It seems the property industry in Europe is concerned with two wars. One is a long-term battle to carry out real estate investment activities in the least harmful way to the environment. That's the clean war.
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Investors are betting on a post-Covid recovery, but inflation - and possible interest rate rises - are being watched carefully. Meanwhile, ESG-related value-add plays, prime shopping centres, and office occupancy levels are big talking points.
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'Though it is 18 months since Covid-19 swept the world, occupiers do not seem to be cutting office space in any meaningful way. Instead, they seem to be signing lease extensions in a "wait and see" approach.'
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'I don’t think political leaders have a detailed grasp on climate change - and I don’t think all that many real estate investment firms do either.'
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The analogy of the Champions League of real estate was provided to me recently, a propos of the recent mammoth residential deal between Akelius and Heimstaden Bostad.
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There’s a lot going on in our September issue, from a mega-merger in residential property, to a flurry of M&A activity in the listed sector and the ongoing debate about the future of the office.
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Working on the Rising Stars of European Real Estate is probably the most enjoyable task of the annual calendar, writes editor-in-chief Robin Marriott.
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There seems to be consensus in the market that Q2 leading into H2 this year is when trading activity will pick up considerably.
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With most of Europe still in lockdown a full year after the first Covid restrictions - and work from home policies - were imposed, PropertyEU editor-in-chief Robin Marriott wonders when it will all end.
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The real estate industry’s overriding preoccupation as we start the year seems to be whether vaccines will help us through Covid-19 and whether we can start to look ahead at recovery.
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Three separate jumbo loans - from banks, a new non-bank lender and the debt capital markets - show finance markets are in good health.
