‘There is light at the end of the tunnel, and I don’t think it’s a train coming!’ said Eric Decouvelaere, head of retail EMEA at CBRE Investment Management, on the outlook for pan-European retail on the first day of Expo Real.
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Deutsche Finance Group, an affiliate of real estate investment firm Deutsche Finance International (DFI), has decided to have its own stand at Expo Real this year.
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P3 Logistic Parks has acquired a big box development in Emmen in the northeastern Netherlands from developer Solidiam in partnership with 3B Group.
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Swiss-based investment manager Empira Group plans to invest around €2 bn in German residential real estate by the end of 2024 as part of a ‘transition to green’ strategy.
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High interest rates are crushing demand for core real estate assets in Germany, where the investment market has effectively come to a standstill.
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Expo Real starts in Munich today with delegates arriving at the exhibition halls amid a growing consensus that interest rates will remain higher for longer as well as a risk of recession in Europe despite hopes of a soft landing in the US.
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German investors say the government’s plan to boost funding and investments for much-needed affordable housing is a positive step, but more vigorous measures are needed to solve the crisis.
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With no sign of interest rates coming down in the forseeable future, financially pressured companies will increasingly seek to unlock value from their real estate to deliver on their business strategies, predicts leaseback specialist WP Carey.
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European logistics real estate specialist Verdion has boots on the ground at Expo Real to seek out deals in key territories, building on recent successes. According to Michael Hughes, CEO of Verdion, ‘value-add fund activity is an important focus’.
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Global asset managers attending Expo Real are meeting at a ‘crucial juncture’ in the European office cycle and timing will be all-important in seizing opportunities, says Oli Farago, CEO of real estate data management specialist Coyote Software.
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Nordic construction company NCC has secured a SEK 900 mln (€80 mln) contract to build a new head office for Danish state-owned energy company Energinet.
