Tag: Property Investment



IPD Announces Winners of European Property Investment Gongs

Posted on 28 May, 2013 by Neil Bird under Industry News

IPD has announced the winners of its European Property Investment Awards at a ceremony in Lisbon. The annual awards recognise outperforming regional European funds over a three year period. The standardised performance measurements apply to pension and life... Read More

Warsaw in Midst of Commercial Construction Boom

Posted on 3 May, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Poland's capital city is becoming a busy business hub with multiple building projects breaking ground to meet demand and investors are taking note. Tomasz Trzoslo, the head of Jones Lang LaSalle's Polish office said recently that Warsaw's central... Read More

Australian Commercial Property Sales Rise in First Quarter

Posted on 9 April, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Approximately $3.5 billion in commercial property priced at $5 million and above was sold in the first quarter of the year in Australia, according to figures released by CBRE. A-REITs are returning to the market, in a sign that the market is off to a healthy... Read More

Scottish Commercial Property Markets Surge

Posted on 6 April, 2013 by MOVEHUT under Industry News

England, Wales and Northern Ireland are at risk of being left behind as two Scottish cities outperform them in the commercial property market according to a report by Deloitte Real Estate. Edinburgh skyline Glasgow and Edinburgh have seen both a... Read More

PIMCO Targeting Commercial Property Investments

Posted on 28 March, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Sales and Lets

Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO), which has $2 trillion under management, is now targeting direct commercial property investments and non-securitized loans. The company says that now that banks worldwide are making a move to offload some of their... Read More

Future of Malmaison and Hotel Du Vin Secured by American Buyer

Posted on 24 March, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Hotel operator Malmaison has been purchased by an American venture capital firm for a rumoured £180 million which is expected to go a long way in paying off debts accrued by parent company MWB Group Holdings. KSL Capital Partners, from Colorado, is now... Read More

Opinions Divided on Outlook for UK Commercial Property Market

Posted on 23 March, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Since the turn of the year there have been signs of improvement in the UK commercial property market. This has led to a number of analysts forecasting that 2013 will be the year the market begins to enter the recovery phase. The poor performance of the... Read More

UK Commercial Property Returns Set to Rise

Posted on 13 March, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

The outlook for UK commercial property returns is expected to be positive, even though economic growth in the country is "likely to be slow," according to Property Wire. Prices are expected to remain stable throughout 2013 which is an improvement over last... Read More

Investment Opportunities in the UK Secondary Market

Posted on 3 March, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

With the UK commercial property market beginning to show signs of improvement now could be a good time for investors to add to their portfolios. Those who are prepared to take a look at the secondary market will find there is less competition for assets... Read More

Outlook Bright for UK Commercial Property Market

Posted on 15 February, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Industry News

Double-Digit Returns Forecast by 2015 The UK will benefit from improving global economic conditions after 2013 and will see net trade improve as a result, according to BNP Paribas Real Estate. The firm's global head of market economics, Paul Mortimer-Lee,... Read More