The IPD capital growth index results have been released and they show a month-on-month decline of 0.4 percent in April. If the figures are rounded out there is effectively no change. Offices were the best performing sector and retail was the worst which... Read More
Since the property market crash, private equity and investment groups have descended on the Dublin commercial property market and have been able to pick up some bargains the Irish Times reports. One of the biggest investors to enter the Irish... Read More
Barclays has launched two Property Index Certificates (PICs). The move is a way to offer wealth managers an efficient and a lower-cost way to gain access to the UK commercial property market. The new PICs will mature in 2015 and 2016. Each one will... Read More
Dutch pension fund service provider PGGM Private Real Estate Fund has entered into a new venture with IAGM Retail Fund, a subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust. Dallas skyline PGGM's head of private real estate, Guido Verhoef, described the... Read More
In 2007 market conditions created a huge bubble in property trusts. Now, the Sydney Herald reports, A-REITS (Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts) are creating another. The interesting thing about this particular bubble, is that one of its... Read More
The Scottish commercial property market is continuing its slow recovery according to the latest figures. CBRE’s quarterly MarketView reveals that, while Scotland continues to lag behind then rest of the UK, property returns rose to 0.2 per cent during Q1... Read More
Lord Sugar has hit the jackpot following the sale of a prime location Mayfair office block he bought just five years ago. The Apprentice supremo has reportedly made close to a £50 million profit on 2 Harewood Place after receiving an offer he couldn’t... Read More
Levels of investment in European commercial property in the first quarter were 4.4 per cent up on the same period in 2012 according to Cushman & Wakefield. The increased activity is supported by greater equity in the market and a willingness to take on... Read More
Investors looking for the best returns in Australia should take a look at the office markets in Perth and Melbourne, a new survey reveals. The first quarter NAB Commercial Property Survey predicts that these markets will both see rising capital values and... Read More
London’s Midtown district has been named as one of the leading office investment markets in Europe. Returns in Midtown hit 8.7 per cent in 2012, edging closer to the West End’s 10.6 per cent and, for the first time in three years, topping those recorded... Read More
