus on behalf of one of its German retail funds.
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White papersCommercial & multifamily mortgage loan investments: An integral part of a fixed income asset allocation strategy
In an era of low returns and high financial market volatility, core commercial and multifamily mortgage loan investments provide fixed income investors an appealing mix of strong relative value, low credit risk, and diversification benefits within a larger fixed income portfolio.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA acquires 54,100 sqm German supermarket portfolio
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, has acquired a portfolio of 19 food anchored retail assets in northern Germany on behalf of one of its pan-European funds from a private Irish vendor.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street signs two tenants at One King Street, Hammersmith
Orchard Street Investment Management (‘Orchard Street’), the specialist commercial property investment manager, has completed two lettings at One King Street, its newly refurbished office and retail asset in Hammersmith. iPlato Healthcare, a London-based Health Tech company, has signed a new five-year lease on 5,712 sq ft of office space at a rent of £53.00 per sq ft, while healthy fast food chain Abokado has taken a 1,954 sq ft retail unit at ground level on a 10 year lease at a rent of £180 psf.
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White papersEconomic and Property Overview: Q1 2019
Economic growth was relatively buoyant at the start of the year, output grew by 0.5%mom in January and by 0.2%mom in February, offsetting the 0.4% contraction in output in the final month of 2018. However, much of this growth spurt was driven by temporary factors such as a pick-up in manufacturing activity from firms stockpiling goods to shield against a disruptive Brexit.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA wins EUR 180 million fund management mandate in Italy
PATRIZIA Immobilien AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, has secured a fund management mandate in Italy from Fondazione Cariverona – one of the most important Italian bank foundations and founder of UNICREDIT Bank. Verona Property is an Italian real estate fund with assets under management (AUM) of EUR 180 million. It will be managed on behalf of the institutional investor, Fondazione Cariverona, with the aim of unlocking value from the current assets and ultimately recycling capital to deliver a more diversified real estate portfolio.
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Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA acquires EUR 100m portfolio of 27 German retail properties
PATRIZIA Immobilien AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment, has acquired a portfolio of 27 retail properties across Germany from Marathon Asset Management for around EUR 100 million on behalf of PATRIZIA Retail Opportunity SCS fund (the ‘Fund’), increasing the portfolio of retail assets PATRIZIA manages across Europe to around EUR 8.3bn.
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Asset Manager NewsCVA's could bring new opportunities to Top UK towns
The retail market has had its fair share of disrupters. The change in consumer trends, technology and the number of Company Voluntary Agreements and administrations, are continuing to have significant effects on the market.
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Asset Manager NewsInsights - Real Estate March 2019
As we move further into spring, thoughts turn to the direction markets and trends will take. Despite the initial uncertainties, there are many positive avenues to explore both for active asset management and investment opportunities, all of which raise value and generate attractive returns in the long run.
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Asset Manager NewsReal Estate House View - United Kingdom
UK real estate returned 2.2% in the second half of 2018 and 6.0% on an annual basis, according to the MSCI All Property quarterly index. Capital growth of 1.4% was achieved over the year, largely due to the yield compression, although this was supported by 0.5% rental value growth.
