Euro Property articles

Recent articles from Euro Property

Are shed developers too mean to be green?
September 15, 2008... Pricey oil and red tape have hit the shed market. But many players see profit in sustainability Rising oil prices, tighter EU environmental controls and rising demand for eco-friendly sheds mean that logistics developers are under pressure to build sustainable units. But with the credit...

Opportunists ready to pounce on bargains in a moribund market.
September 15, 2008... Tight credit has thinned the ranks of industrial property buyers in western Europe, but demand from occupiers is still strong, and savvy players are looking for the right buy This time last year, western Europe's industrial and logistical property sector was booming. High yields combined...

Suppliers head east in search of cheaper costs and better prospects.
September 15, 2008... Cheaper land and labour, improving infrastructure, and economies relatively unhurt by the credit crunch are pulling logistics occupiers to central and eastern Europe For years, industrial and logistics markets in central and eastern European countries have been closing the gap on the...

Logistics/industrial.
September 15, 2008... The logistics market has innate strengths that will help it to avoid the worst of the downturn - and some places, such as eastern Europe, offer profitable opportunities even now Often seen as the least glamorous property class, warehouses, helped by steady demand and less volatile rental...

Niam.
September 15, 2008... The Nordic fund manager teamed up with AP Fastigheter in its purchase of Swedish state real estate company Vasakronan and came away with 41 non-core assets for its fourth opportunistic fund After Niam revealed that it had been one of the original companies to be approached in the sell-off...