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Cass Lending Report: new UK property lending up 4% to £23.3 billion in H1

New UK real estate loan origination reached £23.3 billion for the first six months in 2019, four per cent ahead of volumes reached 12 months earlier, at £21 billion, according to the Cass Business School UK Commercial Real Estate Lending Report.
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CBRE: UK prime CRE nudged up 0.4% in Q3, driven by industrials and offices

‘Now it’s the time to invest in Porto’

Preqin: investors displaying mix of increased caution and evidence they are nearing target allocation fulfilment

Cushman: Brexit considered a tactical issue with respect to timing and price rather than a structural hit to its appeal

‘We are incredibly positive on the London story’

Preqin: global real estate fundraising volumes rose to $121 billion YTD; on track for record annual haul

Solvency II review: EIOPA delays updating solvency capital requirements for real estate citing scarce necessary data

‘Student Housing is the n1 alternative asset class’

European shopping centre market development activity polarised by country and city

JLL: steady demand in Dublin office market

‘It is great to be in retail today’

Super prime residential sale volumes in London resilient amid wider slowdown in the capital

Savills: Germany set for another record years for investment volumes

Savills: City office take-up to exceed 6 million sq ft by year-end

Property developers increasingly to turn to platforms and challenger banks for finance

‘Logistics is still in growth mode’

Patrizia: unlevered European residential annual returns to average up to 6.5% over the next five years

Regional riches: Europe’s non-capital cities are drawing in ever-greater investment

Brexit ‘the cream on top’ for Germany

Savills: alternative investment volumes reflect almost 30% of YTD UK volumes

Oxane Partners: real estate finance sector is primed for digital transformation, survey reveals

Expo Real: ‘Capital is being re-focused on offices’

CBRE: UK investment returns at 1.9% over first three quarters

RCA: logistics sector and secondary markets favoured by South Korean within Europe

‘Food retail properties in Germany are a sure bet’

Savills outlines retailers’ blueprint to survive and thrive in age of digitalisation

RCA: South Korean cross-border investment to top $20 billion globally in 2019

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FAP Group: office and resi remain top of the sector rankings for German mez lenders

FAP Group: German mezzanine finance providers expects one-third rise in lending next year

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Waterway Investments: investing in non-CBD Germany in a maturing cycle

Savills: institutional investment into global residential sector tops US$110 billion in H1 2019

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Calastone: retail investors withdraw £2.7 billion from UK property funds in last 12 months

EXPO 2019: South Korean investment across Europe surges to more than €11 billion YTD

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JLL: €3 billion of Irish deals traded in the first nine months

Catella: residential sector emerges as European second hottest sector in last 12 months

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UK shopping centre pricing to stabilise next year as CVA season runs its course

Catella: European housing rental yields lowest in 40 years

‘Rental growth driving the office market’

FCA issues new rules to protect against a future open-ended property fund liquidity crisis

UK retail sector sentiment to remain subdued but use of CVAs may have peaked

‘The Grand transformation of Paris’

Savills: Zurich and Geneva are forecast to see large in-migration inflows

Brexit watch: CBRE downgrades economic outlook for UK as Chancellor readies £17 billion no-deal response

‘France is South Korean investors’ favourite destination’

Savills: real estate impacts of changing global tourism attitudes

Effective workplace strategy to optimise productivity across Europe

‘France is bucking the trend and showing positive growth’

Macro matters: markets absorb contrasting news which drives fresh bond yield spike

Savills: lessons from the UK logistics market

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Bouwinvest: residential investment overtakes office sector in Netherlands for first time

Savills: European logistics investment volumes reached €12.2 billion in H1

‘The European market is becoming more liquid and more competitive’

Savills: record European logistics take-up in H1 fueled by ‘unprecedented’ demand

Bouwinvest: scarcity of supply the Netherlands is drawing attention to secondary cities

‘So much capital chasing healthcare in the UK’

UBS: weakened macro environment influences a mitigated property downgrade for five-year returns

INREV: €5.6 billion expected to come to market in 2021 from best-performing fund vintage

‘Germany and France the best markets for senior housing’

INREV: up to €13.2 billion worth of European real estate assets could come to market

UBS: interest rate environment boosts the outlook for returns

‘Senior living attracting record investment’

