New city planning: Berlin is Germany’s perfect mixed-use development case study
In days gone by, when there was no such thing as building codes or urban planning, towns and cities grew organically.
February 1, 2020: Vol. 14, Number 2
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Taking the long view: In an era of low interest rates and rising maintenance costs, the benefits of long-income assets within UK real estate portfolios are hard to ignore
Economic uncertainty and plummeting government bond yields have increased the attractiveness of long-income real estate for liability- and cashflow-driven investors in the UK. Encouragingly, at the same time, opportunities to fund or acquire assets with counterparties of strong credit quality are emerging.
Thinking smart: Smart city systems can solve key urban challenges by promoting certain types of behaviour
The concept of smart cities has been all the rage in urban planning circles for some time. Local governments attempting to improve city efficiency, as well as technology firms eager to sell hardware and software solutions, have wholeheartedly embraced and promoted the concept.
An educated guess: Investors are betting on the continued success of the UK’s purpose built student accommodation market
Throughout the purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) market’s short history, fluctuating supply pipelines have been a source of immense frustration and almost unbridled excitement.
Investment into France is “beyond all expectations”
Savills has claimed that investment volume into the French market went “beyond all expectations” last year, with the French market chalking up some “phenomenal” figures for 2019.
Ares and Harrison Street both launch third in series funds
Ares Management and Harrison Street have both recently launched third versions of popular funds.
Europeans are US net sellers for first time in seven years
European investors have sold more commercial real estate than they have bought in the US for the first time in seven years.
Following Japan: Germany will soon have a population profile that closely mirrors that found in Japan, leading to profound implications for real estate
Japan may be located on the other side of the globe, some 9,000 kilometres away from Germany, but in economic and demographic terms, the two countries are rather close.
Visions, Insights & Perspectives
Last year marked the production of the 10th edition of our annual Visions, Insights & Perspectives (VIP) Conference series, which, since its inauguration, has been hosted in the Americas, in the Asia Pacific region and in Europe. Several characteristics differentiate these programmes from other industry conference offerings.