Investors | Jul 5, 2023 Energy-storing buildings could be used to balance out renewable-energy intermittency by Marek Handzel Urban buildings that act as giant thermal batteries could provide a long-term solution to the problem of renewable-energy intermittency.
Transactions | Jul 5, 2023 Big Lots makes $318m sale and leaseback agreement with Blue Owl Capital by Released Big Lot has entered into a sale and leaseback agreement with affiliates of Blue Owl Capital relating to the company's distribution center in Apple Valley, Calif., and 26 owned store locations, in a $318 million deal.
Transactions | Jul 5, 2023 Clarion Partners Europe continues U.K. warehouse push with 708,000sf acquisition by Released Clarion Partners Europe has completed the acquisition of three distribution warehouses in Widnes, United Kingdom, on behalf of a commingled fund client.
Transactions | Jul 5, 2023 Pan Pacific Hotels Group sells hotel in largest single-asset Singapore hotel transaction by Andrea Zander Pan Pacific Hotels Group has entered into an agreement for the sale of the PARKROYAL on Kitchener Road to Midtown Properties Pte. Ltd., part of Worldwide Hotels Group.
Investors | Jul 5, 2023 Multi Corporation enters France with 4 new shopping center management mandates by Released Multi Corporation has announced its recent appointment as property manager for four shopping centers in France.
Transactions | Jul 5, 2023 AXA IM Alts acquires €110m residential development opportunity in Madrid with Neinor Homes by Released AXA IM Alts in a joint venture with listed Spanish residential developer Neinor Homes, has acquired a plot of land in Madrid.
Transactions | Jul 5, 2023 Henderson makes third Edinburgh hotel buy by Released Henderson Park together with its in house hospitality operator and asset manager, Klarent Hospitality, has acquired the landmark Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian.
Transactions | Jul 5, 2023 Caprock Partners acquires 3.1-acre value-add industrial asset in Central Los Angeles by Released Caprock Partners has acquired Olive Tree Industrial.
People | Jul 5, 2023 AXA IM Alts names Laurent Lavergne global head of sustainability by Kali Persall AXA IM Alts has appointed Laurent Lavergne to the newly created role of global head of sustainability, effective Oct. 1.
Research | Jul 3, 2023 Industrial leasing activity decelerates, still higher than pre-pandemic years by Andrea Zander Class A leasing activity in the industrial sector remains well above the three year pre-pandemic average.
Fundraising | Jul 3, 2023 Berkeley Partners markets sixth fund in series by Andrea Zander Berkeley Partners has a sixth fund in the market.
Investors | Jul 3, 2023 Large price corrections making European logistics attractive again by Marek Handzel The large price corrections since the middle of 2022 have made the European logistics sector looks attractive again, according to a new study by DWS.
Investors | Jul 3, 2023 Investor views on Europe’s logistics sector by Jennifer Molloy A virtual roundtable with institutional investors, consultants and investment managers by Institutional Real Estate, Inc. on Europe’s logistics sector.
Research | Jul 3, 2023 UK BTR investment volumes down in H1 2023 but outlook remains positive by Released A total of £1.9 billion of investment was deployed into the U.K. build-to-rent sector.
Transactions | Jul 3, 2023 TruAmerica refinances $300m for five multifamily properties by Released TruAmerica refinanced $300 million of five multifamily properties in four states that are held in the firm’s portfolio.
The time of the PBSA sector has come by James Dunn With global student numbers at an all-time high — and rising — the demand for PBSA in every market continues to outpace the supply of available beds. In Australia alone, JLL estimates there is less than one PBSA bed for every 10 students in most Australian cities. As a result, rental growth prospects for the sector are extremely strong.
Data-driven analytics in real estate investing by Mike Bessell and Nicholas Buss Going forward, our conviction is that real estate investors need to adopt a stock picker’s mindset rather than a sector allocation focus. Asset selection is key, as we are clearly seeing a bifurcation of returns within sectors and markets.
Property appraisals become more challenging in the absence of an active transaction market by Loretta Clodfelter Appraising the value of an asset is always a combination of art and science, but in the current environment it has become more challenging, and more fraught.
United Kingdom’s real estate market manages to defy the doom-mongers by James Wallace Under “normal” circumstances, the seventh anniversary of the United Kingdom’s historic decision to sever its membership in the European Union, would be an opportune juncture to assess the impact that Brexit has had on real estate markets and cross-border investment.
Local authorities toy with 15-minute city, but the concept needs cooperation at all levels of society by Chris Anderson Certain trends that will shape the way our cities look and feel, rather than an ever-increasing skyline of skyscrapers and an over-reliance on technology.
