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Office 11/03/2019

Europe’s second cities set for growth in flexible office space - Savills

Europe’s smaller capital cities are set for higher growth in flexible office space in the next few years as the serviced-office market matures in (...)

Finance 08/03/2019

European 2019 CRE investment to hit €230bn, beating €200bn for 6th year - Savills

European commercial real estate investment should reach €230bn this year, beating the €200bn-mark for an unprecedented sixth year, says international adviser Savills.  The forecast underlines (...)

Finance 14/01/2019

Polish 2018 CRE investment surges 45% to record €7.2bn - Savills

Commercial real estate investment in Poland surged 45% last year to an all-time record of over €7.2bn, comprising more than 100 transactions, according to (...)

Office 19/12/2018

Peakside completes sale of Prague’s Cube office building

Private property investment firm Peakside Capital has completed the disposal of the Cube office building in Prague to BPD Development, a Prague-based development company. Built (...)

Finance 20/11/2018

Rising prices make German forest land attractive alternative investment

German forest land is becoming one of the most attractive alternative real estate investments, with prices rising at over 9% annually, says international adviser (...)

Finance 22/10/2018

Europe still offers core, value-add opportunities in specific markets, sectors - Savills

Office, standing stock, developments or refurbishments, continues to offer opportunities for core and value-add real estate investors in Europe, says adviser Savills. In value-add (...)

Office 16/10/2018

Tristan's EPISO 4 adds a 12-unit Dutch office portfolio for €118m

The opportunity fund EPISO 4 advised by London-based Tristan Capital Partners has acquired a Dutch office portfolio of 12 assets primarily located in Utrecht (...)

Office 08/10/2018

France surges ahead on the global stage

Associated for a long time to rigid labor laws and social immobilism that hindered its economy, France elected 39 years old liberal ex-banker Emmanuel Macron, (...)

Housing 24/09/2018

1H European multi-family resi investment surges to 5yr record 17% - Savills

Multi-family residential investment as a proportion of all CRE spend in Europe surged in the first half to 17%, almost €20.5bn and the highest (...)

Retail 21/09/2018

Retail, logistics lines blurring, yield gaps narrowing - Savills

The line distinguishing European retailers and logistics is, like their yield differences, becoming increasingly blurred, says adviser Savills. Retailers adapting to omni-channel strategies including (...)

Office 19/07/2018

Poland office to more than double to 24m sqm in 10 years - Savills

Modern office stock in Poland, already at 10m sqm, is likely to more than double to 24m in the next 10 years, says international (...)

Finance 17/07/2018

German CRE investment heads for strong 2018 after €25bn+ in 1H - agents

German commercial property investment is heading for another strong 2018 after more than €25bn changed hands in first half, international advisers agree. But investors (...)

Finance 05/06/2018

UK's Savills buys Cluttons Middle East to link EMEA and Asia

UK-headquartered property adviser Savills is acquiring Cluttons Middle East, a real estate consultancy employing 190 staff across the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia which it (...)

Retail 30/05/2018

London’s Intermediate Capital in €105m S-L buy of six Spanish hypermarkets

London-based listed asset manager Intermediate Capital Group has invested €105m in a sale-leaseback of six Spanish hypermarkets, partnering with Inmobiliaria Armuco, a firm 45% owned by (...)

Logistics 14/05/2018

Nordics to benefit from data explosion, centre investment demand - Savills

The Nordic region, especially Norway, will benefit from the explosion of data in the next few years and accompanying huge data centre investment, says (...)

Finance 19/04/2018

CEE inflows rise to €12bn in 2017; yield compression to continue - Savills

Eastern Europe last year attracted almost €12bn in real estate investment, up 7% from 2016 as economic growth stayed robust, says global adviser Savills. It (...)

Office 03/04/2018

Italian office refurb, French PRS offer new opportunities - BNPP REIM's Knoflach

Italian office refurbishment and French rental housing development are emerging as two real estate opportunities in Europe, says Barbara Knoflach, Global head of Investment Management (...)

Logistics 06/03/2018

Barings pays €90m for first German logistics asset, seeks more across Europe

Barings Real Estate, part of the US MassMutual insurance group, has paid €90m for an asset near Dortmund owned by a joint venture between M7 Real (...)

Listed 02/03/2018

Spanish REIT Merlin boosts net by 89% to €1.1bn, proposes added 2017 dividend

Spain's largest REIT/SOCIMI Merlin Properties reported a 89% surge in 2017 net profit to €1.1bn, with FFO up 31% at €289m, though per share FFO rose (...)

Finance 30/01/2018

Hamburg's alstria Office raises €190m in bookbuilding, confirms 2017 guidance

Hamburg-based alstria Office REIT has announced a capital increase of roughly 10% of equity via an accelerated bookbuilding which will raise around €190m. It also confirmed (...)