US Commercial Property Update Consensus still moving in our direction The latest consensus figures have moved closer to our own total returns forecasts for the next three years. But they continue to expect a lower path for Treasury yields implying a smaller cap rate... 9th April 2024 · 3 mins read
US Housing Market Update Rising home listings won’t derail our price forecast We think that reports of a wave of new resale supply coming onto the market are overblown. While the number of homes being listed for sale has increased compared to last year, it is still low by... 9th April 2024 · 3 mins read
US Commercial Property Office Metros Outlook Value falls of 25% still to come in worst-hit markets Our latest office metro forecasts highlight a continued divergence between southern metros and the western and major markets. That difference in performance will be driven by a smaller hit to demand... 8th April 2024 · 7 mins read
UK Housing Market Update How much should we read into the collapse in starts? The further slump in housing starts in Q4 was a surprise, but timelier data and leading indicators suggest activity has since begun to recover. We are therefore happy with our forecast of a gradual... 5th April 2024 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response S&P Global/ CIPS UK Construction PMI (Mar. 24) The headline CIPS construction PMI rose to 50.2 in February, the first time it has risen above the no change level since August last year. The rise was driven small improvements across the housing... 5th April 2024 · 1 min read
US Commercial Property Apartment Metros Outlook Houston climbs to the top of the apartment rankings We expect a surge in completions and a slowdown in employment growth to push vacancy higher in most of our 17 metros over the next year or so. Atlanta and Houston are two key exceptions to this rule... 4th April 2024 · 7 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update CEE industrial rents to trail the rest of Europe The CEE industrial market cooled in 2023 as economic activity stagnated. This year will herald an economic recovery but we don’t think it will be stop the rent growth slowdown. Demand is anticipated... 4th April 2024 · 3 mins read
China Chart Pack China Chart Pack (Mar. 24) China’s economy continued to recover in the first months of the new year. And we think fiscal support will keep supporting growth in the near-term. That said, the property sector remains a drag on the... 3rd April 2024 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Mortgage Applications (Mar. 2024) Mortgage rates dipping back below 7% helped mortgage applications for home purchase edge slightly higher in March. But recent increases in the 10-year Treasury yield point to mortgage rates climbing... 3rd April 2024 · 2 mins read
UK Commercial Property Rapid Response Lending to commercial property (Feb. 24) 2nd April 2024 · 1 min read
China Economic Outlook Prop from stimulus to be short-lived China’s economy has fared better recently and policy support is likely to remain a near-term prop to growth. But we remain less sanguine about the medium-term outlook. 27th March 2024 · 15 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Paris prime office rent gains to slow After a solid 2023, we expect Paris prime office rental growth to slow markedly over the next couple of years as demand softens, supply rises and affordability bites. That said, rental gains over 2024... 27th March 2024 · 3 mins read
UK Commercial Property Update The economic outlook and industrial rents The drivers of industrial rental growth were turned on their head during the pandemic, but we expect the pre-COVID-19 relationships will soon be reestablished. That points to consumer spending as an... 26th March 2024 · 3 mins read
UK Housing Market Chart Pack UK Housing Market Chart Pack (Mar. 2024) A pause in the fall in mortgage rates and a rise in the number of homes coming onto the market mean house price growth will stall in the near term. But our forecast that Bank Rate will be cut further... 26th March 2024 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Case-Shiller/FHFA House Prices (Jan. 2024) The fairly large gain in house prices in January points to a rebound in price growth driven by the fall in mortgage rates towards the end of last year. Although its early in the year, today’s data fit... 26th March 2024 · 3 mins read
US Housing Market Update Renting to remain substantially cheaper than buying As mortgage rates fall, we think the difference between the cost of buying and renting will narrow from the current all-time highs. But even by 2026, renting will remain by far the more cost-effective... 25th March 2024 · 3 mins read