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Territories 24/01/2023

Paris is the city most sought-after by the wealthy (Barnes)

The top 5 of the Barnes City Index 2023 is known. The property consultancy's annual survey lists the cities most sought after by UHNWIs (...)

Hospitality 17/05/2021

French hotel industry in decline in April 2021, but preparing for recovery - Extendam

It was to be expected. The containment measures adopted by the government to contain the third wave of the pandemic have weighed heavily on (...)

Hospitality 16/02/2021

The curfew benefits the French hotel industry - Extendam

Slowed down by insistent rumours of a third containment, the hotel sector experienced a rollercoaster January, according to the most recent monthly barometer conducted (...)

Retail 10/02/2021

French specialised retail: activity down 3.5% in January 2021 — Procos

Specialised retail in France ended January 2021 on average at -3.5%, according to Procos, with a particularly significant impact on personal equipment (-17%), beauty (...)

Retail 05/02/2021

"Shopping centres closures: why the decree is a source of inequality for landlords and retailers"

Business Immo: The government announced the closure of non-food shopping centres larger than 20,000 sqm several days ago. Were there already provisions applying to (...)

Retail 26/01/2021

A further closure of so-called non-essential physical shops in France would be the "final blow" — CNCC

In a press release, the French National Council of Shopping Centres (CNCC) said to be "ready to discuss a strengthening of the protocol by (...)

Retail 29/10/2020

Compagnie de Phalsbourg cancels rents for brands affected by France's new lockdown

Last spring, Compagnie de Phalsbourg was the first French landlord to cancel all non-food store rentals for the duration of the lockdown. Following the (...)

Office 02/07/2020

“Generali Real Estate won’t change its strategy significantly”

Business Immo: Four months after the coronavirus outbreak, what do you take away from this unprecedented crisis on European real estate? Aldo Mazzocco: In mid-2019, (...)

Hospitality 01/07/2020

Global hotels sales down 50% in 2020 – RCA

Globally, hotels have been the asset class most impacted by the Covid-19 crisis with sales down by 50% in the first five months of (...)

Retail 29/06/2020

French government plans to create property companies to buy back downtown retail premises (press)

The French government is considering creating property companies to buy back retail premises and make them available at attractive rents, reports the newspaper Les (...)

Finance 16/06/2020

"Pan-European real estate funds are caught in a vicious circle"

Faced with the economic and social changes brought about by the Covid-19 epidemic, pan-European real estate funds have to deal with many uncertainties, particularly (...)

Retail 09/06/2020

Frey is reopening all of its shopping centres in Europe

Paris-based REIT/SIIC Frey has announced the complete reopening of all its shopping centres in France and Europe. After the reopening of Algarve Shopping in Portugal last week (...)

Office 08/06/2020

With demand for core European offices holding up, pricing remains somewhat stable... for now – UBS AM

After reaching a record high in 4Q19, surpassing the previous record by 30%, European office transactions will fall significantly in most markets in 2Q20, (...)

Retail 03/06/2020

"Today's retail is more digital, but still as multichannel as ever"

The e-commerce activity of the Fnac-Darty group, which became its sole distribution channel for several weeks, doubled during the lockdown caused by the Covid-19 (...)

Finance 25/05/2020

"Just because we’re forced to invest doesn’t mean we have to make mistakes"

Despite the disruption caused by Covid-19, Amundi Immobilier continued to invest during the spring with acquisitions in Barcelona and Warsaw. As several European countries (...)

Housing 19/05/2020

Out of lockdown, high-end residential buyers plan to resume their search around Paris - Daniel Féau

The Covid-19 didn't kill appetite for real estate. At least not that clients of the Daniel Féau et Belles demeures de France network of (...)

Hospitality 18/05/2020

Extendam expects only 26 % of European hotels to open before June

French asset manager Extemdam, which has 210 hotels in its pan-European portfolio, has announced that 88% of their hotels remained closed as of April (...)

Housing 01/04/2020

Can coliving and containment coexist?

At the end of 2019, a JLL report predicted that coliving across Europe would grow by more than 115% over the next two years. (...)

Finance 26/03/2020

French property markets capable of weathering the pandemic - BNP PRE

In an analytical note on the impact of the current health crisis, BNP Paribas Real Estate argues: "despite the international pandemic linked to Covid-19, (...)

Office 26/03/2020

"Core assets should be favoured, even more so than yesterday"

Business Immo: How do you see the current context related to the coronavirus? Julien Pinault: The circumstances are, in more ways than one, exceptional. The (...)