April 2017 Issue

Across many European real estate sectors, prime yields are unlikely to compress much more this cycle. For investors, enhanced return prospects are largely pinned on rental growth in undersupplied markets.

The future of tax relief for interest payments is uncertain, writes Daniel Cunningham

The volume of new lending to European commercial real estate dipped last year, according to CBRE Capital Advisors, but origination levels remain strong, writes Daniel Cunningham

The European property sector decamped to MIPIM last month. Although most were upbeat, caution was the watchword, reports Daniel Cunningham

Hotels are an alternative property type that many lenders are eager to bank, writes Lauren Parr.

At one time, student accommodation was not noted for its quality. Today, institutional-grade property is being provided across Europe and lenders are taking note, finds Lauren Parr.

Europe’s healthcare market is increasingly institutional, writes Lauren Parr.

Investors plan to increase their allocations to the self-storage sector, but lenders see the European market as fragmented, finds Lauren Parr.

Gadi Jay and Will Skinner of Blackstone tell Daniel Cunningham how they source the debt behind the firm’s European property deals.

CRE lenders in the US are yet to brace themselves for a Dodd-Frank roll-back, writes Meghan Morris, the New York-based reporter of sister title PERE.

TH Real Estate sourced major loans during late February and March 2017. The firm agreed a £205 million loan from ING and LBBW secured by four prime London offices from the Cityhold Office Partnership at a margin understood to be above 150 basis points.

Investors are taking a cautious approach to the UK commercial real estate market, the results of the latest Colliers International and Real Estate Capital Investor Pricing Survey show.

The latest figures compiled by our data team show there are 27 debt funds with known targets above €100m currently fundraising.