Eco Analysis - UK lending positive again but SME finance still weak (B. Hilliard)

Eco Analysis - UK lending positive again but SME finance still weak (B. Hilliard)

The UK money and credit release showed mortgage approvals picking up much as expected - a slightly faster pace from 63.4k to 66.7k. This is still very low compared to all the hype about the housing boom though but further gains are certain to follow. Consumer credit was a little bit weak at only £0.4bn.

Real estate assets still growing, but at a slower pace

http://www.pionline.com/article/20131028/PRINT/310289996/real-estate-assets-still-growing-but-at-a-slower-pace

Real estate assets still growing, but at a slower pace
Worldwide figure climbs to $882 billion; U.S. institutional tax-exempt total rises 10%

BY ARLEEN JACOBIUS | OCTOBER 28, 2013

Buoyed by rising property values, total worldwide assets of the largest institutional real estate money managers responding to Pensions & Investments' annual survey grew 9% to $882.2 billion in the year ended June 30, exhibiting slower growth than the 11.7% of last year's survey.

Housing in Germany grows more expensive than ever

Housing in Germany grows more expensive than ever

The cost of buying a home or renting an apartment in major cities in Germany is rising sharply, the central bank warns. That's how the crisis in the US, Ireland and Spain began. Is Germany next?

http://www.dw.de/housing-in-germany-grows-more-expensive-than-ever/a-17181528

German house prices could be overvalued by 20%: Bundesbank

German house prices could be overvalued by 20%: Bundesbank
Matt Clinch | @mattclinch81
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2013 | 2:55 AM ET

Housing prices in several cities in Germany could be overvalued by as much as 20 percent, according to the country's central bank.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101130887

Global Germany’s Central Bank Warns of Local Housing Bubbles

10:47 am ET
Oct 21, 2013
Global Germany’s Central Bank Warns of Local Housing Bubbles

Germany’s central bank, the Deutsche Bundesbank, sounded an alarm Monday, warning that urban real estate in the country could in some cases be significantly overvalued, against a backdrop of low interest rates.

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/10/21/germanys-central-bank-warns-of-local-housing-bubbles/

Possible overvaluation of residential property in German cities

Frankfurt am Main | 2013-10-21
Possible overvaluation of residential property in German cities

Housing prices in German cities have been rising so strongly since 2010 that a possible overvaluation cannot be ruled out. This is the finding of an article contained in the Bundesbank’s most recent Monthly Report. According to this article, there are no signs of substantial exaggerations in the housing market as a whole. Nevertheless, price rises have been observed in urban centres, in particular, which “are difficult to justify based on fundamental factors”, the Bundesbank says.

http://www.bundesbank.de/Redaktion/EN/Topics/2013/2013_10_21_possible_overvaluation_of_residential_property_in_german_cities.html

UBS launches infra debt platform

http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2013-10-18/ubs-launches-infra-debt-platform

UBS launches infra debt platform
Sarah Krouse in Manchester

18 Oct 2013

UBS Global Asset Management has made its first push into infrastructure debt, with the unveiling of a new platform seven months after appointing a senior investment banking executive to spearhead the move.

Italy Attracts Real-Estate Investors From Abroad

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Italy Attracts Real-Estate Investors From Abroad
Confidence in Euro Zone Is Prompting Bets on Weaker Markets

By ALESSIA PIROLO
Oct. 15, 2013 8:26 p.m. ET

Foreign investors are showing a growing appetite for Italian commercial real estate, a sign that the gradual improvement of the European economy is being felt in some of the Continent's weaker property markets.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304330904579137381040342114

Hermes launches inaugural real estate loan fund

Hermes launches inaugural real estate loan fund
Sarah Krouse
14 Oct 2013

Hermes Real Estate Investment Management is planning to originate up to £1 billion in senior real estate loans each year, moving into the burgeoning sector for the first time.

http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2013-10-14/hermes-launches-inaugural-real-estate-debt-fund?ea9c8a2de0ee111045601ab04d673622

Renshaw Bay wins mandate to run £350m real estate debt fund

Renshaw Bay wins mandate to run £350m real estate debt fund
11 Oct 2013

UK – Investment manager Renshaw Bay has won a mandate from life and pensions insurer Guardian Financial Services to run a £350m (€412m) commercial real estate debt fund.

http://www.ipe.com/news/renshaw-bay-wins-mandate-to-run-350m-real-estate-debt-fund_58379.php