With any type of property purchase, there are always benefits with risks attached. We look at the options available for property investors looking to explore the commercial property investment market. The benefits of commercial property Any major... Read More
The largest local authority pension fund in Britain has made its second multi-million pound commitment to expanding its commercial property portfolio in less than two weeks — taking its investment cash pot to more than £1bn. Earlier this month the... Read More
Madison International Realty’s Real Estate Liquidity Fund V L.P - which focuses on investment in the US, UK and mainland Western Europe, closed recently with $825 million in equity commitments. Its target was $750 million. The firm believes that its... Read More
The Investa group has taken its second half-share in a prominent Sydney city centre office and retail development in as many months. Late last year the Investa Commercial Property Fund acquired a 50 per cent stake in the Glasshouse Retail Centre and an... Read More
Investing in commercial property this year is likely to make you as much money as putting your money in equities, claims the manager of one of Britain’s top-rated asset funds. The reason most investors underestimate property funds is because they do not... Read More
Ireland’s newly-formed Hibernia REIT has made its first investment by acquiring a €67m portfolio of property loans from Ulster Bank. The asset collection, which is held by RBS Capital Resolution, includes a mix of commercial and residential properties... Read More
Jones Lang LaSalle has launched its second real estate fund aimed at the Indian commercial property market and is hoping to attract at least Rs 600 crore from investors. The fund, to be managed by the property consultancy’s investment arm Segregated... Read More
The Blackstone Group looks set to become the biggest foreign investor in Irish property after hinting that the majority of a newly-raised $5.5bn European fund could be targeted at Ireland. The war chest, officially called the Blackstone Real Estate... Read More
Mitsubishi Corp, Japan’s largest trading house, has launched an investment fund focusing on London commercial property that has the potential to raise up to £500m from institutions in its home country, as well as other nations. The company has said... Read More
The UK commercial property market is set to rise by double digits (11.5 per cent) in 2014, according to the Ignis property fund team. The recent Investment Property Forum Concensus Forecast predicts an average total return of 9.3 per cent this year,... Read More
