Asset Allocation Chart Pack Odds look stacked against risky assets Aside from the US stock market – which is being propped up by a handful of big name stocks and a serious dose of AI fever – most risky assets have struggled over the past month or so. We don’t think... 1st June 2023 · 12 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update CEE yields set to rise further In contrast to the deceleration across the rest of Europe, the rise in CEE yields in Q1 was bigger than in Q4, driven predominantly by the industrial sector. As the yield gap with the euro-zone is... 1st June 2023 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to Commercial Property (Apr.) 1st June 2023 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Update IPF Consensus Forecasts (May) The latest IPF Consensus Survey showed another upgrade to forecasts for total returns in 2023, driven by improvements to both the rental and capital value outlook. A better-than-expected start to the... 31st May 2023 · 3 mins read
US Commercial Property Rapid Response US Metro Employment (Apr.) Total employment growth reached a solid 0.7% 3m/3m on average in April for the second consecutive month, led by Boston, Las Vegas, Charlotte and Orlando. But for office-based jobs, the poor... 31st May 2023 · 2 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Valuation Monitor Valuations continue to improve but remain stretched European property valuations continued to improve in Q1 on the back of further increases in property yields as well as falls in government bond yields. Nonetheless, all office and industrial markets... 31st May 2023 · 5 mins read
UK Commercial Property Outlook Dogged inflation means more yield rises to come Higher-than-expected core inflation means interest rates are now set to be higher for longer and we still think the economy will enter a mild recession later this year. That’s not a great backdrop for... 30th May 2023 · 24 mins read
US Commercial Property Valuation Monitor Valuation scores rise sharply, but there is more to come Our commercial property valuation scores rose sharply in Q1, suggesting that Q3 2022 was a trough in valuations. Office and retail sectors now look fairly valued. While we think retail values do not... 26th May 2023 · 5 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Scandinavia & Switzerland: Yield surge cools As in the euro-zone, the rise in prime property yields in Scandinavia slowed sharply in Q1 after the surge in H2 2022. Along with decent gains in rents, where Oslo offices and industrial saw the... 26th May 2023 · 6 mins read
US Commercial Property Chart Pack Portland, San Francisco and Seattle off to a bad start Metro level data for Q1 2023 showed the slowdown in occupier demand was widespread, with no market consistently outperforming across the sectors in terms of absorption. While office and industrial... 24th May 2023 · 6 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Emerging Europe: Yield rises show no sign of easing In contrast to the rest of Europe, CEE yields not only rose, but increased more sharply in Q1 than the previous quarter. Strong rental growth cushioned the blow to all-property capital values, but... 24th May 2023 · 5 mins read
US Commercial Property Chart Pack Weak Q1, but bigger price falls to come in Q2 The economy has been relatively resilient so far, but with the banking turmoil set to weigh on activity, we continue to expect a recession this year. Slower growth has already translated to softer... 19th May 2023 · 10 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Chart Pack Capital value falls slow, but further weakness ahead Capital value falls slowed in Q1 as the surge in euro-zone all-property yields cooled. But, with rent growth decelerating across all sectors, the increase in yields was still enough to drive another 4... 19th May 2023 · 10 mins read
Global Markets Update Debt ceiling debacle threatens renewed turmoil While banking sector strains have become less acute over recent weeks, core money markets remain tense as uncertainty grows around the potential fallout from even a temporary default on US Treasuries... 18th May 2023 · 10 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Consensus office rental view still looks too sanguine May’s IPF Consensus Forecasts highlighted another upgrade to short-term euro-zone office rental expectations. Our figures remain significantly weaker for 2023. From next year, our view is closer to... 17th May 2023 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Valuation Monitor Property close to fairly valued Following a surge in property yields over the second half of last year, property moved closer to fair value again in Q1. Admittedly, on our measure the all-property score is still sitting in... 17th May 2023 · 7 mins read