Savills: South Korean invest €6.2 billion across Europe in H1

Macro Matters: three factors behind market malaise

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DWS: European prime all property total return forecast at 4.0% per annum over five years

Portugal tops rankings of the most attractive retail environment within EU

‘Investors find safety and income’

DWS: European average property yields will compress further over next 12 months

DWS: investor demand and weak deal flow mismatch driven by lack of product and markets trading at capacity

Portugal ‘the California of Europe’

Knight Frank: UK hotel industry growth spurt continues

Savills: West End pre-lets drive take-up as supply remains restricted

‘Regulation is the fly in the ointment’

DWS: robust European occupier markets and return of negative bond yields fuelling core real estate demand

CMS: micro locations will surge in coming two decades, predicts younger generations

‘Residential is the sector to be in’

CMS: rental attitudes of younger generations sharply differ to baby boomers

DWS: UK investment returns will continue to decelerate but ‘no-deal’ Brexit still expected to be avoided

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Savills: Madrid office take-up climbs 25% in H1

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CMS: Berlin tops list of European cities for best residential rent control policies

UBS: Investment activity slumped by one-third in H1

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Savills: office take-up exceeds 1 million in the City of London in July

CBRE: cross-border capital flows to and from the US continues to slow

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REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

UBS: central London office rental growth forecast flipped back positive

RED: investment in Danish real estate forecast to reach €8bn in 2019

Multi-family matures into a global asset class

RSM and Nyenrode Business University launch European real estate tax guide

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RED: Danish investment volumes slip 54% in H1 while foreign capital still dominates

UBS: secondary UK shopping centres averaging 20% vacancy rates as polarised performance deepens

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UBS: UK office demand resilient in the face political drama, while retail struggles

Preqin: growing proportion of global investors believe a market correction is imminent

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Pre-lets drive London leasing activity above 10-year average in July

CBRE: debt remains attractive during the late-cycle as significant new capital raised in H1

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UK investors get creative amid uncertainty in London’s office market

CBRE: European CMBS pipeline for H2 looks steady and in line with 2018

REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

CBRE: slump in retail sector acting as a drag on UK balanced funds pulling universe into discounted NAVs

JLL: global hotel investment activity constrained by dearth of opportunities

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JLL: global office leasing volumes remain elevated but below exceptional levels of 2018

CBRE: REITs are trading at deep discounts to NAV across Europe, but this is failing to trigger M&A activity

REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

CBRE: European volumes slip to €120 billion in H1 reflecting global investor confidence weakening

JLL: global investment volumes have slowed to $174 billion but fundamentals remain sound

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BNP Paribas: life science research boom bodes well for real estate demand

Small to mid-sized lending market dominated by operating asset financing as borrowers shift to defensive sectors, JCRA debt analysis shows

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Nuveen: nimble and informed equity can capitalise on structural-driven sectors in the late cycle

Multi-asset class investors must be vigilant of the probable degree of correlation with equities during late-cycle, warns bfinance

REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

Cushman: new wave of foreign investors flock to UK investment market

Nuveen: UK retail asset demand has almost completely disappeared

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Cushman: UK alternatives sector growth defies Brexit gloom

Nuveen: labour market resilience buoys European city leasing outlook

REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

Nuveen: investors refocus on fundamental differences between sectors

Alternatives now the largest sector in UK commercial real estate investment market as investor activity evolves

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Knight Frank: global prime residential prices continue to cool

Savills: bumper July for central London as Q3 gets off to a flyer

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Savills: strongest H1 new supply volumes for Polish warehouses in history

Colliers: London offices take-up edged back up in Q2

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Brexit: review your investment portfolios and hedging arrangements in advance of no-deal possibility, warns Mercers

RCA: Paris Closing Investment Gap with London

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RCA: China and Hong Kong investors become net sellers in Europe in H1

Brexit: three scenarios reveal how politics could unravel from here

REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

RCA: Brexit risk aversion triggers 31% fall in UK property investment in H1

Brexit: prepare for ‘no-deal’, Mercers warns global investors

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PGIM: UK could outperform if Brexit uncertainty fades

BNP Paribas RE: European real estate volumes reached €102bn in H1

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Falling pound will unlikely prompt major overseas buying spree, forecasts Capital Economics

