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MagazineTake a step back
Germany鈥檚 impressive economic outlook bodes well for investment in its real estate market, but investors need to consider the options carefully, as Jan Wagner reports
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Driving the common interest
Founded in 2004, the Pan European Property Common Interest Group (PEPCIG), whose membership comprises senior property researchers from about 50 organisations across Europe
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MagazineGoing with the flow
Over the last three years the German real estate sector has grown closer than ever to the capital markets and the trend is set to continue, as Claudio Lagemann reports
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MagazineHome advantage
Despite its initial aim to encourage foreign investment the German government鈥檚 new tax legislation now appears to discriminate against foreign funds investing in Germany, as Uwe Stoschek, Sven Behrends and Christina Foth explain
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MagazineEnable transparency
Questions have been raised about the quality of IPD鈥檚 German data. Their man on the ground, Daniel Piazolo, explains the challenges of establishing a property market index in Germany
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MagazineService provision plays catch-up
A surge in interest in German real estate raises the stakes for investors. Christian Schulz-Wulkow reports
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MagazineWhat鈥檚 bred in the bone
Hard鈥� factors such as regulation and liquidity only partly define the contours of real estate markets. The cultural stuff can be harder to negotiate. Shayla Walmsley reports
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MagazineThe great maze of opportunity
The boom in REITs and the surge in foreign investment have boosted liquidity and transparency but good quality investments are still hard to find. Richard Newell explains
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Responsiveness is key
Timothy Bellman and Shane Taylor focus on four of Asia鈥檚 major office markets and stress that selection based on low supply elasticity will be crucial in minimising future risk
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MagazineTaking on primary importance
As Asia鈥檚 major centres struggle to meet the surge in investor demand the focus is moving to a vast tier of lesser 鈥榮econdary鈥� giants where huge potential combines with significant challenges. Paul Benjamin reports
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MagazineDegrees of influence
Rockspring PIM was established in 2004 through a management buy-out of Prudential PIM from Prudential Financial.
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MagazineCrossing the divide
Raymond Satumalaij left Blue Sky, where he was responsible for the real estate portfolio, in May this year to join Bouwfonds Asset Management, a subsidiary of the real estate arm of Rabobank.
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Consensus building
EPRA sees a global real estate coalition emerging over accounting rules, as Steve Hays reports
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MagazineThe long and short of it
REITs have very specific characteristics that place them in a class apart from other forms of real estate investing, as Steve Smith explains
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MagazineSitting on a tax break
SICAVs have long been the investible UCITs structure of choice for property fund managers. Now some pension funds are finding a new use for them. Shayla Walmsley reports
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MagazineUK residential unlocked
A huge pool of potential investment could become accessible for the first time through the application of financial tools honed in the capital markets, as Steve Hays reports
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MagazineInspiring views
Global investment was a strong theme at this year鈥檚 IPD European property investment conference, alongside the central need for more and better information. Martin Hurst reports
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MagazineClear vision required
The Asia juggernaut is building momentum but don鈥檛 be blinded by the headlights. This was a key message that came out of the recent REIW Asia conference in Singapore Martin Hurst reports
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MagazineSub-prime wake-up call instils discipline
A strong real estate market and a tightening of loan criteria have brought new optimism, coupled with new conservatism, Stephanie Schwartz-Driver finds
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MagazineMarket view: fundamentally speaking
To obtain their exposure to real estate, Australian pension funds prefer listed property securities. In fact, just under three-quarters of all real estate exposure by Australian pension funds is obtained by investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs) or listed property companies.
