Steady growth predicted for the global office market in 2014

http://www.propertywire.com/news/global-news/global-office-predictions-2014-201312178577.html

Steady growth predicted for the global office market in 2014
Tuesday, 17 December 2013

The global office market is poised for slow steady growth in 2014, while 2015 should be more robust as recovery takes hold and business gains renewed confidence, according to a new report.

Starwood Capital joins rivals in Europe's property loans market

Starwood Capital joins rivals in Europe's property loans market
By: Chiara Albanese
07 Nov 2012

US real estate firm Starwood Capital Group has launched Starwood European Finance Company, a European real estate finance platform aiming at taking advantage of financing opportunities arising from the retrenching in bank lending in this space.

http://www.investmenteurope.net/investment-europe/news/2223167/starwood-capital-joins-rivals-in-europes-property-loans-market

'Tempting returns' for Asian investors in European real-estate debt

'Tempting returns' for Asian investors in European real-estate debt
Asset manager thinks Asian investors will be drawn by yields of up to 12 per cent from non-bank lenders in European real estate

Friday, 07 September, 2012, 11:36am

Paggie Leung
paggie.leung@scmp.com

Asset manager BlackRock believes Chinese and other Asian investors may be lured by high returns to invest in a growing market for real-estate debt in Europe.

http://www.scmp.com/property/international/article/1029464/tempting-returns-asian-investors-european-real-estate-debt

Frankfurt: Grounds for optimism in spite of upheaval

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Frankfurt: Grounds for optimism in spite of upheaval

By James Wilson in Frankfurt
Published: October 2 2009 16:02 | Last updated: October 2 2009 16:02

Frankfurt’s property market professionals are surprisingly optimistic about the city’s prospects in spite of the inevitable upheaval that the deep banking crisis has caused in Germany’s financial capital.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c0b8a95a-ad13-11de-9caf-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2PXw36Vqx