PGIM RE: real estate pricing is multi-tiered across and between markets in Europe

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PGIM RE: momentum is slowing, driven by weakening economic sentiment and country-specific factors

Cushman: Q2 yields compress further in European logistics while flat in offices and retail

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Institutional investors increasingly turn to long income European assets in diversified LDI strategy

PGIM RE: the rising appeal of real estate debt during the late-stage cycle

REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

PGIM: an analysis of vintage risk in late cycle investing

Barcelona office leasing records record H1 take-up, according to Savills

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Healthcare sector: UK versus Continental Europe

MSCI: Hungary tops leader board for highest annual capital growth rate in the world in 2018

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MSCI: global real estate investment market size climbs to almost $9 trillion with top three markets unchanged

Investment activity in UK PRS sector slows markedly in Q1 to end H1 at £1.4 billion, still 20% higher year-on-year

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BNP Paribas RE: robust demand for London office space in H1 despite ‘lingering uncertainty’

Knight Frank: international retailer expansion into France moderating but crucial to market’s future

REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

BNP Paribas RE: European yields will remain mostly stable across the remainder of 2019

Knight Frank: strong foreign capital investment set to continue into H2

REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

Knight Frank: French retail investment volumes slump in H1 but H2 could be brighter

BNP Paribas RE: European investment market to fare better than the occupational market in H2

REAL ASSET INSIGHT launches new EXPO Real Guide

CBRE: central London investment volumes slump to eight-year H1 low

Knight Frank: investment activity in France stable in H1 with €11.6 billion

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Cushman: the three investor ‘types’ by capital markets preferences

JLL: annual German investment haul expects to slip up to 13% to €70 billion over full year

Investment Briefings wins tender to curate Scotland Pavilion events and content at MIPIM Cannes 2020

German investment market stays on track in first six months of 2019

Cushman: the alternatives ranked by investment share in the UK

‘UK regional cities are tomorrow’s winners’

Cushman: four drivers which have driven the rapid growth in alternatives

European multifamily sector has transformed into diverse cross-border investment market led by North American investors

‘Build to rent in the UK is a fantastic opportunity’

Cushman: investment in UK alternatives reaches highest allocation share on record

Italy: H1 investment volumes rocket to €5.1 billion in best ever recorded first half, says BNP Paribas Real Estate

‘There’s a lot of capital still interested in the UK market’

Octopus student survey: Students prioritise technology

Goldman: Retailers need to be surgical in pruning their high margin products as well as real estate footprint mix

‘Liverpool has it all’

Octopus student survey: PBSA is best for student wellbeing

Goldman: ‘baby boomers and retirees have money to spend and time to spend it’

‘Belfast, city of opportunity’

Goldman: retailers are prioritising last-mile delivery, ‘BOPUS’ and leveraging footprint to drive traffic

Octopus student survey: better accommodation makes for higher grades

‘Positive outlook for the Portuguese market’

Savills: German residential investment activity reached €6.2 billion in H1

Goldman: traditional retailers are partnering with ‘digitally-native’ brands with a four-pronged strategy

‘Tourism boom makes hospitality sector a good bet’

Savills: Germany’s ‘big six’ office markets show rental growth declining vacancy

Goldman Sachs perspective on retailers’ opportunities and risks in the age of disruption

‘We pioneered alternative asset classes in Spain’

Capital Economics: Brexit outcomes remain either deal, no deal or repeated delays

Savills: an uptick in City deals as we enter second half of the year

‘Student housing frenzy’ in Spain

Cushman identifies top five European retail park sector trends which will shape sector in coming years

European retail parks: West & East Europe reach different inflexion points

‘The hotel industry is changing’

Cushman: 2.6 million sq ft of space has been released by distressed UK retailers in last two years

Colliers: High street vacancies on the increase in UK’s South West while prime rents head in the opposite direction

‘Secondary cities the new frontier of hospitality’

CBRE: mercurial government policy cited as largest risk to European multifamily sector

Global social infrastructure funding gap presents a compelling business opportunity for real estate investors

‘Lack of supply the biggest problem in the European hotel market’

Real estate investors are expanding their investment horizons to capture the social infrastructure opportunity

