High global investor confidence fuels plans to expand, particularly in 'safe havens'

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High global investor confidence fuels plans to expand, particularly in 'safe havens'

More than 500 global respondents reveal intentions, targets and strategies

Where will global property investors be buying in 2014? Surprisingly, despite recent economic uncertainty, investors are willing to look beyond political circumstances and invest in areas with strong property fundamentals. Overall, our new Global Investor Sentiment Survey finds optimism in the economic outlook for 2014, and with this increased confidence, many investors are planning to expand, especially in 'safe-haven' cities.

GRI Europe Summit 2013 - Interviews - Global Real Estate Institute

Interviews

In anticipation of the GRI Europe Summit 2013, we have asked some of the participating industry leaders for their comments on the European market’s challenges and solutions.

“The more turmoil in the world, the more people will appreciate the stability and the continuity of Europe”
Samih Sawiris
CHAIRMAN & CEO
Orascom Development Holding
SWITZERLAND

“… as always, property is a local business, therefore picking specific sectors in specific locations will continue to differentiate the good investor from the average investor.”
Fergal Feeney
HEAD OF ASSET RECOVERY
IBRC
UK

http://www.globalrealestate.org/Europe2013/Interviews

Top 10 Investor Questions For 2013: Global Real Estate

Top 10 Investor Questions For 2013: Global Real Estate
05-Dec-2012

How does the prospect of a slow U.S. economic recovery affect Standard & Poor's Ratings Services' views on the credit quality of REITs and homebuilders in this market?How does Standard & Poor's account for divergent economic trends in its financial performance forecasts for real estate companies in the Asia-Pacific region? What implications does the prevailing weak macroeconomic environment in Europe have for real estate ratings? What are Standard & Poor's views on the funding outlook for the U.S. real estate sector? What are the most notable debt capital market developments for real estate in the Asia-Pacific region? What are funding conditions like for real estate in Europe? What is your credit outlook for the main property sectors in the U.S.? What is your credit outlook for the main property sectors in Asia-Pacific? What is your credit outlook for Europe's retail and office property sectors?What are the likely prospects for M&A activity in the real estate sector across the three major regions? The global real estate sector is set to finish the year 2012 on a cautiously positive note. Capital real estate values have broadly remained stable, rated real estate investment trusts (REITs) are on track in terms of leasing activity, and most rated developers are seeing improved profitability. The funding environment for rated real estate has improved significantly since 2010-2011, and investor appetite for real estate debt is growing. We're also seeing real estate companies shift toward debt issuance and nonbank funding rather than bank debt--a trend that we believe will continue into 2013. We believe credit quality among our rated portfolio of real estate companies should remain stable into 2013. This is because our base-case operating scenarios for rated estate companies balance macroeconomic headwinds with firms' well-diversified, high quality portfolios.

S&P: Top 10 Investor Questions For 2013: Global Real Estate