Tag: Commercial Property Investment



Investa takes Second Stake in Sydney Office Towers

Posted on 25 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets, Worldwide Property News

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

Commercial Property a Better Bet than Equities says Fund Manager

Posted on 24 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News, Uncategorised

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

Hibernia pays €67m for Ulster Bank Property Portfolio

Posted on 22 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

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

Second Indian Property Fund launch for JLL

Posted on 20 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Worldwide Property News

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

Cardiff’s Fusion 2 sold as Office Demand Increases

Posted on 18 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

One of Cardiff’s biggest office developments has been sold to the international financial management company Fidelity Worldwide Investment for just over £11m. The 60,000sq ft Fusion Point 2 building on Dumballs Road was built as a joint venture... Read More

Spanish Firms launch REIT Fundraising Push

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Industry News, Worldwide Property News

Two Spanish property funds have launched a €900m fundraising drive — the biggest the country has ever seen — as more and more distressed real estate comes to the market. Six years into a property market slump, buyers are snapping up an... Read More

Blackstone Targets Ireland with £3bn Investment Fund

Posted on 16 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

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

Green REIT Optimistic after Promise of Dublin Central Park Deal

Posted on 14 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

Green REIT — Ireland’s first real estate investment trust — has posted pre-tax profits of €121,000 just days away from clinching a €310m deal to buy a commercial complex in south Dublin. Established in June last year with a €301m London... Read More

In-site on Property Trail with £2m War Chest

Posted on 11 February, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

In-site Property Solutions — which specialises in flexible leases for small and start-up businesses — has confirmed it has £2m to spend on new commercial properties. The Leeds-based company already owns and manages more than one-million square feet of... Read More

UAE Commercial Real Estate Market Leading Way in Global Recovery

Posted on 10 February, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

The UAE's commercial proprty market is performing so well that it is leading the way in the global recovery in the midst of an "improving macro climate" according to the most recent RICS Global Commercial Property Market Monitor. Growth indicators are... Read More