US Housing Market Update Trump win puts brakes on housing recovery While Trump has vowed to lower mortgage rates to 3%, we expect the net effect of his policies to have the opposite effect, keeping borrowing costs higher for longer. With that in mind, we are changing... 14th November 2024 · 5 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Consensus still expect office rent slowdown, CE more upbeat The strength of prime office rent growth in Europe in recent years has surprised forecasters, however there is broad agreement that rental growth will slow next year. We share that view, but are less... 14th November 2024 · 4 mins read
US Commercial Property Valuation Monitor US Commercial Property Valuation Monitor (Q4 2024) The sharp decline in the 10-year Treasury yield in Q3 meant marked improvement in our property valuation scores. That left all-property looking “fairly valued” for the first time since the end of 2021... 11th November 2024 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Risks to European hotel resurgence A strong recovery in occupancy and operating performance following the pandemic has helped European hotels to outperform other sectors on average since 2022. However, this rebound is now fading and... 8th November 2024 · 4 mins read
UK Commercial Property Valuation Monitor UK Commercial Property Valuation Monitor (Q3 24) Valuations improved in Q3 as alternative asset yields fell back. But since then, the combined impact of the Budget and US election has more than reversed the decline in the 10-year gilt yield seen... 7th November 2024 · 0 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/ CIPS Construction PMI (Oct. 24) After a strong September the headline CIPS construction PMI dropped back to 54.3 in October, although that still points to an expansion of construction activity. 6th November 2024 · 1 min read
Africa Economics Weekly Kenya IMF loan, South Africa’s MTBPS, US election South Africa’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) unveiled this week was positioned as a pro-growth budget, but the reality is that the government is sticking to a tight fiscal stance... 1st November 2024 · 5 mins read
US Commercial Property Update Q3 RICS survey suggests market has bottomed The Q3 RICS commercial property survey suggests a recovery is on its way with improvements in both the occupier and investment market headline balances and the majority of respondents believing the... 31st October 2024 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update Has the Budget derailed the CRE recovery? We doubt the sell-off in gilts following the Budget will gather momentum and cause another step down in commercial property values. However, given the current narrow spread between risk-free interest... 31st October 2024 · 3 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Q3 RICS: Weak occupier demand a risk to recovery The latest RICS survey showed that investor sentiment continued to improve in Europe in Q3, adding to the growing evidence that the market has bottomed. However, declines in reported occupier demand... 31st October 2024 · 4 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update RICS survey highlights uneven nature of recovery The Q3 RICS commercial survey painted a somewhat mixed picture of the market. There was a slight improvement in investment and capital value expectations, but rental expectations were revised down... 31st October 2024 · 3 mins read
Event CRE Drop-In: The residential outlook – Europe vs the US and the case for outperformance 1731423600 Residential’s growing share of investor portfolios speaks to the buzz around its potential to keep providing outsized returns. But will residential continue to deliver?
Europe Commercial Property Update French residential property returns to lag the pack Softer rental prospects, less scope for yields to fall and lower income returns look set to weigh on French residential property returns compared to Germany, the UK and the US in the coming years. 29th October 2024 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to commercial property (Sep. 24) Net lending to property totalled £1.33bn in September, essentially unchanged from the previous month. 29th October 2024 · 1 min read
US Commercial Property Update ‘Extend and pretend’ still ongoing for some banks The NCREIF Q3 index posted a positive return for the first time in two years, with only offices recording a negative outturn. But with firmer evidence that poorly capitalized banks have been less... 28th October 2024 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Chart Pack UK Commercial Property Chart Pack (Oct. 24) Capital values are now recovering and, notwithstanding a recent rise in interest rates, will continue to do so. However, with not much prospect for yield compression the recovery will be weak by past... 24th October 2024 · 1 min read