CBRE: diversification by investors, asset type and geography to spur multifamily sector growth

France ‘the most promising’ hotel market in Europe

CBRE: demand drivers and structural supply shortage has spurred European multifamily sector growth

Aviva narrows European office investment strategy to just 12 world-class cities

‘Secondary cities in Spain offer opportunities’

Investment volumes in European multifamily forecast to rise by 27% to €64bn over next five years

Aviva: Europe’s four top-tier tech cities attract talent and foster business creation

‘Spain is hot right now’

Savills: average yields in European prime CBD office move out in mature markets for the first time in six years

Aviva identifies Europe’s top three international business hubs and

‘Spain offers opportunities in all sectors’

Savills forecasts European real estate volumes will reach €219 billion in 2019

Aviva: Paris and London tower above the competition as Europe’s two megacities

‘Strong fundamentals behind renewal of investors’ interest in Spain’

Aviva: The changing role of cities

Cushman: London office market facing stock shortage and protracted decision making

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Savills: a closer look at the student housing, build to rent and retirement living sectors

JLL: central London H1 investment volumes tumble 39% but leasing remains resilient

‘Having a Sustainability strategy is now a must’

JLL: coliving trends from across the pond

Savills: UK operational ‘beds’ sector will blossom to £880 billion by full maturity

‘New regulations in Germany create uncertainty for investors’

CBRE: more than half a million sq ft of office space taken in South East in Q1

UK residential landlords struggling to keep up with recent reforms

‘Ignore Germany’s smaller cities at your peril’

UBS: rising demand for real assets will continue

Germany’s office space shortage eclipsed by housing shortage, says Empira Group

‘Real Estate will be the preferred allocation’

Macro Matters: US and China policies has driven macro turnaround in H1, says UBS

CBRE: Hong Kong’s Central and London’s West End remains world’s most expensive office markets

‘The only way for Logistics is up’

Savills: future of logistics is quite bright but not all rosy

Knight Frank: Park life premium hits 29% in London and New York

Event: ‘The Green agenda is right at the top now’

Savills: top five European markets for logistics investment ranked

Knight Frank: Hong Kong remains world’s most expensive residential market despite slowdown

Event: ‘Land is the biggest driver’

Savills: Germany ranks top in logistics market attractiveness

Knight Frank: Millennials spent combined £3.47 billion buying in Prime Central London in 2018

Event: ‘How to future-proof Logistics assets’

Macro Matters: implications for UK economy is Boris Johnson makes it to No. 10

RCA: UK price bounce in first quarter despite Brexit clouds

‘High prices pushing investors into secondary markets’

UBS: has the capital cycle peaked?

Slovenia is world’s fastest residential price growth market, says Knight Frank

‘There are opportunities if you know where to look’

UBS: significant capital risk to prime pan-European real estate evident

Capital Economics: London office completions to reduce

Event: ‘The property market is strong across the board’

Savills: almost half of European office space under construction is already pre-let

UBS: Europe showing mixed signals of continued occupier stress and pockets of revival

Ric Lewis: How to create an ‘all-weather portfolio’

Savills’ guide to industries of the future

UBS: goldilocks period for real estate investment to continue

Event: ‘Rental growth in all Nordic capitals’

UBS: 2019 data supporting well-trailed moderation in real estate returns

Savills: hunting for talent

Magazine: Responding to the flexible working revolution

Savills: European office new availability corresponds to year of demand

UBS: Macroeconomic overview

Alternatives challenge established sectors

PBSA: Knight Frank picks top five European cities primed for student accommodation sector growth

Macro Matters: US versus China: is there room for two mercantilist powers?

‘Yields are levelling out in the Nordics’

PBSA: Continental European student accommodation deals almost hit $2 billion last year

Net lending to UK commercial property reverses sharply in April

‘Financing for development in Germany is changing’

PBSA: global capital sources into student accommodation sector is shifting to the East

Beyond Retail: Ellandi identifies ingredients to for community shopping centre survival

‘Tougher tax rules in Germany a worry for investors’

Climate change: investors are incorporating climate risks into property values, says AEW

PBSA: top five drivers behind the rise of the $65 billion global student accommodation sector

‘Cradle to grave’ sectors attracting investors in Germany