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Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... professor said had resumed falling. About 30 per cent of all residential mortgages had negative equity. Commercial real estate was due for a period of refinancing, which would result in significant write-downs, stressing the under-capitalised community ...

Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... of metrics indicates that we are standing just at the beginning of the road to energy efficiency in the commercial real estate sector," he said.

In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... losses on an asset pool of approximately $306 billion of loans and securities backed by residential and commercial real estate and other such assets, which will remain on Citigroup's balance sheet.' Like all the other distressed financial institutions ...

Franklin Templeton eyes Aus REITs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... Franklin Templeton Investments, said the firm continued to see good rental growth and healthy yields in commercial real estate markets. However, Foster said, some REIT sectors remain vulnerable and the firm has reduced its holdings in the office space ...

Global LPT defies credit gloom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... per cent of the total residential market in the US, Ferguson said, and overall had no negative effect on commercial real estate. Ferguson said ING had the highest conviction from a regional asset allocation perspective was Asia. "On our estimates, listed ...

Calliva gives SMSFs direct property route

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... property investments via loans. Calliva's SuperAccess allows a super fund to finance the acquisition of commercial real estate via a system similar to a hire purchase scheme. SuperAccess can fund up to 70 per cent of the property's value, with the balance ...

Bargains emerge in global REITs

... swell of misinformation or lack of it on the sub-prime malaise, triggered an uncalled for de-rating of commercial real estate around the world. "In the year to date, commercial real estate companies in Europe have generated 25 per cent earnings growth ...

Mariner buying up in Germany

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... economies, with property acquisition skills and capacity in the US, Japan and now Germany," he said. "The German commercial real estate market is on an upswing. Private equity funds have already discovered the merits of investing in this sector. As well ...

Real estate risk: alert, not alarmed

... estate bubble being formed. "Based on our analysis, we believe the ingredient that would turn today's high commercial real estate prices into a 'bubble' is the possibility of a total collapse in values. However, we do not see that element at work anywhere ...

Macquarie makes it easy to invest in agriculture

... volatility than other asset classes including a negative or low correlation with equities, corporate bonds and commercial real estate. Swanger says investment in the agricultural sector could be a consideration for a broad range of investors not just ...