All PropertyEU Archive articles – Page 1576

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    British Land sells stake in Hercules Income Fund to LaSalle

    2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

    British Land has completed the sale of its 26.1% interest in the Hercules Income Fund to clients of LaSalle Investment Management for £19 mln (EUR 24.1 mln). The transaction represents a total property value of £72 mln (EUR 91.5 mln) and a net initial yield of 6.5%, which is slightly ...

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    Kennedy Wilson buys Dublin office at massive discount

    2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

    US property investment and services firm Kennedy Wilson has acquired Brooklawn House, a Dublin office property, for EUR 15 mln together with its partners. Kennedy Wilson’s stake equals 50%, and the property is being acquired with no debt financing, the company said in a press release.

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    Editor's choice: top real estate headlines

    2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

    A selection of the leading property headlines from around Europe at a glance:

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    Savills signals opportunities in Italian student housing market

    2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Student housing is emerging as an attractive alternative property investment opportunity in Italy, according to UK-based advisory firm Savills. Private investor involvement in the sector is still very limited, noted Marcus Roberts, head of Savills student investment at Savills. 'Therefore we expect yields to remain attractive compared to the other ...

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    Invesco retains top spot in property investor ranking

    2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Invesco Real Estate has topped PropertyEU's ranking of cross-border investors by volume during the first six months of 2012. PropertyEU Research recorded just over EUR 1 bn of transactions by the London-based fund manager. The performance was largely due to two large deals on behalf of individual mandates in the ...

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    Polish logistic completions jump 116% in H1: DTZ

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    The volume of modern industrial and logistics stock is increasing significantly, in Poland, reflecting the country's strong economic performance. Some 3,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of industrial and logistics space was delivered to the market over this period, marking an increase of 116% compared to H1 2011, according to property adviser DTZ.

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    SNS Reaal sees Dutch property writedowns double in H1

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Dutch bank SNS Reaal reported further hefty writedowns on its Dutch property portfolio in the first half of 2012. The bank booked a net loss of EUR 131 mln at its property finance unit following a EUR 140 mln writedown on the loan portfolio. In the same period a year ...

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    Czech property volumes to drop 50% in 2012: C&W

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Cushman & Wakefield expects overall investment volume in the Czech Republic to halve in 2012 to just over EUR 1 bn from EUR 2.1 bn in 2011. The Czech market saw EUR 256 mln of deals in the first six months of 2012, 60% down on H1 2011, but still ...

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    ING boosts provisions against expected Dutch losses

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Dutch banking and insurance giant ING set aside significantly higher provisions in the second quarter of 2012 against expected losses on the financing of (commercial) real estate, particularly in the Netherlands. The provisions against property loans more than doubled to EUR 120 mln from an average level of between EUR ...

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    Norges Bank and Generali top European capital raise in July

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    The EUR 550 mln joint venture announced in July between Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and Generali Real Estate in France was the biggest capital raise in Europe that month, according to Indirex, the online data centre for unlisted real estate.

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    Moscow sees big leap in warehouse completions: CBRE

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Warehouse stock in Moscow grew significantly in the first six months of 2012, with 320,000 m[sup]2[/sup] of class A warehouse premises completed - almost equivalent to the total new space delivered in 2011, CBRE said in its latest report on the Russian market.

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    Canadian pension plan takes stake in ISS

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Kirbi Invest have agreed to invest EUR 500 mln in ISS, a leading global provider of facility services. The current owners, funds advised by EQT Partners and GS Capital Partners funds. are not selling any shares as part of the transaction, and will remain ...

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    JLL names new leasing chief in Hungary

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Jones Lang LaSalle has announced the appointment of Lóska Erika to the position of head of office and industrial leasing in Hungary.

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    Editor's choice: top real estate headlines worldwide

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    A selection of the leading property headlines from around Europe at a glance:

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    Retail and industrial gain ground in Slovakia

    2012-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Investment activity in Slovakia is focussing more on retail and industrial assets than offices at present, according to advisory firm Cushman & Wakefield. in Slovakia. Many office developers who control the better prime assets are unwilling to sell for the yield levels at which investors are prepared to buy and ...

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    Russian H1 deal volumes fall sharply - CBRE

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    The volume of completed real estate transactions in Russia decreased by 44% to EUR 1.2 bn in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period the year before, according to property adviser CBRE. That said, the Russian market performed better than some of its European counterparts. Foreign investors ...

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    JLL appoints CEE banking valuation director

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed Robert Mayhew as director of CEE banking valuation.

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    DIC Asset lifts rental income, on track for full year

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    DIC Asset, the Frankfurt-based office developer, reported gross rental income rose 11% to EUR 62.5 mln in the first six months of 2012 compared with the year-earlier period. The increase was driven by portfolio growth and a strong letting performance, the company said in a statement. The vacancy rate of ...

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    Investors plough bulk of money into non-listed funds

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Joint ventures and separate mandates may be gaining favour as targeted investment vehicles among institutional investors in their search for greater control, but the vast majority still put their money into non-listed funds, according to a new survey by INREV in cooperation with its Asian counterpart ANREV.

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    Lemli to head Savills’ German business

    2012-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Real estate adviser Savills has appointed Marcus Lemli as head of its German business from 1 October following the departure of Bernd-Uwe Willer to pursue new challenges.