European Property
Blackstone funds Warehouse Reit buyout with commercial mortgage-backed securitisation debt deal
The deal lifts volumes in the CMBS asset class to a European record this year
Private credit gives European banks backdoor into property deals
Known as back leverage, the opaque system lets banks apply more favourable capital treatment to lending
Europe’s property firms want to buy back expensive bonds
Bloomberg data shows companies offering to repurchase a record 25 hybrid bonds from investors this year
EU unveils plan to tackle housing crisis
Its executive plans to propose legislation to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb
CapitaLand Investment’s Ascott signs seven new properties in Austria and Spain
This deal brings its European portfolio to 64 properties and almost 8,500 units
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust sets sights on Spain and Switzerland to grow unit price
Its managers are bullish on the logistics and light industrial sector as e-commerce, onshoring and fatter defence budgets could swell demand for warehouses
Real estate investors in Europe hold back amid tariff turmoil
Fundraising continues to be tough, with MSCI Private Capital Solutions data showing that investors committed very little to new equity funds in the first quarter of 2025
European real estate stuck in ‘zombieland’ as recovery proves elusive
Year-on-year commercial property sales in Europe were flat in the first quarter of 2025 at 47.8 billion euros
Europe’s property market draws Asian investors fleeing China
Residential, students’ accommodation and warehouses are top picks
Cromwell E-Reit secures five major leases in Q4
They are with new and existing tenants across its logistics and office portfolios in the Netherlands, UK, Germany and Denmark
